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12/21/2020
In October 2019, USCIS began rejecting forms that left questions blank or did not use specific terminology to indicate that a question was inapplicable, upended long-standing practice, without notice. Learn more on this featured issue page.
AILA Doc. No. 20102030
10/29/2020
This featured issue page gathers resources related to FY2021 visa bulletins.
AILA Doc. No. 20101201
1/15/2021
On 1/14/21, DOL published a final rule that will dramatically change the computation of prevailing wage levels. The rule is scheduled to take effect on 3/15/21. Use this AILA Featured Issue page to track the latest updates and alerts regarding this and other DHS rules altering the H-1B process.
AILA Doc. No. 20100701
12/28/2020
On December 28, 2020, the government filed an unopposed motion for voluntary dismissal of its appeal in ILRC v. Wolf, thus the USCIS fee final rule will remain enjoined in its entirety. This issue page tracks resources related to this fluid situation.
AILA Doc. No. 20073101
10/1/2020
This featured issue page tracks the status of USCIS's budget crisis and the need to hold the agency accountable to ensure transparency and fiscal responsibility. On 9/30/20, President Trump signed H.R.8337 which includes the Emergency Stopgap USCIS Stabilization Act.
AILA Doc. No. 20071436
8/10/2020
In July 2020, ICE announced plans to publish modifications to the temporary exemptions for nonimmigrant students taking online classes due to COVID-19 for the fall 2020 semester. On July 14, 2020, DHS rescinded its proposed modifications. Watch this resource page for more information.
AILA Doc. No. 20070838
1/14/2021
This AILA featured issue page continuously gathers resources related to the impact of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on the AILA community as well as the immigrant community as a whole.
AILA Doc. No. 20030201
12/29/2020
This Featured Issue page compiles resources on how the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) can be used to obtain immigration records as well as information on how to make a FOIA request to various immigration-related agencies. The page also includes noteworthy individual and organizational FOIAs.
AILA Doc. No. 20022703
3/12/2020
Find resources related to the use of video teleconferencing (VTC) during immigration hearings. AILA believes that the use of this technology undermines the quality of communications during immigration hearings and threatens due process. Learn more now.
AILA Doc. No. 20020602
1/27/2019
EOIR announced that as of February 3, 2020, the San Francisco Immigration Courts would stop hearing cases of detainees at the Mesa Verde Detention Facility in Bakersfield, California. Instead hundreds of cases will be moved to a new immigration court in Van Nuys that opened in November 2019.
AILA Doc. No. 20012704
1/30/2020
In 2015, DHS created a fake university in a Detroit suburb and subsequently arrested close to 250 students who'd enrolled there for immigration violations. This featured issue page tracks developments regarding the creation of this fake university.
AILA Doc. No. 19121308
1/4/2021
AILA provides a resource page related to President Trump’s 10/4/19 presidential proclamation suspending entry of immigrants who “will financially burden the U.S. healthcare system.”
AILA Doc. No. 19103100
1/12/2021
This featured issue page tracks developments related to the FY2021 H-1B season. On September 15, 2020, AILA updated its FAQs regarding the H-1B cap-filing season. Among other things, AILA notes that USCIS requires that the Form I-129 indicate a start date of October 1, 2020.
AILA Doc. No. 19102407
10/8/2020
In 2019 DHS announced implementation of the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) and erected massive temporary tent facilities in Texas to function as virtual immigration courts. Use this Featured Issue page to learn more about MPP and the tent courts, including the effect of COVID-19 on MPP hearings.
AILA Doc. No. 19091660
9/20/2019
Learn more about USCIS's decision to eliminate non-military deferred action and DHS’s reestablishment of these types of requests on a discretionary, case-by-case basis.
AILA Doc. No. 19082737
8/13/2020
Per the decision in Pereira v. Session, individuals must be served with a notice to appear that specifies the time and place at which removal hearings will be held. This page tracks government efforts to comply with the ruling, court decisions, attorney and media resources, and more.
AILA Doc. No. 19082210
11/9/2020
In 2019, DOJ petitioned the FLRA in an attempt to strip immigration judges (IJs) of their right to unionize. On November 2, 2020, the FLRA concluded that IJs are management officials and stripped them of their collective bargaining rights. This featured issue page provides additional resources.
AILA Doc. No. 19081303
12/23/2020
At this time, there is no active legislation in Congress seeking to eliminate per country limitations. Although different versions of H.R.1044 and S.386 passed the House and Senate, this legislation has failed because the differences were not reconciled prior to the end of the congressional session.
AILA Doc. No. 19080632
11/6/2019
On July 23, 2019, DHS announced that it is significantly expanding expedited removal to apply throughout the United States to individuals who have been in the United States for less than two years. This featured issue page provides resources for attorneys, the press, and others.
AILA Doc. No. 19073000
11/7/2019
This page includes a variety of resources to assist in responding to large-scale enforcement actions and raids, including local raids resources such as hotlines and contact information as well as attorney resources. Visit the Immigration Justice Campaign's website to volunteer.
AILA Doc. No. 19062731
1/4/2021
Resources related to the Trump administration’s public charge changes. In December 2020, DOJ withdrew its public charge rule, “Inadmissibility and Deportability on Public Charge Grounds” from OIRA.
AILA Doc. No. 19050634
10/12/2020
The Trump Administration has implemented numerous policies aimed at asylum seekers arriving at our southern border. Combined, these policies form an increasing barrier to due process protections for migrants. This featured issue page provides updates, analyses, and other resources on these policies.
AILA Doc. No. 19032731
3/3/2020
Dramatic changes in USCIS policy under the Trump administration have undermined the legal immigration system that the agency was created to facilitate. This page provides analysis, media coverage, and other resources that bring the nature and destructive impacts of these changes into relief.
AILA Doc. No. 19022633
11/2/2020
Resources related to conditions while in CBP custody and recent migrant deaths while in CBP custody. On October 24, 2020, CBP released statements regarding two separate incidents of agent-involved fatal shootings in Laredo, Texas, and San Diego, California.
AILA Doc. No. 18122608
9/4/2020
The Trump administration and the DOJ has increased its prosecution of denaturalization cases. Watch this page for updates and resources from AILA. And don't miss AILA's September 22 web seminar on defenses against denaturalization.
AILA Doc. No. 18072705
1/4/2021
The Trump administration’s policies, including the imposition of numerical quotas on immigration judges (IJs), continue to undermine the independence of IJs and weaken due process. This featured issue page provides updates, analyses, and other resources on the current state of immigration courts.
AILA Doc. No. 13040204
3/7/2018
Updates and resources related to detainers, including AILA press statements, reports, and testimonies.
AILA Doc. No. 11113063
12/10/2020
Resources on legislative efforts to protect Dreamers and TPS recipients.
AILA Doc. No. 17072035
4/19/2018
Resources on the House DHS funding bill for FY2018 that seeks to dramatically increase immigration enforcement and border security, including ways you can push back on this bill.
AILA Doc. No. 17071835
2/1/2018
AILA provides resources on the immigration principles and policies released by the White House on 10/8/17, including information on border security, interior enforcement, and the creation of a "merit-based" immigration system.
AILA Doc. No. 17101000
9/25/2017
On 5/7/17, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law Senate Bill 4, effective 9/1/17. The bill provides civil and criminal penalties for localities and law enforcement agencies and university police departments in Texas who have or implement new policies that build trust with immigrant communities.
AILA Doc. No. 17050837
9/21/2017
Resources on legislative efforts to reduce or eliminate legal immigration levels to the United States.
AILA Doc. No. 17080342
6/9/2017
Congress is considering two bills that would weaken screening procedures for Custom and Border Protection (CBP) officers and agents by waiving the polygraph requirement for certain applicants. Learn more about these bills and join AILA in pushing back on these efforts.
AILA Doc. No. 17060632
6/9/2017
On 5/18/17, the House Judiciary Committee will consider a series of bills that would implement President’s Trump mass deportation plan. Learn how you can join AILA and its partners to push back on this effort.
AILA Doc. No. 17051737
1/24/2017
In recent years, increasing amounts of money have been poured into the protection of the border region—the necessity of these escalating costs is questionable, especially when considering that apprehensions at the border are at their lowest in 40 years.
AILA Doc. No. 12032166
9/20/2016
Resources related to Arizona’s 2010 Senate Bill 1070.
AILA Doc. No. 16092034
10/24/2017
Documents related to H-1Bs and Executive Order 13788, Buy American and Hire American.
AILA Doc. No. 17052537
9/21/2018
Documents related to the two Executive Orders, as well as the Presidential Proclamation, related to the travel bans.
AILA Doc. No. 17052501
4/6/2018
This page includes a variety of resources to assist members in responding to large-scale enforcement actions and raids, and representing individual clients who were subjected to a raid.
AILA Doc. No. 17031533
3/6/2017
Documents relating to the Executive Order signed on February 9, 2017, relating to crime and public safety.
AILA Doc. No. 17030606
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