• Public Safety Driving the Debate on Licenses for Immigrants - December 2007 (Mar 12, 2008) (.pdf - 10 KB)

• List of Organizations Opposing the REAL ID Act (Mar 30, 2005) (.pdf - 40 KB)

• Governor Perry’s letter to Texas Attorney General Regarding the Deferred Action Program (Aug 22, 2012) (.pdf - 635 KB)

• Nebraskan Governor’s Statement on President Obama’s Deferred Action Program (Aug 22, 2012) (.pdf - 522 KB)

• Governor Brewer’s Executive Order Regarding Deferred Action (Aug 22, 2012) (.pdf - 703 KB)

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• VOICE December 2010 (Dec 1, 2010) (.pdf - 8244 KB)

• Chicago Chapter: Monthly Membership Meeting; April 16, 2007. Minutes of the March 12, 2007 Meeting (Apr 17, 2007) (.pdf - 62 KB)

• New England Chapter: Minutes from Chapter Meeting; February 15, 2007 (Apr 12, 2007) (.pdf - 73 KB)

• New England Chapter: Minutes from Monthly Chapter Meeting; September 22, 2005. (Oct 20, 2005) (.pdf - 40 KB)

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• AILA Amicus on Corroborating Evidence In Asylum Cases (Oct 26, 2012) (.pdf - 549 KB)

• AILA Files Amicus Brief in Ninth Circuit Case, Delgado v. Holder (Oct 14, 2010) (.pdf - 352 KB)

• What to Watch Out for on Immigration in 2011 (Jan 24, 2011) (.pdf - 311 KB)

• Section-by-Section Analysis of the Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005 (Dec 12, 2005) (.pdf - 276 KB)

• BALCA Finds Employer's SVP Argument Unconvincing (Nov 24, 2008) (.pdf - 118 KB)

• BIA Finds Failure to Prove that Conviction Was Not for a CIMT (Apr 15, 2009) (.pdf - 54 KB)

• BIA Discusses “Mixed Motive” Asylum Cases (Jun 28, 2007) (.pdf - 52 KB)

• BIA Rules REAL ID Credibility Provisions Inapplicable to Applications for Relief Filed Prior to Act’s Effective Date (Nov 2, 2006)

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• CA4 on Adverse Credibility Determinations (Nov 9, 2012) (.pdf - 504 KB)

• CA9 to Rehear Case on Credibility Determinations En Banc (May 8, 2012) (.pdf - 457 KB)

• CA9 on Credibility Findings under the REAL ID Act (Jan 27, 2012) (.pdf - 676 KB)

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• New York Chapter: Handouts - 1/10/11 Monthly Meeting - Federal Practice (Jan 5, 2011) (.pdf - 657 KB)

• REAL ID Act Has No Effect on Asylee Adjustment Settlement (May 23, 2005)

• Arizona Passes Law Barring Real ID Compliance (Jul 7, 2008)

• Maine Passed Law Requiring Proof of Citizenship to Issue Driver's License (Apr 18, 2008)

• Senate Votes to Deny Funding for Real ID and H-2B Regulations (Jul 30, 2007)

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• DHS Extends Comment Request on Minimum Standards for Driver's Licenses and IDs to Meet Full Compliance Requirements (Updated 10/5/11) (Oct 5, 2011)

• DHS Final Rule on State Compliance Date for REAL ID Act (Mar 8, 2011)

• DHS Final Rule on Stay of REAL ID Material Compliance Date (Dec 29, 2009)

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• DHS Determines 13 States Meet REAL ID Standards (Dec 21, 2012) (.pdf - 906 KB)

• DOJ OIL Immigration Litigation Bulletin June – July 2009 (Oct 21, 2009) (.pdf - 374 KB)

• DHS Announces $48.6 Million to be Awarded in Driver's License Security Grants (Dec 16, 2008) (.pdf - 138 KB)

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• All Position Papers and Backgrounders in One (Updated 5/22/08) (May 22, 2008) (.pdf - 179 KB)

• AILA Backgrounder: Due Process, Civil Liberties, and Security: All Essential for a Strong America (Updated 7/20/06) (Jun 20, 2005) (.pdf - 143 KB)

• Immigrants' Access to Driver's Licenses: A Matter of Safety and Security (Updated 7/20/06) (Jun 20, 2005) (.pdf - 108 KB)

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• Atlanta Chapter USCIS Liaison Meeting Minutes (11/9/10) (Jul 6, 2011) (.pdf - 228 KB)

• Atlanta Chapter USCIS Liaison Meeting Minutes (3/4/11) (Jun 29, 2011) (.pdf - 56 KB)

• AILA/CSC Liaison Practice Pointer: The SAVE Program (Apr 4, 2011)

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• AILA Comment on Proposed Rule Regarding Travel Document Requirements at Sea and Land Ports-of-Entry (Aug 28, 2007) (.pdf - 80 KB)

• AILA Comments On USCIS Proposed Regulations Regarding Implementation Of REAL ID Driver’s License Provisions (May 9, 2007) (.pdf - 111 KB)

• Letter to CBP Commissioner Basham Commenting on WHTI Proposed Rule (Sep 26, 2006) (.pdf - 235 KB)

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• Fervor for REAL ID is Fading Says Cato’s Jim Harper (Jun 26, 2008)

• Jim Harper Blogs on the Millions Granted for REAL ID (Jun 23, 2008)

• AILA Releases New Resource Guide for State and Local Policymakers (Feb 22, 2008)

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• Section-by-Section Analysis of the Secure Borders FIRST Act of 2007 (H.R. 2954) (Aug 6, 2007) (.pdf - 152 KB)

• Text of the Immigration Enforcement and Border Security Act of 2007 (S.1984) (Aug 2, 2007) (.pdf - 593 KB)

• CIR Daily Update 6/27/07: Senate Tables Five Amendments; Preserves Amendment to Eliminate REAL ID Provisions (Jun 27, 2007) (.pdf - 28 KB)

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• DHS Publishes Spring Semi-annual Regulatory Agenda (May 1, 2007) (.pdf - 1269 KB)

• DHS OIG Report Concludes High Costs Pose Challenge to REAL ID Implementation (Mar 25, 2009) (.pdf - 1182 KB)

• The ID Divide: Addressing the Challenges of Identification and Authentication in American Society – Center for American Progress (Jul 2, 2008)

• GAO Report on REAL ID Final Rule (Feb 20, 2008) (.pdf - 42 KB)

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• Governor Brewer’s Executive Order Regarding Deferred Action (Aug 22, 2012) (.pdf - 703 KB)

• Texas Adopted Rule Requires Proof of Lawful Status for Driver’s License (Oct 14, 2008)

• Minnesota and Alaska Legislatures Reject REAL ID (May 31, 2008)

• DHS Congressional Testimony on REAL ID Act (Mar 21, 2012) (.pdf - 372 KB)

• DHS Secretary Napolitano Testifies Before Senate Judiciary Committee (Mar 10, 2011)

• Testimony of DHS Secretary Napolitano before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Oversight of DHS (Dec 14, 2009) (.pdf - 90 KB)

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• Visa Bulletin for July 2005: EB-3 Becomes Unavailable (Jun 14, 2005)