AILA ED Ben Johnson responded to news that just days after the Trump Administration issued a final rule eliminating the requirement that temporary immigration judges possess knowledge of immigration law, DoD Secretary Hegseth approved using up to 600 mili...
In this statement, AILA strongly condemned the passage of the reconciliation bill, which represents a stunning failure to uphold American values and priorities; AILA ED Ben Johnson stated, "This bill is a profound disappointment[that] fails our nation ...
AILA ED Ben Johnson responded to the Senate budget reconciliation bill passage: "AILA urges the public, legal community, and policymakers to resist this dangerous shift toward an enforcement-only system that abandons our nation's values of fairness, due p...
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today to severely limit the ability of district court judges to grant universal injunctions as part of ongoing litigation about birthright citizenship. AILA President Jeff Joseph and Executive Director Ben Johnson responded.
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...
