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Sep 15, 2020

Organizations Call for Immediate Investigation into Reports of Unnecessary Procedures and Inadequate Care in ICE Facility

In a joint statement, AILA and the American Immigration Council respond to reports of inadequate medical care and unnecessary hysterectomies in ICE detention.

Sep 04, 2020

Court Orders Trump Administration to Allow Diversity Visa Lottery Winners In

Litigators from AILA, Justice Action Center, and Innovation Law Lab respond to the U.S. District Court for the District Columbia's preliminary injunction to stop the Trump administration from denying immigrant visas to 2020 diversity visa winners.

Aug 31, 2020

AILA Releases New Edition of Kurzban’s Immigration Law Sourcebook

AILA Executive Director Benjamin Johnson comments on the release of the 17th edition of Kurzban's Immigration Law Sourcebook, authored by Ira J. Kurzban.

Aug 27, 2020

AILA Releases Fifth Edition of Litigating Immigration Cases in Federal Court

AILA Executive Director Benjamin Johnson comments on the release of the fifth edition of Litigating Immigration Cases in Federal Court, authored by Robert Pauw.

Aug 26, 2020

DOJ Proposes Regulation to Turn Immigration Appeals into Tool of the Administration’s Anti-Immigrant Agenda

AILA Senior Policy Counsel Laura Lynch and AILA First Vice President Jeremy McKinney respond to a new rule proposed by DOJ that would overhaul Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) processes.

Aug 25, 2020

Rescission of Furlough Threats Is an Important First Step in Holding USCIS Accountable

AILA Director of Government Relations Sharvari Dalal-Dheini and AILA President Jennifer Minear respond to USCIS's announcement that it will cancel its planned furlough of over 13,000 employees.

Aug 21, 2020

AILA and Sidley Austin, LLP Challenge Trump Administration’s Unlawful USCIS Fee Rule on Behalf of Immigrants’ Rights Organizations

On August 20, 2020, AILA and Sidley Austin, LLP filed a lawsuit on behalf of a coalition of the nation's leading immigrants' rights organizations challenging the Trump administration's unlawful USCIS Fee Rule. The law suit seeks to prevent the rule from g...

Aug 04, 2020

New FOIA Request Filed to Force Agency to Release Immigration Court Operations Information on COVID-19 Pandemic

AILA, the Council, and NIPNLG filed a FOIA request to obtain documents related to EOIR's response to COVID-19, noting that EOIR has repeatedly ignored requests for information and seeking expedited release of documents that are integral to understanding E...

Aug 03, 2020

Civil Rights Coalition Files Motion for Preliminary Injunction to Halt Immigration Ban

AILA, Justice Action Center, and Innovation Law Lab, with pro bono support from Mayer Brown LLP, filed a motion in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for a preliminary injunction to halt implementation of the Trump Administration's immig...

Jul 28, 2020

AILA: Trump’s Wind-Down of DACA Once Again Throws Dreamers’ Lives into Turmoil

AILA President Jennifer Minear and AILA Executive Director Benjamin Johnson respond to the Trump administration announcement that it will begin to wind down legal protections for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients while it conducts a...

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