Calendar of Events

AI impacts not only how government agencies process cases, but how they gather information, identify fraud, assess credibility, allocate resources, and prioritize investigations. Participants will learn about AI’s effects on clients and cases and identify new legal avenues for accountability.

Fireside Chat Series: Sports & Entertainment Immigration – How Immigration Lawyers Can Support Their Clients – The In-House Counsel/Client Perspective

National Pro Bono Week is the perfect time to discuss what helps immigration lawyers incorporate pro bono service into busy practices. Join us for a discussion about the support systems that make participation easier and everything that help lawyers say "yes" without burning out.

Determining a client’s claim to U.S. citizenship is rarely straightforward. Expert panelists will provide practitioners with a rigorous methodology for analyzing derivative and transmitted citizenship claims.

Learn how to obtain clients’ A-files and other immigration records through FOIA litigation while recovering attorneys’ fees and expenses. This session covers request design, exhaustion, joinder, venue considerations, and strategies for securing records quickly and collecting fees.

Join AILA and the Protecting Immigrant Families (PIF) Coalition for an overview of means-tested benefits under the 2026 Public Charge Final Rule. Discuss risks to adjustment of status cases, common client concerns, and strategies for advising clients.

Withdrawing a case with USCIS can be tricky: the practitioner must balance client autonomy with the duty of competent, ethical representation. Panelists will discuss the tightrope act that attorneys must walk evaluating when and if to withdraw a USCIS case.

Attention AILA members! The AILA Northern California Chapter is thrilled to invite you to our conference in scenic San Francisco.

2026 New England Chapter Conference, November 6, 2026. Hynes Convention Center: Boston, MA. Save the Date! More information soon. This event is being presented by AILA's New England Chapter. This event is not being organized by the AILA National Office.

Join a panel of immigration leaders who will share highlights on what happened and offer predictions on how the outcome might shape U.S. immigration policy in the coming years. AILA leaders will also share AILA’s goals and strategy for the next Congress.