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Feb 16, 2021

AILA, NALEO Educational Fund, and the National Partnership for New Americans Team Up for Virtual Citizenship Day Events

AILA, NALEO Educational Fund, and the National Partnership for New Americans are proud to sponsor AILA's 15th Annual Citizenship Day, taking place virtually on Saturday, February 20, 2021, with dozens of naturalization clinics across the country.

Feb 04, 2021

AILA Welcomes Bipartisan Dream Act of 2021; Calls on Congress to Take Action on This and Other Necessary Immigration Legislation

AILA welcomed the introduction of the bipartisan Dream Act of 2021, calling on Congress "to pass this bill as a step forward toward legalization of the undocumented, and the many other necessary changes to our immigration laws our country requires."

Feb 02, 2021

Biden Administration Continues Taking Necessary Steps to Bring Our Immigration and Asylum Policies Back in Line with Our Values, However More Needs to

AILA welcomed actions taken by the Biden administration that will continue to ameliorate the damage done over the past four years and move our immigration and asylum policies toward fairness and justice, however leaders cautioned that much more needs to b...

Jan 27, 2021

U.S. Government Records Reveal Expanded Methods to Rush Deportations at Border

AILA, the Council, HRW, and Winston & Strawn LLP obtained documents about the Migrant Protection Protocols which reveal U.S. immigration agencies' efforts in 2019 to rapidly deport thousands of people from the United States through the little-known Electr...

Jan 20, 2021

Day One of the Biden Presidency Focuses on Key Immigration Reforms

AILA commended the Day One actions on immigration undertaken by the Biden administration, recognizing that "the Biden team got straight to work fulfilling promises on immigration."

Jan 20, 2021

Biden Administration Continues Taking Necessary Steps to Bring Our Immigration and Asylum Policies Back in Line with Our Values, However More Needs to Be Done

AILA welcomed actions taken by the Biden administration that will continue to ameliorate the damage done over the past four years and move our immigration and asylum policies toward fairness and justice, however leaders cautioned that much more needs to b...

Jan 19, 2021

AILA Welcomes Biden Plans to Reimagine America's Immigration System

AILA welcomed the planned reimagining of America's immigration laws and policies by the incoming Biden-Harris administration; this reasoned framework lays out the guideposts of smart and necessary immigration reform, something our country has desperately ...

Dec 23, 2020

AILA Welcomes Biden-Harris Administration Commitment to Fair and Humane Treatment of Migrants in the Americas Region

AILA welcomes reports that President-elect Biden is committed to following through on campaign pledges that will help ensure our immigration system and asylum process become fairer and more just.

Dec 14, 2020

Big Win on Pro Bono Suit Challenging Department of Labor’s Midnight Rule Changing Prevailing Wage Determinations

AILA and our litigation partners celebrate today's summary judgment in our pro bono lawsuit challenging the Department of Labor's attempt to change prevailing wage determinations.

Dec 10, 2020

New Rule Spells Death for the Asylum System - AILA and the Council Urge the Biden Administration to Prioritize Its Undoing

AILA and American Immigration Council leadership respond to the latest asylum regulation that would make it nearly impossible for most applicants to successfully claim humanitarian protection in the United States.

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