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Feb 28, 2020

Ninth Circuit Defends Asylum in Two Rulings

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...

Feb 26, 2020

Bipartisan Legislation Underscores Need for Transparency and Accountability Within USCIS

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.

Jan 31, 2020

AILA, NALEO Educational Fund, and the National Partnership for New Americans Assist Aspiring Citizens Through Citizenship Day Events

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, ...

Jan 31, 2020

AILA Condemns Trump Administration’s Expansion of Discriminatory Travel Ban

AILA leadership condemned the Trump administration's expansion of its travel ban to include nationals from Burma (Myanmar), Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan , Nigeria, Sudan, and Tanzania.

Jan 30, 2020

New Trump Administration Policy Attempts to Turn Consular Officers into Pregnancy Police and Creates a Back-Door Health Care Ban

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...

Jan 27, 2020

AILA Disappointed in Supreme Court Stay of Injunction of Public Charge Rule

AILA expressed disappointment and concern at the 5-4 Supreme Court decision to stay the current nationwide injunction of the "public charge" rule. The administration can now, temporarily at least, implement the Public Charge Final Rule everywhere but Illi...

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