Recent AILA Press Releases

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H-1B Crackdown and “Gold Card” Visa Imperil Jobs, Innovation, and Rural Healthcare
AILA responded to the Trump Administration attempting to apply a new $100,000 fee to H-1Bs and supplant existing visa programs with a “Gold Card” visa: “We are inflicting needless harm on ourselves.”
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Celebrating Two Decades of AILA Citizenship Day
AILA, NALEO Educational Fund, NPNA, Citizenshipworks, and the New Americans Campaign celebrate the 20th Anniversary of AILA Citizenship Day, honoring two decades of service and collective impact.

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AILA Public Statements, Press Releases

AILA Releases New Edition of Treatise on Immigration and Crimes

AILA is proud to release the sixth edition of Immigration Consequences of Criminal Activity: A Guide to Representing Foreign-Born Defendants authored by criminal immigration law expert Mary E. Kramer.

6/30/15 AILA Doc. No. 15063005.
AILA Public Statements, Press Releases

AILA: DHS Plans on Family Detention Are a Step Forward

AILA President Victor Nieblas Pradis welcomed newly announced DHS plans relating to family detention but said, “more is needed…Asylum seeking families should be given due process, not expedited removal. And the end of the road must be the end of family detention entirely.”

AILA Public Statements, Press Releases

AILA Commends Government for Temporary Relief to Nepalese Nationals

AILA President Victor Nieblas Pradis applauded the government for designating Nepal for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), thanking “DHS for recognizing that the conditions in Nepal remain unsafe after the major earthquake shook the country weeks ago.”

AILA Public Statements, Press Releases

AILA: ICE Statement on Family Detention Ignores the Tragic Reality

AILA President Victor Nieblas Pradis responded to a recent statement on family detention from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) saying "In all my 19 years of experience as an immigration attorney, I have never heard a federal agency rewrite history to this extent."

AILA Public Statements, Press Releases

AILA: Welcome Changes to Business Visas but Implementation Means Everything

AILA President Leslie A. Holman welcomed the draft of the long-awaited policy memo on the L-1B visa category and “the Administration’s recognition that a lack of consistency has been an obstacle to this program’s success.”

AILA Public Statements, Press Releases

AILA: An Agent of Change Paying the Price?

AILA President Leslie A. Holman commented on the report detailing employee complaints about management of the USCIS EB-5 program noting that “While giving voice to resentments and frustrations by some…the report cites no laws or even policies that were violated.”

3/25/15 AILA Doc. No. 15032550. Business Immigration, EB-5 Investors
AILA Public Statements, Press Releases

AILA: Hearing Should Focus on Important Workforce Needs

AILA President Leslie A. Holman advocated for H-1B visas in advance of tomorrow’s Senate hearing on “Immigration Reforms Needed to Protect Skilled American Workers” which AILA “hopes will examine our nation’s legitimate skilled-worker needs in a balanced and thoughtful way.”

3/16/15 AILA Doc. No. 15031664. Business Immigration, H-1B & H-1B1 Specialty Occupation
AILA Public Statements, Press Releases

America’s Economy Needs Real Solutions, Not the Legal Workforce Act

In this press release, AILA recommends Congress reject the “Legal Workforce Act” being considered today by the House Judiciary Committee’s Immigration Subcommittee, calling it an “unworkable bill which would do more harm than good to our nation’s economy.”

2/4/15 AILA Doc. No. 15020460. Employer Compliance
AILA Public Statements, Press Releases

AILA: Immigration Innovation Act Would Help Economy

AILA President Leslie Holman lauded the introduction of the Immigration Innovation (“I-Squared” Act) saying, “I’m encouraged that this bipartisan group of Senators recognizes what so many economists and business leaders do as well: that welcoming innovative thinkers is key to economic prosperity.”

1/14/15 AILA Doc. No. 15011443. Business Immigration, H-1B & H-1B1 Specialty Occupation
Federal Agencies, FR Regulations & Notices, AILA Public Statements, Press Releases

USCIS Notice of Extension and Redesignation of Syria for TPS (Updated 6/18/13)

USCIS notice that DHS is extending the existing designation of Syria for TPS for 18 months from 10/1/13 through 3/31/15, due to the ongoing armed conflict in Syria. (78 FR 36223, 6/17/13)

Federal Agencies, Agency Memos & Announcements, AILA Public Statements, Press Releases

USCIS Q & A: Information for Adoptive Parents of Paroled Haitian Orphans

USCIS issued a list of questions and answers for adoptive parents of paroled Haitian orphans on obtaining lawful permanent residence (LPR) status and U.S. citizenship.

AILA Public Statements, Press Releases

AILA Wins ASAE’S 2008 Associations Advance America Award of Excellence

AILA won the Award of Excellence in the 2008 Associations Advance America Awards program for its nationwide “Citizenship Day” project. Fourteen AILA State Chapters and hundreds of AILA members volunteered their time to assist legal permanent residents prepare naturalization applications.

1/11/07 AILA Doc. No. 08011161.