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Daily Immigration News Clips - May 15, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on May 15, 2026.
Daily Immigration News Clips – May 14, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on May 14, 2026.
Think Immigration: “Have You No Sense of Decency, Sir? At Long Last, Have you Left No Sense of Decency?”
AILA Law Journal author Vaman Kidambi describes why he focused his piece on the decision of Judge William G. Young in AAUP v. Rubio and the call to uphold justice in the face of adversity; a link to the full article is available in the blog post.
Daily Immigration News Clips – May 13, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on May 13, 2026.
Think Immigration: A Rule Meant to Protect Is Cutting Both Ways: Why Matter of Lozada Makes the Case for Independent Immigration Courts
AILA Second Vice President Rekha Sharma-Crawford, member of the AROL Task Force, describes how "Matter of Lozada is not the disease; it is the symptom. The disease is a court system never given the structural independence required to...apply the law consistently and protect fundamental fairness."
Daily Immigration News Clips – May 12, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on May 12, 2026.
Daily Immigration News Clips – May 11, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on May 11, 2026.
Daily Immigration News Clips – May 8, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on May 8, 2026.
Family Section Newsletter, May 2026
The content of this email was created by Kathleen Irish, the AILA Family Section Chair, along with the assistance of other members of the Family Section Steering Committee, to encourage thought and discussion and may not necessarily express the views of AILA or any individual member.
Daily Immigration News Clips – May 7, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on May 7, 2026.
Think Immigration: A Focus on Executive Power in the Spring 2026 AILA Law Journal
AILA Law Journal Editor-in-Chief Cyrus Mehta highlights how the articles in the new Spring 2026 issue “focused on examining the different dimensions of the expansion of executive power and offering practical strategies for representing clients in the face of that power.”
Daily Immigration News Clips – May 6, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on May 6, 2026.
Think Immigration: What Is AILA’s Rule of Law Task Force?
In this blog post, part of a series by AILA's Rule of Law (AROL) Task Force members, Task Force Chair Jerry Grzeca describes its purpose and plans focused on "defending our profession, protecting judicial process, and safeguarding the right to counsel for all."
Daily Immigration News Clips – May 5, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on May 5, 2026.
Daily Immigration News Clips – May 4, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on May 4, 2026.
Daily Immigration News Clips – May 1, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on May 1, 2026.
AILA Executive Director Welcomes Congressional Call to Protect Iranians in U.S.
As direct armed conflict continues in Iran and across the region, AILA commends bicameral Democratic action echoing AILA’s call for protections for Iranian nationals who are unable to return home and urges similar protections for people unable to return safely to other conflict-affected countries.
Daily Immigration News Clips – April 30, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on April 30, 2026.
AILA: DHS Funding Restored, But Accountability Still Missing
AILA ED Ben Johnson responded to Congress restoring most DHS funding, noting that “it does not resolve the deeper policy failures that led to this shutdown or address the repeated, documented abuses within immigration enforcement that sparked this crisis.”
Daily Immigration News Clips – April 29, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on April 29, 2026.
Daily Immigration News Clips – April 28, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on April 28, 2026.
AILA Law Journal, Vol. 8, Number 1, April 2026
The April 2026 edition of the AILA Law Journal is now available.
Daily Immigration News Clips – April 27, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on April 27, 2026.
Think Immigration: Welcome to Well-Being Week in Law 2026!
Read all about the plans for AILA Well-Being Week in Law starting May 4 in this blog post from Sara Mailander, AILA Well-Being Committee Member, as she describes self-driven and community activities to help you deliberately cultivate psychological well-being.
Daily Immigration News Clips – April 24, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on April 24, 2026.