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Daily Immigration News Clips - July 17, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on July 17, 2026.
Daily Immigration News Clips - July 16, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on July 16, 2026.
AILA: Trump Administration Public Charge Rule Further Undermines Immigration System
AILA raised serious concerns about the Trump Administration’s changes to the “public charge” rule which will take effect on September 20, 2026, warning that the policy would create confusion, expand government agents’ discretion without accountability, and harm immigrant families and communities.
Daily Immigration News Clips - July 15, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on July 15, 2026.
Think Immigration: Making People “Illegal”: When Immigration Administration Becomes Immigration Policy
AILA’s Rule of Law Task Force Chair Jerry Grzeca describes how the Trump Administration has undermined the immigration system, writing that “The rule of law depends not only on what the law says, but also on whether people can reasonably understand it, rely on it, and comply with it.”
Think Immigration: Venezuelans in the U.S. Must Be Protected from Deportation
AILA Members John Pratt and Clayton Oates describe the devastation affecting Venezuela and urge the Trump Administration to implement protections for Venezuelan nationals in the U.S, calling on Congress to act if the Administration refuses to do so.
Daily Immigration News Clips - July 14, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on July 14, 2026.
Daily Immigration News Clips - July 13, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on July 13, 2026.
Daily Immigration News Clips - July 10, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on July 10, 2026.
Daily Immigration News Clips - July 9, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on July 9, 2026.
Think Immigration: Immigration, Belonging, and the Work of a More Perfect Union—A Neighborhood Tradition, A National Question
AILA’s Laura Embree-Lowry reflects on Fourth of July traditions and immigration, writing that “most of us can agree on a starting point: the immigration system should be fair and functional, help build safe and prosperous communities, and inspire public trust.”
Family Section Newsletter, July 2026
Monthly newsletter brought to you by the members of the Family Section Steering Committee. The content of this email was created by Kathleen Irish, the AILA Family Section Chair, along with the assistance of other members of the Family Section Steering Committee
Think Immigration: Lawful Presence vs. Lawful Status – What’s the Difference?
AROL Task Force member Brian Casson explains the distinction "between being in a lawful immigration status and being lawfully present in the United States," writing that "recognizing the difference...helps foster a more informed public discussion about immigration policy."
Daily Immigration News Clips - July 8, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on July 8, 2026.
Daily Immigration News Clips - July 7, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on July 7, 2026.
Daily Immigration News Clips - July 2, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on July 2, 2026.
Daily Immigration News Clips - July 1, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on July 1, 2026.
AILA Welcomes Supreme Court Ruling Upholding Constitutionally Guaranteed Birthright Citizenship
AILA welcomed the Supreme Court decision 6-3 in Trump v. Barbara, upholding the principle of birthright citizenship: “We are proud that the constitutional bulwark of the nation has withstood another challenge.”
Daily Immigration News Clips - June 30, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on June 30, 2026.
Think Immigration: Settled, Again—Takeaways from the Trump v. Barbara Decision
AILA College of Past Presidents Member Jeremy McKinney shares takeaways from today's SCOTUS decision in Trump v. Barbara, writing “Executive Order 14160 is dead. Birthright citizenship is again what it has been since 1898 and what the Fourteenth Amendment has guaranteed since ratification.”
Daily Immigration News Clips - June 29, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on June 29, 2026.
Think Immigration: Reflections on Pride Month and Ways to Welcome and Include
As Pride Month ends, AILA Board Member Ava Benach shares “ways all of us can do better to model inclusion and support for our LGBTQ+ siblings” and hopes we can “do a better job in our own lives, in our practices, with our employees, colleagues, the AILA community and, most importantly, our clients.”
Daily Immigration News Clips - June 26, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on June 26, 2026.
Supreme Court Okays Asylum Turnbacks, Denying Due Process; AILA Offers Workable Alternatives
AILA President Jeff Joseph responded to the SCOTUS ruling that the federal government can turn away asylum seekers at ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border, calling it “a serious setback to U.S. asylum law and America's longstanding commitment to protect people fleeing persecution.”
Daily Immigration News Clips - June 25, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on June 25, 2026.