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AILA Press Releases


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.

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...

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