2014
2/11/2014
AILA statement submitted to the House Immigration Subcommittee for the 2/11/14 hearing on “Asylum Fraud: Abusing America’s Compassion.”
AILA Doc. No. 14021140
2/26/2014
AILA statement submitted to the House Judiciary Committee for the 2/26/14 hearing on “Enforcing the President’s Constitutional Duty to Faithfully Execute the Laws.”
AILA Doc. No. 14022643
3/11/2014
AILA statement submitted to the Subcommittee on Homeland Security of the Committee on Appropriations of the U.S. House of Representatives Hearing on the Department of Homeland Security fiscal year 2015 budget.
AILA Doc. No. 14032852
3/12/2014
AILA statement submitted to the Subcommittee on Homeland Security of the Committee on Appropriations of the U.S. Senate Hearing on the Department of Homeland Security fiscal year 2015 budget.
AILA Doc. No. 14032851
6/25/2014
AILA Statement submitted to the House Judiciary Committee the 6/25/14 hearing on “An Administration Made Disaster: The South Texas Border Surge of Unaccompanied Alien Minors.”
AILA Doc. No. 14062447
6/24/2014
AILA Statement submitted to the House Committee on Homeland Security for the 6/24/14 hearing on “Dangerous Passage: The Growing Problem of Unaccompanied Children Crossing the Border.”
AILA Doc. No. 14062446
7/9/2014
AILA statement submitted to the Senate Appropriations Committee for the 7/10/14 hearing on “Review of the President’s Emergency Supplemental Request for Unaccompanied Children and Related Matters.”
AILA Doc. No. 14070946
12/2/2014
AILA statement submitted to the House Homeland Security Committee for the 12/2/14 hearing on "Open Borders: The Impact of Presidential Amnesty on Border Security."
AILA Doc. No. 14120100
12/2/2014
AILA statement submitted to the House Judiciary Committee for the 12/2/14 hearing on "President Obama's Executive Overreach on Immigration."
AILA Doc. No. 14120101
12/10/2014
AILA statement submitted to the Senate Judiciary Committee for the 12/10/14 hearing on " Keeping Families Together: The President’s Executive Action On Immigration And The Need To Pass Comprehensive Reform."
AILA Doc. No. 14120901
12/20/2014
A 12/20/13 letter to newly confirmed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson outlining suggested priorities for DHS for the coming year.
AILA Doc. No. 14010246
12/18/2014
A 12/18/14 letter from AILA and over 120 other advocacy organizations to President Obama opposing the opening of the new family detention facility in Dilley, Texas.
AILA Doc. No. 14121940
12/12/2014
A 12/12/14 letter from AILA to USCIS Director León Rodríguez, expressing concern over serious delays in processing renewal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) applications, and asking USCIS to automatically extend work authorization to DACA renewal applicants.
AILA Doc. No. 15011441
12/4/2014
A 12/4/14 letter from AILA and numerous other advocacy, legal, service and other organizations to Senate Appropriations Committee members asking them to reject any family detention funding and increase the funding for alternatives to detention.
AILA Doc. No. 14120442
12/4/2014
A 12/4/14 letter from AILA and other advocacy, legal, service and other organizations to Senate Appropriations Chair Mikulski (D-MD) and Ranking Member Shelby (R-AL) asking for increased funding for the immigration courts, legal counsel for vulnerable populations and legal orientation programs.
AILA Doc. No. 14120443
11/20/2014
An 11/20/14 letter from AILA and refugees and asylum organizations to President Obama urging him to address the fundamental problems with the detention and expedited deportation of children and their mothers as he considers taking executive action to reform the immigration system.
AILA Doc. No. 14112050
11/18/2014
A 11/18/14 letter from AILA and 135 advocacy, legal, service and other organizations to President Obama urging him to address the fundamental problems with the detention and expedited deportation of children and their mothers as he considers taking executive action to reform the immigration system.
AILA Doc. No. 14111904
10/31/2014
On 10/31/14, AILA joined The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and other organizations renewing the request for strengthened revisions to the DOJ’s 2003 guidance regarding the use of race by federal law enforcement agencies.
AILA Doc. No. 14111051
9/29/2014
All of AILA’s U.S.-based chapters signed on to this open letter which calls for the Obama Administration to immediately review its current inhumane and unconstitutional detention and removal policies towards children and families with children.
AILA Doc. No. 14092900
9/25/2014
On 9/25/14, AILA joined 167 organizations in urging President Obama to close the Artesia and Karnes detention centers and to halt plans to open a new family detention facility in Dilley, Texas.
AILA Doc. No. 14092640
9/19/2014
A 9/19/14 letter from AILA and other legal services organizations urging the Administration to take action to remove impediments to access to counsel for children and families.
AILA Doc. No. 14092440
9/16/2014
A 9/16/14 AILA letter to members of Congress urging action on the Artesia, NM family detention center.
AILA Doc. No. 14091649
9/16/2014
A 9/16/14 AILA letter to President Obama urging the closing of the Artesia, NM family detention center.
AILA Doc. No. 14091648
8/6/2014
On 8/6/14 AILA Executive Director Crystal Williams sent this letter to Cecilia Munoz, Assistant to the President and Director of the Domestic Policy Council at the White House outlining the key areas where AILA hopes the administration will pursue improvements as they consider administrative action.
AILA Doc. No. 14090349
7/29/2014
On 7/29/2014 AILA joined over 190 other organizations in a sign on letter to the House and Senate urging the passage of a clean supplemental funding bill and opposing changes to the TVPRA that would water down protections for children.
AILA Doc. No. 99900718
7/22/2014
On 7/22/14, AILA joined 48 organizations in a sign-on letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee on the need for adequate funding for legal representation for all children.
AILA Doc. No. 14072244
7/7/2014
On 7/7/14 AILA joined over 100 other organizations in a sign-on letter to President Obama urging him to end plans to open new immigrant detention centers for families.
AILA Doc. No. 14071550
7/3/2014
On 7/3/14, AILA joined over 190 other organizations in a sign-on letter to President Obama urging him to reconsider the plan to expedite the deportation of Central American children to the dangers they escaped in their home countries.
AILA Doc. No. 14070346
5/6/2014
A 5/6/14 letter from AILA to Attorney General Eric Holder urging certification of several cases pending before the BIA and the related case of Matter of Aguilar-Aquino on the issues of prolonged detention and the definition of "custody."
AILA Doc. No. 14050790
1/15/2014
On 1/15/14 AILA joined over 50 other national organizations in a sign on letter to United States Senators opposing any proposals to pay for the cost of extending unemployment insurance by changing the eligibility requirements for the Child Tax Credit.
AILA Doc. No. 14011756
1/16/2014
On 1/16/14 AILA joined 17 other national organizations in a sign on letter to DHS Secretary Johnson and Deputy Secretary Mayorkas on immigration enforcement.
AILA Doc. No. 14011644