Immigration News
Check out daily roundups of immigration-related news stories, read articles that quote and cite AILA and AILA leadership, and check out analysis from AILA members and leadership on the AILA blog.
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Daily Immigration News Clips – February 10, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on February 10, 2026.
Daily Immigration News Clips – February 9, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on February 9, 2026.
Think Immigration: Could Someone Tell Governor Abbott He’s Shooting Texas in the Foot?
AILA Past President Kathleen Campbell Walker details how Texas Governor Greg Abbott's decision to pause use of the H-1B visa by state agencies and public institutions of higher education ignores visa-holders' importance to the state's healthcare workforce and university system.
Daily Immigration News Clips – February 6, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on February 6, 2026.
Daily Immigration News Clips – February 5, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on February 5, 2026.
Daily Immigration News Clips – February 4, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on February 4, 2026.
Think Immigration: All You Need is Love Model Rule of Professional Conduct 8.3
AILA member Stef Fisher-Pinkert compares the requirements of Lozada to those of the Model Rule of Professional Conduct, describing how the additional burden of Lozada is unnecessary, that clearly "our professional and ethical obligations are enough."
Daily Immigration News Clips – February 3, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on February 3, 2026.
Daily Immigration News Clips – February 2, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on February 2, 2026.
Daily Immigration News Clips – January 30, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on January 30, 2026.
Daily Immigration News Clips – January 29, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on January 29, 2026.
Think Immigration: A Civil Code, Enforced at Gunpoint
AILA Past President Jeremy McKinney describes how Congress normalized “arming a civil enforcement agency with criminal-style power while insisting the Constitution counts for less” and what must be done to ensure “Civil law is not a back door to a police state.”
Bipartisan Effort Blocks Unchecked DHS Funding
AILA leadership responded to the Senate vote to block passage of a combined spending bill, driven by opposition to increasing funding to DHS without, at the same time, enacting meaningful measures that check the unlawful abuses and violence being committed in cities across the nation.
Daily Immigration News Clips – January 28, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on January 28, 2026.
Think Immigration: Dynamic and Fast-Evolving: How to Stay on Top of EB-5
AILA member Joey Barnett describes how EB-5 has evolved from a niche corner of immigration law to "one of the most dynamic, high-stakes, and fast-evolving areas that U.S. immigration attorneys handle."
Daily Immigration News Clips – January 27, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on January 27, 2026.
Daily Immigration News Clips – January 26, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on January 26, 2026.
Daily Immigration News Clips – January 23, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on January 23, 2026.
Daily Immigration News Clips – January 22, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on January 22, 2026.
Think Immigration: The Spiritual Dimension of the Immigration Journey
AILA member Yalda Hajavi reflects on the spiritual aspect of the immigration journey, writing that “anyone who has lived through the process knows that it’s also an internal journey—one that demands patience, resilience, and a deep sense of purpose.”
Daily Immigration News Clips – January 21, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on January 21, 2026.
Daily Immigration News Clips – January 20, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on January 20, 2026.
Daily Immigration News Clips – January 16, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on January 16, 2026.
Daily Immigration News Clips – January 15, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on January 15, 2026.
Daily Immigration News Clips – January 14, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on January 14, 2026.