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Each year, it is AILA’s distinct pleasure to recognize and celebrate the individuals and organizations who have achieved excellence in immigration law. Our Annual Awards are bestowed in up to 11 categories: Advancing the Practice of Immigration Law; Advocacy; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Human Rights; Litigation; Media Leadership; Mentorship; Pro Bono; AILA Service Excellence; Teaching; and Young Lawyers. Additionally, the Founders Award is given from time to time to the person or entity having the most substantial impact on the field of immigration law or policy in the preceding period.
Meet Our 2023 Award Recipients
- Hannah Cartwright
2023 Advocacy Award for outstanding efforts in support of AILA’s advocacy agenda - UndocuBlack Network
2023 Arthur C. Helton Human Rights Award for outstanding service in advancing the cause of human rights - Ban Al-Wardi and Maria C. Chavez
2023 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award for outstanding efforts in promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion excellence in the immigration legal profession - Amy Nice
2023 Edith Lowenstein Memorial Award for excellence in advancing the practice of immigration law - Karla McKanders
2023 Elmer Fried Excellence in Teaching Award - AILA Amicus Committee
2023 Jack Wasserman Memorial Award for excellence in litigation in the field of immigration law
Committee Members: Jonathan Weinberg, David Zimmer, Shane Ellison, Lily Axelrod, Nadia Anguiano, David A. Isaacson, Christina Murdoch, Amalia Wille, Becky Sharpless, Jonah Eaton, Mark R. Barr, Elissa Steglich, Dalia Fuleihan, Rekha Sharma-Crawford, and Sabrina Damast. - Sarah Pitney
2023 Joseph Minsky Young Lawyer Award for outstanding contributions made as a young lawyer in the field of immigration and nationality law - Priscilla Alvarez of CNN
2023 Media Leadership Award for outstanding efforts in the media to accurately depict immigration and immigrants - Troutman Pepper
2023 Michael Maggio Memorial Pro Bono Award for outstanding efforts in providing pro bono representation in the immigration field - Brian S. Green
2023 Sam Williamson Mentor Award for outstanding efforts and excellent counsel to immigration attorneys by providing mentoring assistance - Palma Yanni
2023 Susan D. Quarles AILA Service Excellence Award for years of outstanding service in advancing the mission, development, and value of AILA for its members and the public it serves - Ira Kurzban
Founders Award, which is given from time to time to the person or entity having the most substantial impact on the field of immigration law or policy - 2023 Chapter Awards
- 2023 President’s Commendations
Russell Abrutyn, James W. Austin, Maria Theresa Baldini-Potermin, Dan H. Berger, C. Lynn Calder, Rex Chen, James P. Chesser, David W. Cook, Sandra Feist, Ellen Freeman, Amanda Bethea Keaveny, Vincent W. Lau, Daniel Melo, Jennifer Minear, Spojmie Ahmady Nasiri, Andrew K. Nietor, Adriel D. Orozco, Sarah Owings, Rachel M. Self, Margaret D. Stock, Carlina Tapia-Ruano, and Wendy S. Wayne
See Past Award Winners
AILA Chapter Awards | Advocacy Award | Arthur C. Helton Human Rights Award | Congressional Leadership Award | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Recognition Award | Edith Lowenstein Memorial Award | Elmer Fried Excellence in Teaching Award | Jack Wasserman Memorial Award | Joseph Minsky Young Lawyer Award | Media Leadership Award | Michael Maggio Memorial Pro Bono Award | Sam Williamson Mentor Award | Susan D. Quarles AILA Service Excellence Award | The Robert E. Juceam Founders Award | President's Commendations
Browse the Annual Awards collection
INS Extension of TPS Designation for Burundi
INS notice extends, until November 3, 1999, the Attorney General's designation of Burundi under the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program provided for in section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (Act). (63 FR 59334, 11/3/98)
INS Proposed Rule on Suspension of Privilege To Transport Aliens
INS proposed rule allowing suspension of a commercial airline's privilege to transport aliens to the U.S. if airline brings in passengers with fraudulent documents contrary to regulation and at a significantly higher rate than industry standard. Comments are due by 12/22/98. (63 FR 56869, 10/23/98)
SSA Final Rule on Assigning SSNs to Aliens
Effective November 23, 1998, these final rules describe the process by which elements of DOS and INS will collect and then forward enumeration information to the Social Security Administration (SSA). (63 FR 56552, 10/22/98)
INS Rule on Health Care Workers Interim Procedures
INS interim rule, effective 12/14/98, establishing a temporary mechanism to allow applicants for immigrant visas or adjustment of status in the fields of nursing and occupational therapy to satisfy the requirements of section 343 on a provisional basis. (63 FR 55007, 10/14/98)
DOS Notice of Foreign Passport Validity
DOS public notice with a list of countries that have concluded agreements with the U.S. By so agreeing the country in question effectively extends the validity period of the foreign passport an additional six months. (63 FR 54512, 10/9/98)
DOS Final Rule on NIV Applications and Fees
DOS final rule, with one amendment, adopting the interim rule published at 63 FR 24107, 5/1/98, relating to the waiver of visa fees for a nonimmigrant alien who will be engaged in charitable activities in the U.S. (63 FR 52969, 10/2/98)
DOL Proposed Rule on Labor Certification for H-2A Workers
DOL proposed rule to improve H-2A program performance by reducing the amount of time prior the occupancy that housing must be made available, reducing the time prior to need that the application must be filed, and transfering the approval responsibility from INS to DOL. (63 FR 53244, 10/2/98)
INS Rule on Suspension and Cancellation of Removal
INS rule eliminating the conditional grant process at 8 CFR 240.21, and establishing a permanent procedure for processing suspension of deportation and cancellation of removal cases in accordance with NACARA and IIRAIRA provisions. (63 FR 52134, 9/30/98)
INS Notice of Redesignation of TPS for Liberia
INS notice redesignates Liberia under the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program effective 4/7/97 and makes TPS available to eligible Liberian applicants who have continuously resided and been physically present in the U.S. since 9/29/98. (63 FR 51958, 9/29/98)
INS Notice of Extension of TPS for Somalia
INS notice extends, until 9/17/99, the Attorney General's designation of Somalia under the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program provided for in section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). (63 FR 51602. 9/28/98)
BIA Final Rule Expanding Board to 18 Permanent Members
EOIR final rule provides for an expansion of the Board of Immigration Appeals to an 18-member permanent Board, due to the Board's increasing caseload. Rule is effective 9/28/98. (63 FR 51518, 9/28/98)
INS Technical Change for Submission for Immigration Use Fee Requirements
INS final rule making administrative and technical changes to the addressee where periodic summary statements of user fees collected are to be sent, and revising the name of the payee to whose attention remittances shall be forwarded. (63 FR 51271, 9/25/98)
EOIR Proposed Rule on Appellate Review
This proposed rule would establish a streamlined appellate review procedure for the Board of Immigration Appeals due to the unprecedented increase in the number of appeals being filed with the Board. (63 FR 49043, 9/14/98)
DOS Final Rule Making Minor Corrections or Additions to DOS Regulations
DOS final rule combines several minor corrections and updates of current nonimmigrant visa regulations with the deletion of several immigrant visa regulations that are inoperative as a result of the repeal or expiration of the underlying provisions of law. (63 FR 48577, 9/11/98)
INS Proposed Rule on Surrender of Aliens Ordered Removed
INS proposed rule to require aliens subject to a final order of removal to surrender to the Service. This rule also establishes procedures for surrender, and bars persons violating these procedures from obtaining discretionary immigration benefits. (63 FR 47205, 9/4/98)
HHS Designation of Medically Underserved Areas
HHS Designation of Medically Underserved Populations and Health Professional Shortage Areas. This rule discusses whether J-1 visas should be counted. (63 FR 46537, 9/1/98)
INS Notice of Extension of TPS for Montserrat
INS notice of the extension of Montserrat under Temporary Protected Status (TPS). Eligible aliens who are nationals of Montserrat may re-register for TPS and are eligible for an extension of employment authorization. (63 FR 45864, 8/27/98)
INS Notice of Extension of TPS for Bosnia-Hercegovina
INS notice extends, until 8/10/99, the Attorney General's designation of Bosnia-Hercegovina under the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program provided for in section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended. (63 FR 45092, 8/24/98)
DOT Notice of Driver's License as Acceptable Documentation
Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) notice extending comment collection on its proposed regulations to implement section 656(b) on state-issued driver's licenses and comparable id documents. (63 FR 44415, 8/19/98)
INS Notice on Derivative Refugee Status
INS notice to organizations that assist overseas refugee applicants that the INS will grant derivative refugee status under §207(c)(2) of the INA only to a person who is the spouse or child of a refugee who qualifies for admission under §207(c)(1). (63 FR 43957, 8/17/98)
USIA Statement of Policy on Two-Year Home Country Waiver
USIA statement of policy on requests for waiver of the two-year home country physical presence requirement in Section 1182(e) of the INA based upon the applicant's assertion that fulfillment of such requirement is not possible due to the loss of home country citizenship. (63 FR 42233, 8/7/98)
HHS Defines Federal Public Benefit
Notice with comment period interprets the term 'Federal public benefit' as used in Title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) and identifies the HHS programs that provide such benefits. (63 FR 41657, 8/4/98)
INS Proposed Rule on Verification of Eligibility for Public Benefits
INS proposed rule requiring certain entities that provide federal public benefits to verify applicant eligibility, by examining alien applicants' evidence of alien registration and by using a Service automated verification system. (63 FR 41662, 8/4/98) (63 FR 46511, 9/1/98)
INS Proposed Rule on Juvenile Processing after Flores v. Reno
INS proposed rule to establish the procedures for processing juveniles in Service custody. The new rule sets guidelines for the release of juveniles from custody and the detention of unreleased juveniles in state-licensed programs and detention facilities. (63 FR 39759, 7/24/98)
INS Final Rule on Waiver of Inadmissibility
INS final rule making a technical correction to the Immigration and Naturalization Service (Service) regulations that govern the documentary requirements for immigrants and corresponding inadmissibility waivers for certain applicants for admission as permanent residents. (63 FR 39217, 7/22/98)