AILA is proud to release the 4th edition of our Immigration Law Practice and Procedure Manual: A "Cookbook" of Essential Practice Materials. Written by Ari Sauer and Greg Siskind, it provides thorough, how-to guidance on preparing and filing many immigrat...
AILA recognizes Stef Kight of Axios and Andrew Kreighbaum of Bloomberg Law with the 2025 Media Leadership Award, given to individuals whose efforts in the media most accurately depict immigration and immigrants.
AILA recognizes Karen T. Grisez, Pro Bono Counsel of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, LLP., with the 2025 Michael Maggio Memorial Pro Bono Award for outstanding efforts in providing pro bono representation in the immigration field.
AILA recognizes Jesse M. Bless of Bless Litigation, LLC., with the 2025 Jack Wasserman Memorial Award for excellence in litigation in the field of immigration law.
AILA President Kelli Stump recognizes the thirteenth anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative, calling on "legislators to put aside partisan differences and pass legislation to offer security in this time of chaos and tu...
AILA ED Ben Johnson responds to the Trump Administration's deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles, stating "The military must never be used as a tool of political convenience. Our Constitution must be upheld. Silence in the face of these abuses i...
Responding to the travel ban, AILA President Kelli Stump stated, "This proclamationundermines fairness, justice, and equalityAILA will continue fighting this discriminatory ban, and we are calling on Congress to act."
As SCOTUS cleared the way for the Trump Administration to move forward with plans to dismantle the CHNV parole program, AILA ED Ben Johnson responded: "Forcing people to return to unstable and violent places is unconscionable when a legal alternative is i...
AILA members are reporting a disturbing rise in ICE arrests at immigration courts across the country. AILA President Kelli Stump, responded to the reports, noting "This is a flagrant betrayal of basic fairness and due process" as people are complying wit...
AILA ED Ben Johnson highlighted Senator Ruben Gallego's (D-AZ) immigration reform proposal, noting that AILA is ready to work "to build out a structurally sound plan that will design a fair and reasonable immigration system that is balanced and advances A...
