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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 Notice of Updates to the Adverse Effect Wage Rates for H-2A Workers
DOL notice of updates to the Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWR) for the employment of temporary or seasonal nonimmigrant foreign workers (H–2A workers). These rates are applicable starting July 8, 2024. (89 FR 52512, 6/24/24)
DOJ 30-Day Comment Period on OCAHO E-Filing Portal
DOJ 30-day comment request on the OCAHO E-Filing Portal, its web-based electronic filing portal. Comments are due by 7/22/24. (89 FR 52098, 6/21/24)
DHHS Request for Comments on Unaccompanied Children Program Forms
DHHS requests comments on removing two forms, adding two new forms, moving one form from a different information collection (with revisions), and revising three existing forms in this collection, all related to the Unaccompanied Children Program. Comments due by 8/19/24. (89 FR 51528, 6/18/24)
USCIS 60-Day Comment Request on Application for Replacement Naturalization/ Citizenship Document
USCIS 60-day comment request on N-565, Application for Replacement Naturalization/Citizenship Document. Comments are due 8/13/24. (89 FR 50620, 6/14/24)
USCIS 60-Day Comment Request on Form I–941
USCIS 60-day comment request on Form I–941, Application for Significant Public Benefit Entrepreneur Parole and Instructions for Biographic Information for Entrepreneur Parole Dependents. Comments due by 8/13/24. (89 FR 50621, 6/13/24)
USCIS 60-Day Notice on Form N-426
USCIS 60-day notice on request for comments on Form N-426, Request for Certification of Military or Naval Service. Comments due by 8/12/24. (89 FR 50366, 6/13/24)
DHHS Notice of Realignment of the Office of Refugee Resettlement
DHHS notice of the realignment, making the ORR’s Refugee Program and Unaccompanied Children Program the Refugee Program Bureau and the Unaccompanied Children Bureau, respectively; creating the Bureau of Operations; and aligning the divisions. Effective 6/12/24. (89 FR 49889, 6/12/24)
DHS/DOJ Interim Final Rule on Securing the Border
DHS/DOJ published an interim final rule with a request for comments on a proclamation suspending and limiting the entry of certain noncitizens. Comments are due by 7/8/24. Rule is effective at 12:01 am (ET) on 6/5/24. (89 FR 48710, 6/7/24)
CBP Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on 9–11 Response and Biometric EntryExit Fee for H–1B and L–1 Visas
CBP notice of proposed rulemaking to amend and clarify the regulations concerning the 9-11 Response & Biometric Entry-Exit Fee for H-1B and L-1 Visas to clarify DHS’s interpretation of statutory language to require that covered employers submit the fee. Comments due by 7/8/24. (89 FR 48339, 6/6/24)
USCIS 30-Day Notice on Proposed Revisions to Forms I–864, I– 864A, and I–864EZ
USCIS 30-day extension of a comment request period for Forms I–864, I–864A, and I–864EZ, after only receiving three comments in response to the 60-day notice. Comments are due 7/5/24. (89 FR 48184, 6/5/24)
USCIS Notice on the Retirement of Forms by Mail Service
USCIS notice announcing the retirement of the Forms by Mail service on July 18, 2024, which provides paper copies of available USCIS forms by mail to individuals who submit a request online. (89 FR 47582, 6/3/24)
EOIR Final Rule on Efficient Case and Docket Management in Immigration Proceedings
EOIR issued a final rule on efficient case and docket management in immigration proceedings that finalizes the 2023 proposed rule with limited changes. Rule is effective 7/29/24. (89 FR 46742, 5/29/24)
CBP 30-Day Comment Request on Advance Travel Authorization
CBP 30-day comment request on the Advance Travel Authorization. DHS established new parole processes to allow certain noncitizens and their qualifying immediate family members to request advance authorization to travel to the United States. Comments due by 6/24/24. (89 FR 45668, 4/23/24)
USCIS 30-Day Comment Request on Form I-485
USCIS 30-day comment request on Form I-485, Application To Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status. Comments are due by June 17, 2024. (89 FR 43422, 5/17/24)
USCIS 60-Day Comment Request on Form I-854
USCIS 60-day comment request on Form I-854, Agency Alien Witness and Informant Record, the form used by law enforcement agencies to bring alien witnesses and informants to the United States in "S" nonimmigrant classifications. Comments are due by 7/15/24. (89 FR 42484, 5/15/24)
DOS 60-Day Comment Request on SEVIS
DOS 60-day comment request on the recording, reporting, and data collection requirements for Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS). Comments are due by 7/15/24. (89 FR 42011, 5/14/24)
DOS Final Rule on Third-Party Attendance at Appointments for Passport, Consular Report of Birth Abroad, and Certain Other Services
DOS final rule that private attorneys, interpreters, and others may attend certain appointments at passport agencies and centers and at U.S. embassies and consulates overseas to assist the person requesting services (the applicant/requester). The rule is effective 6/12/24. (89 FR 41308, 5/13/24)
DHS NPRM on the Application of Certain Mandatory Bars in Fear Screenings
DHS notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to allow asylum officers to consider the potential applicability of certain bars to asylum and statutory withholding of removal during certain fear screenings. Comments due by June 12, 2024. (89 FR 41347, 5/13/24)
DHHS 30-Day Comment Request on New Risk Determination Hearings
DHHS 30-day comment request notice to implement the new risk determination hearings for unaccompanied children. This new information collection will replace the Flores bond hearing process. Comments due in 30 days. (89 FR 40485, 5/10/24)
USCIS 60-Day Comment Request on MyAppointment
USCIS 60-day comment request on MyAppointment, which allows respondents to access the appointment scheduling system via the USCIS website. Comments are due by 7/9/24. (89 FR 40499, 5/10/24)
USCIS 30-Day Comment Request on Form I-600A/I-600
USCIS 30-day comment request on the Petition to Classify Orphan as an Immediate Relative (Form I-600/I-600A). Comments are due on 6/10/24 (89 FR 40498)
DOL Ratification of H-2A Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology
DOL published a notification of the ratification of the rule published February 28, 2023, on the adverse effect wage rate methodology for H-2A workers. Ratification was signed on May 3, 2024. (89 FR 38838, 5/8/24)
DHHS Final Rule Clarifying Eligibility for DACA Recipients
DHHS issued a final rule clarifying the eligibility of DACA recipients and certain other noncitizens for a qualified health plan under the Affordable Care Act. The rule is effective as of 11/1/24. (89 FR 39392, 5/8/24)
EOIR 30-Day Comment Request of EOIR-26A
EOIR 30-day comment request on the Fee Waiver Request (EOIR-26A). Comments are due by 6/7/24. (89 FR 38917, 5/8/24)
DOL 60-Day Comment Request on Extension Package for Labor Condition Application for H–1B, H–1B1, and E–3
DOL comment request for an extension of the Office of Foreign Labor Certification’s Labor Condition Application (LCA) forms and the Wage and Hour Division’s WH-4 complaint form for three years without changes. Comments are due by 7/5/24. (89 FR 37263, 5/6/24)