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2006 - 2005
2006 - 2005
Letter from AILA President Carlina Tapia-Ruano to Secretary Chertoff Regarding TPS for Lebanon
(25 KB - 9/25/2006)
Letter from AILA President Carlina Tapia-Ruano urging Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff to designate Lebanon for Temporary Protected Status. AILA Doc. No. 06092569.
Letter from NGOs Opposes Proposal to Unravel Affirmative Asylum Process (Updated 7/6/06)
(6/2/2006)
Letter from 58 non-governmental organizations to USCIS Director Gonzalez opposes a proposal submitted by the CIS Ombudsman that would, among other changes, limit the filing of asylum applications with USCIS to persons in nonimmigrant status, charge a fee for asylum applications, and shift authority for credible fear assessments to ICE.
AILA Letter to US Senators: AILA Strongly Supports Brownback – Lieberman Amendment
(17 KB - 5/17/2006)
Letter to US Senators urging their support of the Brownback – Lieberman Amendment, the Secure and Safe Detention and Asylum Act. The amendment would provide important and needed protections for asylum seekers and help to ensure an effective and humane system of immigration detention. AILA Doc. No. 06051863.
Letter to President Bush From Refugee and Human Rights Organizations Regarding Cuban Refugees
(174 KB - 2/7/2006)
Sign-on letter to President Bush by refugee and human rights organizations, including AILA, decrying treatment of Cubans reaching Florida Keys and other U.S. land who are repatriated without being granted “credible fear” interviews. AILA Doc. No. 06020760.
Letter from President Deborah Notkin to Attorney General Gonzales Regarding Due Process in Removal Proceedings
(1/11/2006)
Letter from AILA President Deborah Notkin to Attorney General Gonzales outlining AILA concerns about due process in removal proceedings and BIA Affirmance Without Order review, and commending the AG for his new program to review the conduct of removal proceedings and BIA review proceedings.
AILA Strongly Opposes the Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act (H.R. 4437)
(12/15/2005)
A letter from Executive Director Jeanne Butterfield to the House of Representatives stating AILA’s opposition to the Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act (H.R. 4437), introduced by Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-WI).
AILA Opposes Increased Fees on L-1 Visas
(17 KB - 10/5/2005)
A letter from AILA president Deborah Notkin asking Chairman Sensenbrenner and members of the House Judiciary Committee to oppose H.R. 3648, which would impose an additional fee of $1,500 on the L visa. AILA Doc. No. 05100565.
AILA supports the “Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2005”
(101 KB - 2/11/2005)
A letter addressed to Senators Gregg and Mikulski and Representatives Gilchrest and Delahunt supporting their recently introduced bipartisan legislation, Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2005, which praises them for recognizing the inefficiencies of the current and already exhausted H-2B visa cap. AILA Doc. No. 05021142.
Sign-on Letter Opposing Representative Sensenbrenner's Amendment to the REAL ID Act"
(2/9/2005)
A letter from AILA and over forty diverse organizations to Members of Congress asking that they vote against the REAL ID Act (H.R.418) introduced by Representative James Sensenbrenner (R-WI).