AILA President Jeff Joseph responds to the Trump Administration's recent changes, including the expansion of the ban and halt to the Diversity Visa program, noting the continued weaponization of "tragedies as a pretext to advance anti-immigrant policies" ...
As the Trump Administration made a rapid series of immigration policy announcements and changes following the attack on National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., AILA President Jeff Joseph and Executive Director Ben Johnson responded in this statement.
Ben Johnson, Executive Director of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), responded to news that the Trump Administration will reopen vetting for refugees who entered between January 20, 2021, and February 20, 2025.
AILA President Jeff Joseph and Executive Director Ben Johnson condemned the Trump Administration's announced ending of the automatic work permit extensions which had provided a failsafe for vetted workers stuck in months-long delays, allowing them to cont...
AILA President Jeff Joseph and ED Ben Johnson responded to the Trump Administration attempting to apply a new $100,000 fee to H-1Bs and supplant existing visa programs with a "Gold Card" visa, noting that while these changes will not stand up in court, "w...
AILA, NALEO Educational Fund, NPNA, Citizenshipworks, and the New Americans Campaign will celebrate the 20th Anniversary of AILA Citizenship Day, honoring two decades of service and collective impact on and around September 20, 2025, with in-person and vi...
AILA ED Ben Johnson responds to the SCOTUS order temporarily allowing the Trump Administration to continue its indiscriminate immigration enforcement in Los Angeles, noting that "Every American should be gravely concerned that the nation's highest court h...
AILA President Jeff Joseph and Executive Director Ben Johnson respond to the BIA decision in Matter of Yajure Hurtado noting that "This decision will put billions of taxpayer dollars in the pockets of private prison companies and irredeemably damage Ameri...
AILA President Jeff Joseph and AILA ED Ben Johnson respond to Trump Administration plans to train and arm agents at USCIS; Jeff Joseph noted they have "transformed USCIS into an enforcement agency, weaponizing the immigration system against American famil...
