Calendar of Events

This course is designed to bring practitioners up to speed regarding the latest innovations and best practices in Gen AI. Expert instructors will discuss how to responsibly utilize this revolutionary technology to increase productivity. Live sessions: Aug. 14, 16, and 29 and Sept. 11, 13, and 19.

A petition for review to a U.S. circuit court of appeals is often “the last best hope” for clients seeking humanitarian protection in the United States; however, the odds are stacked against immigration attorneys and those they represent.

2024 AILA Northern Border Conference: September 20, 2024, Buffalo, NY - This event is being presented by AILA's Upstate New York Chapter. This event is not being organized by the AILA National Office.

De-Escalation is a skill everyone can use, whether it’s dealing with an irate client, calming a colleague, or smoothing over a rough situation in your personal life. Come learn from our discussion leaders what works and how to implement it.

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USCIS invitation to a webinar on TPS extension and redesignation for Haiti on 9/24/24. Questions are due by 9/2/24.

This intermediate panel on PERM alternatives (in contrast to Part I on National Interest Waivers, considers Schedule A for certain employment-based preference cases. Schedule A is a list of pre-certified occupations with known U.S. labor shortages.

On April 1, 2024, USCIS updated its fee schedule (for the first time since 2016) as well as several of its most utilized employment-based forms and locations for filing. The challenges faced by practitioners, however, extend far beyond calculating fees, updating forms, and filing addresses.

On July 29, 2024, a new EOIR final rule—Efficient Case and Docket Management in Immigration Proceedings—went into effect. Join the Removal Defense Section as they discuss the rule's history and provide practice tips for using the new rule to your client's advantage.

Join Angie Kelley, AILA chief advisor and Doug Rivlin, Senior Director of Communications for America’s Voice, for an AILA member roundtable to discuss the current media environment, messaging that works in both blue states and red and talk through how to address tough questions.