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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
DOL Proposed Delay of Effective Date of Final Rule on Computation of Prevailing Wage Levels
DOL document proposing to delay until 5/14/21 the effective date of the final rule on computation of prevailing wage levels which was published at 86 FR 3608 on 1/14/21. Comments on the proposed delayed effective date must be received by 2/16/21. (86 FR 7656, 2/1/21)
USCIS Notification of Preliminary Injunctions Against Fee Rule
USCIS notification of two preliminary injunctions issued in 2020 against the USCIS fee rule published at 85 FR 46788. The notification states that DHS is complying with the terms of these court orders and is not enforcing the regulatory changes set out in the final rule. (86 FR 7493, 1/29/21)
Second CDC Order Requiring Negative COVID-19 Test or Documentation of Recovery from COVID-19 for Persons Entering by Air
CDC order signed 1/25/21, requiring a negative pre-departure COVID-19 test or documentation of recovery from COVID-19 for all passengers arriving into the U.S. by air from any foreign country, effective 1/26/21. This order supersedes the prior order signed on 1/12/21. (86 FR 7387, 1/28/21)
Presidential Proclamation on the Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Certain Additional Persons Who Pose a Risk of Transmitting Cor
On 1/25/21, President Biden issued a proclamation suspending and limiting the entry, with exceptions, of noncitizens who in the previous 14 days were present in the Schengen Area, the U.K., Ireland, Brazil (all effective 1/26/21), and South Africa (effective 1/30/21). (86 FR 7467, 1/28/21)
President Biden Issues Executive Order Which Revokes “Buy American and Hire American” Executive Order
On 1/25/21, President Biden issued an executive order titled “Ensuring the Future Is Made in All of America by All of America’s Workers.” Section 14 revokes several previous executive orders, including Executive Order 13788, “Buy American and Hire American.” (86 FR 7475, 1/28/21)
White House Issues Memo on Regulatory Freeze Pending Review
On 1/20/21, White House Chief of Staff Ronald A. Klain issued a memorandum for the heads of executive departments and agencies instituting a regulatory freeze pending review. (86 FR 7424, 1/28/21)
Presidential Proclamation Terminating Emergency with Respect to the U.S. Southern Border and Redirecting Funds Diverted to Border Wall Construction
On 1/20/21, President Biden issued a proclamation terminating the national emergency declared by Proclamation 9844, and continued on 2/13/20 and 1/15/21. The proclamation directs officials to pause work on construction on the southern border wall. (86 FR 7225, 1/27/21)
DOL Rescission of Final Rule on Guidance Documents
DOL rescission of a final rule on policies related to guidance documents, which was published at 85 FR 53163 on 8/28/20. (86 FR 7237, 1/27/21)
Presidential Memo on Modernizing Regulatory Review
On 1/20/21, President Biden issued a memo directing the Director of OMB, in consultation with executive departments and agencies, to begin a process with the goal of producing a set of recommendations for improving and modernizing regulatory review. (86 FR 7223, 1/16/21)
President Biden Issues Executive Order on Promoting COVID-19 Safety in Domestic and International Travel
On 1/21/21, President Biden issued an executive order, which, among other things, directs government officials to assess CDC's order requiring a negative COVID-19 test from airline passengers traveling to the United States, and to take "further appropriate regulatory action." (86 FR 7205, 1/26/21)
President Biden Revokes Trump Executive Orders on Federal Regulation
On 1/20/21, President Biden issued an Executive Order revoking several prior Executive Orders issued by President Trump concerning federal regulation. (86 FR 7049, 1/25/21)
NARA Notice of Agency Records Schedules
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) notice with proposed records schedules in which agencies propose to dispose of certain records. This notice includes schedules related to immigration from ACF and from USCIS. Comments are due 3/11/21. (86 FR 6920, 1/25/21)
President Trump Issues Memorandum on Deferred Enforced Departure for Certain Venezuelans
On 1/19/21, President Trump issued a memo directing DHS and DOS to defer, with certain exceptions, for 18 months the removal of any Venezuelan national, or individual without nationality who last habitually resided in Venezuela, who is present in the U.S. as of 1/20/21. (86 FR 6845, 1/25/21)
President Biden Issues Executive Order Revoking Prior Presidential Actions Excluding Undocumented Immigrants from the Apportionment Base Following the
On 1/20/21, President Biden issued an executive order revoking prior presidential actions that sought to exclude undocumented immigrants from the apportionment base following the 2020 census. (86 FR 7015, 1/25/21)
President Biden Issues Executive Order Revising Civil Immigration Enforcement Policies and Priorities
On 1/20/21, President Biden issued an Executive Order revoking EO 13768 of 1/25/17, Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States, and directing officials to review any agency actions developed pursuant to EO 13768 and to take action as appropriate. (86 FR 7051, 1/25/21)
USCIS and EOIR Delay Effective Date of Final Rule on Pandemic-Related Security Bars to Asylum and Withholding of Removal
USCIS and EOIR document delaying the effective date of the final rule “Security Bars and Processing” (85 FR 84160, 12/23/20), which was scheduled to become effective on 1/22/21. The effective date is delayed until 3/22/21. (86 FR 6847, 1/25/21)
Presidential Proclamation on Ending Discriminatory Bans on Entry to the United States
On 1/20/21, President Biden issued a proclamation revoking EO 13780, PP 9645, PP 9723, and PP 9983. (86 FR 7005, 1/25/21)
President Biden Issues Memorandum on Preserving and Fortifying DACA
On 1/20/21, President Biden issued a memorandum directing the DHS Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General, to take all actions he deems appropriate, consistent with applicable law, to preserve and fortify DACA. (86 FR 7053, 1/25/21)
President Biden Issues Memorandum Reinstating Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians
On 1/20/21, President Biden issued a memo deferring through 6/30/22, the removal of any Liberian national, or person without nationality who last habitually resided in Liberia, who is present in the U.S. and who was under a grant of DED as of 1/10/21. (86 FR 7055, 1/25/21)
Presidential Proclamation Terminating Restrictions on Entry of Certain Travelers from the Schengen Area, the U.K., Ireland, and Brazil
In light of a CDC order issued on 1/12/21, President Trump issued a proclamation on 1/18/21, effective 1/26/21, removing travel restrictions from the Schengen Area, the U.K., Ireland, and Brazil. (86 FR 6799, 1/22/21)
Notice Continuing National Emergency with Respect to the Southern Border
President Trump issued a notice on 1/15/21 continuing for one year the national emergency concerning the southern border of the United States that he declared in Proclamation 9844 on 2/15/19. (85 FR 6557, 1/22/21)
DOS Notice Designating Cuba as a State Sponsor of Terrorism
On 1/12/21, DOS issued a notice designating Cuba as a State Sponsor of Terrorism. (86 FR 6731, 1/22/21)
CBP Designates Approved Native American Tribal Card Issued by the Muscogee (Creek) Nation
CBP designated an approved Native American tribal card issued by the Muscogee (Creek) Nation as an acceptable travel document for the purposes of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative. The designation is effective 1/22/21. (86 FR 6664, 1/22/21)
CDC Order Requiring Negative COVID-19 Test or Documentation of Recovery from COVID-19 for Persons Entering by Air
CDC order signed 1/12/21, requiring a negative pre-departure COVID-19 test or documentation of recovery from COVID-19 for all airline or other aircraft passengers arriving into the United States from any foreign country, effective 1/26/21. (86 FR 6331, 1/21/21)
CBP Notification of Temporary Travel Restrictions Applicable to Land Ports of Entry and Ferries Service Between the United States and Mexico
CBP issued a notification of the continuation of temporary travel restrictions limiting travel of individuals from Mexico into the United States at land ports of entry along the United States-Mexico border through 2/21/21 due to COVID-19. (86 FR 4967, 1/19/21)