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Think Immigration: Could This Be Our Time?
In this blog post, Sarah Lachman describes her hopes for the incoming Congress to end inhumane enforcement, create an Article I immigration court, and pursue real reform, and the opportunities available to discuss and learn with colleagues at the upcoming AILA New York Symposium.
Daily Immigration News Clips - November 9, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on November 9, 2026.
Daily Immigration News Clips - November 6, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on November 6, 2026.
Daily Immigration News Clips - November 5, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on November 5, 2026.
AILA Calls on New Congressional Majority to Seize Opportunity to Work Toward Meaningful Immigration Reform to Build American Prosperity
With election results giving Democrats control of Congress, AILA called on the incoming majority to move quickly from campaign promises to concrete action that restores accountability, strengthens the rule of law, and begins the long-overdue work of modernizing America’s immigration system.
Daily Immigration News Clips - November 4, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on November 4, 2026.
Daily Immigration News Clips - November 3, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on November 3, 2026.
Think Immigration: Valid Visa, Denied Entry: Secondary Inspection and Visa Cancellations at U.S. Airports
AILA Member Mustafa Cetin explains what happens when CBP refers travelers to secondary inspection, how visa cancellation, withdrawal, and expedited removal differ, and why reviewing immigration history before travel can head off problems at the airport.
AILA ED Condemns Trump Administration’s Plans to Deport Afghan Immigrants Back to Danger
AILA ED Ben Johnson responded to reports that the Trump Administration plans to deport scores of Afghan immigrants to Pakistan where they are expected to then be sent back to danger in Afghanistan, stating that “America can enforce its immigration laws without abandoning our values.”
Daily Immigration News Clips - November 2, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on November 2, 2026.
Think Immigration: The Vote We Owe One Another
AILA member Vaman Kidambi encourages everyone eligible to vote, writing “Rejecting past appeals to anger or fear, consider how your vote is likely to affect the defenseless, the vulnerable, the unrepresented, and those who will inherit the future.”
AILA ED: Supreme Court Declines Case, Further Undermining Independence of Immigration Courts
AILA ED Ben Johnson responded to the U.S. Supreme Court’s declining to take up the case regarding immigration judges’ authority to administratively close cases, stating that the Trump Administration has “coopted the courts to advance its mass deportation campaign.”
Think Immigration: When a Practical Shortcut Becomes an Unwritten Rule
AILA Law Journal author David Grunblatt digs into the so-called “last action rule” shortcut and its implications, explaining that “administrative proxies are not inherently improper...The problem arises when the proxy stops assisting the legal analysis and starts replacing it.”
Daily Immigration News Clips - October 29, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on October 29, 2026.
Daily Immigration News Clips - October 27, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on October 27, 2026.
Think Immigration: AILA Celebrates Pro Bono Week 2026!
As part of Pro Bono Week 2026, AILA celebrates our members’ dedication to clients and the power of service; in this blog post, two attorneys share how pro bono work fuels persistent advocacy, builds practical skills, and connects practitioners with a community of support.
Daily Immigration News Clips - October 26, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on October 26, 2026.
Think Immigration: If the U.S. Immigration Path Ends, You May Want to Look North and Ask “Is My Client Already Canadian?”
AILA Member Benjamin Green shares insights in this blog post focused on why AILA members may want to revisit clients’ family histories to see if last year’s changes to Canadian citizenship-by-descent rules may create options on both sides of the border.
Daily Immigration News Clips - October 23, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on October 23, 2026.
Think Immigration: Checking Citizenship on the Voter Rolls—Why Getting It Wrong Is Easier Than It Looks
Kathleen Campbell Walker details how flawed citizenship checks and automatic voter registration errors can put both eligible voters and noncitizens at risk, describing the need for accurate data, careful verification, and due process to protect voting rights and prevent immigration consequences.
Daily Immigration News Clips - October 22, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on October 22, 2026.
Think Immigration: An AILA Law Journal Issue for Our Times
AILA Law Journal Editor-in-Chief Cyrus Mehta describes the new edition, writing that the editorial board sought to “bring forward a collection of both original and thought-provoking articles by authors who have creatively advanced topics and ideas that may have received too little attention.”
Daily Immigration News Clips - October 21, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on October 21, 2026.
Daily Immigration News Clips - October 20, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on October 20, 2026.
Daily Immigration News Clips - October 19, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on October 19, 2026.