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Nov 23, 2020

AILA Welcomes Nomination of Alejandro Mayorkas to Lead DHS for the Biden Administration

AILA welcomes the news that President-elect Biden will nominate Alejandro Mayorkas to lead the Department of Homeland Security.

Nov 18, 2020

Lawsuit Now Covers Hundreds of H-1B Petitions for Market Research Analyst Positions Filed by American Businesses

A federal judge has granted class certification in AILA's lawsuit, filed with the Council, Van Der Hout LLP, Joseph & Hall P.C., and Kuck Baxter Immigration LLC, challenging USCIS's practice of arbitrarily denying H-1B nonimmigrant employment-based petiti...

Nov 10, 2020

AILA Publishes Immigration Road Map for Incoming Biden-Harris Administration

AILA released recommendations on immigration reform and called upon the incoming Biden-Harris administration to take swift action to fix the immigration system because "nothing short of a comprehensive plan is needed to restore American values and our sta...

Nov 07, 2020

AILA Welcomes the Incoming Biden-Harris Administration and the Opportunities Ahead on Immigration

AILA congratulates the incoming Biden-Harris administration and pledges to offer solutions that will ensure our nation's immigration policies reflect America's founding principles and contribute to our shared prosperity.

Oct 30, 2020

Lawsuit Seeks to Uncover Secretive Expansion of Judicial Black Sites for Immigration Cases

AILA joined the American Immigration Council and the National Immigrant Justice Center in litigation against EOIR and GSA. The lawsuit requests information on the expansion and creation of immigration adjudication centers, which were established as part o...

Oct 29, 2020

New H-1B Regulation Defies Congressional Intent and Threatens to Hurt U.S. Economy

AILA President Jennifer Minear and AILA Director of Government Relations Sharvari Dalal-Dheini respond to a new H-1B regulation that will harm U.S. workers and businesses.

Oct 19, 2020

AILA and Board of Governors’ Members File Pro Bono Suit Challenging Department of Labor’s Midnight Rule Changing Prevailing Wage Determinations

AILA joins Jeff Joseph, Charles Kuck, and Greg Siskind in suing to enjoin, in its entirety, the Department of Labor Interim Final Rule, "Strengthening Wage Protections for the Temporary and Permanent Employment of Certain Aliens in the United States."

Oct 07, 2020

Sweeping Changes Will Alter H-1B Process and Harm American Businesses

AILA President Jennifer Minear and AILA Executive Director Benjamin Johnson respond to sweeping rules that will alter the H-1B process.

Oct 02, 2020

House Condemns Atrocities Against Immigrants in Custody

AILA welcomed the passage of the bipartisan U.S. House of Representatives Resolution 1153 which condemns unwanted, unnecessary medical procedures on individuals in immigration detention without their full, informed consent.

Sep 30, 2020

USCIS Fee Rule Halted in Its Entirety in Response to Litigation Filed by AILA and Sidley Austin LLP

AILA applauds Judge White's decision to halt USCIS's Fee Rule in its entirety following litigation filed with Sidley Austin LLP on August 20, 2020.

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