AILA Blog
AILA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Member Lilia Alcaraz and Chair Allen Orr share ten essential insights that underscore the importance of Autism Acceptance Month and urge readers to use this knowledge year-round.
4/25/24
AILA Doc. No. 24042504.
Liaison Minutes
AILA’s USCIS National Liaison Committees met with OCAHO, IER, ICE, CRCL, and USCIS to discuss issues related to employment verification. Please read the agenda, key takeaways, and Q&As.
Agency Memos & Announcements
USCIS released its 2007 reasonable fear procedures manual due to FOIA litigation. USCIS uses this manual to determine whether immigrants in fast-tracked removal proceedings who express a fear of persecution or torture will have the opportunity to pursue protection in the United States.
Agency Memos & Announcements
USCIS provides instructions and a form for requesting a refund for Form I-765 filing fees for Ukrainian parolees.
Cases & Decisions
The court held that the BIA had abused its discretion in denying the petitioner’s motion to reopen based on changed country conditions in Iraq, finding that the BIA had used an incorrect legal standard to assess whether the evidence offered was material. (Abdulahad v. Garland, 4/11/24)
Chapter Documents
2024 Upper Midwest Immigration Law Conference
May 17, 2024
Minneapolis, Minnesota
This event is being presented by AILA's Minnesota-Dakotas Chapter. This event is not being organized by the AILA National Office.
4/25/24
Immigration News
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on April 25, 2024.
4/25/24
Practice Resources
As technology evolves, legal marketing is undergoing its own evolution from billboards to social media. The informal nature of communication on social media can cause attorneys to miss the ethics mark. Learn how attorneys should be careful when selecting their social media usernames.
Examples & Questions
AILA's VAWAs, Us, and Ts Committee is seeking questions for an upcoming stakeholder engagement with USCIS on VAWAs, Us, and Ts. Please submit your non-case-specific questions/topics to AILA by May 10, 2024.
Agency Memos & Announcements
USCIS wants to hear from representatives who have experience managing paper-filed cases in their USCIS online account and have used the “Inbox” feature to contact USCIS on behalf of their clients. Sessions will be held between April 29 – May 10, RSVPs are due by May 3.
4/25/24
AILA Doc. No. 24042312.
Practice Resources
AILA provides a practice alert on USCIS's recent Temporary Final Rule (TFR) that increases the auto-extension period for certain employment authorization documents from 180 days to 540 days.
AILA Announcements
The 2024 AILA Annual Conference in Chicago brings together the largest gathering of immigration law professionals in the country. This four-day event with over 120 CLE sessions and 5+ concurrent tracks, covers an expansive array of topics. Register today and save with early bird pricing!
4/25/24