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May 14, 2021

Civil Rights Coalition Welcomes Rescission of Trump’s Illegal Healthcare Ban

Today, litigators from the Justice Action Center, AILA, and the Innovation Law Lab, with Sidley Austin LLP, welcomed the rescission of President Trump's long-enjoined healthcare insurance ban.

May 07, 2021

Immigration Groups Push Back Against Arizona and Montana’s Efforts to Invoke Unlawful Trump-Era Agreement Restricting DHS Policymaking

AILA joined in an amicus brief opposing Arizona and Montana's challenge to the Biden administration's immigration enforcement priorities guidance.

Apr 29, 2021

Much Accomplished in First 100 Days, But Biden Administration Has Much Still to Do on Immigration

AILA unveils a new resource tracking actions and decisions by the Biden administration over its first 100 days in office. The resource charts what has been accomplished and highlights what remains to be done based on AILA's recommendations to the presiden...

Apr 08, 2021

Litigation Team Sues Biden Administration’s State Department as Agency Unlawfully Refuses to Issue Visas

AILA joined Jeff Joseph, Charles Kuck, and Greg Siskind in filing litigation on behalf of scores of plaintiffs against Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, alleging that he and the Department of State have unlawfully refused to issue visas because of tem...

Apr 01, 2021

Civil Rights Coalition Celebrates End of Harmful Visa Ban

AILA and our litigation partners celebrated the end of the harmful nonimmigrant visa ban that AILA Director of Federal Litigation Jesse Bless noted, "was based on a false premise that foreign nationals take away jobs." He urged the Biden administration to...

Mar 23, 2021

AILA and Wasden Banias, LLP File Lawsuit Against DHS for L-2 and H-4 Processing Delays

AILA and Wasden Banias, LLP filed a lawsuit against DHS on March 22, 2021, challenging extraordinary processing delays on extensions of status and extensions of employment authorization documents (EAD) for H-4 and L-2 nonimmigrant spouses.

Mar 10, 2021

AILA Welcomes End to Trump Administration’s Public Charge “Wealth Test”

AILA celebrates the end of the Trump administration's public charge "wealth test" and offers gratitude to "everyone who collectively fought to see the battle against this unjust rule through to victory."

Feb 24, 2021

Civil Rights Coalition Celebrates Partial End of Immigration Ban

President Biden revoked former president Trump's immigrant visa ban, rejecting the previous administration's proclamation that the entry of immigrants presents a risk to the U.S. economy during the pandemic. However, he did not take action to revoke the e...

Feb 22, 2021

Court Preserves Validity of 2020 Diversity Visas

AILA and our litigation partners welcomed the district court emergency injunction which preserves and extends the validity of most visas from the 2020 lottery, and the news that the State Department had issued national interest exceptions for DV winners w...

Feb 18, 2021

ICE Memo Offers Promising Changes but More Reforms Are Needed

The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) welcomed changes to immigration enforcement priorities outlined in a memo from ICE Acting Director Tae Johnson but flagged key areas requiring additional action. The interim guidance is effective immedia...

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