In a lawsuit filed today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, AILA and our partners demanded that DOJ EOIR and ICE take immediate necessary actions to prioritize the health and safety of attorneys and clients at risk from the COVID-19 ...
AILA and the American Immigration Council, with over 100 other organizations, sent a letter to EOIR and ICE calling for the prioritization of the health and safety of government employees, detained individuals, and their legal representatives amid the COV...
AILA, NAIJ, and AFGE #511 (ICE Professionals Union) all say that it is urgent for the public's safety that DOJ immediately close all 68 immigration courts operated by EOIR. AILA's Second Vice President Jeremy McKinney states, "All live in-person hearings ...
AILA and the Council filed federal litigation on March 17, 2020, to compel DOJ to release records about the Executive Office for Immigration Review's hiring procedures for appellate immigration judges and Board of Immigration Appeals members.
AILA expressed serious concerns about a new proposed rule that would detrimentally impact individuals seeking a fair day in immigration court by drastically increasing fees required for forms submitted to EOIR.
AILA welcomed two Ninth Circuit decisions; one again halts the "Migrant Protection Protocols," and the second ensures that the administration cannot block someone from seeking asylum solely due to where they presented themselves, either at a port of entry...
AILA welcomes the Case Backlog and Transparency Act of 2020 introduced in the House to hold USCIS accountable for severe case processing delays and an ever-growing immigration backlog.
AILA, NALEO Educational Fund, and the National Partnership for New Americans, are proud to sponsor the dozens of naturalization clinics in cities and towns across the country as part of the 14th AILA Citizenship Day, taking place on Saturday, February 1, ...
AILA leadership condemned the Trump administration's expansion of its travel ban to include nationals from Burma (Myanmar), Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan , Nigeria, Sudan, and Tanzania.
AILA Executive Director Benjamin Johnson details several concerns with the new "birth tourism" rule and notes, "Given the limited information provided in the rule and the failure to provide sufficient notice and comment to the public, litigation is almost...
