Immigration News
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Daily Immigration News Clips - June 4, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on June 4, 2026.
Daily Immigration News Clips - June 3, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on June 3, 2026.
Daily Immigration News Clips - June 2, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on June 2, 2026.
NJ Spotlight News: ‘Black box’: Trump Administration Moves to Wipe Out ICE Watchdog
The Administration’s latest budget request to Congress would cut all funding and staff for the Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman. AILA Senior Director of Government Relations Greg Chen emphasized that as the detained population has exploded, DHS oversight agencies are being wiped out.
Daily Immigration News Clips - June 1, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on June 1, 2026.
Deseret News (Opinion): A New Immigration Law Memo Undermines 74 Years of Intent
In an op-ed, Charles Kuck, former AILA President, “This administration cannot pass an immigration law to its liking. What it can do is make existing law so difficult to access that it ceases to function in practice. That is what this memo attempts.”
Daily Immigration News Clips - May 29, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on May 29, 2026.
Daily Immigration News Clips - May 28, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on May 28, 2026.
Miami Herald (Editorial): Under Trump’s New Green Card Rules, Miami’s Legal Immigrants Have Fewer Options
The Miami Herald Editorial Board writes that the Trump Administration “is playing a cruel game with people trying to become legal immigrants.” According to former AILA President Ira Kurzban, “I think this is just another attempt to basically end the immigration system in the United States.”
Daily Immigration News Clips - May 27, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on May 27, 2026.
Washington Post: Trump Administration Begins Making New Requests of Green-card Applicants
Discussing USCIS’s new adjustment of status memo, AILA President Jeff Joseph told the Washington Post, “We’re already seeing it filter down to the field office ... This is another method of putting cogs in the wheel to try and shut down legal immigration.”
Associated Press: Trump’s Latest Immigration Move Clouds Path to Green Cards
In a recent Associated Press article, Shev Dalal-Dheini, AILA Senior Director of Government Relations, underscored that it is difficult for practitioners to provide generalized legal advice about the memo and noted, “It’s going to be a very case by case specific thing.”
Daily Immigration News Clips - May 26, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on May 26, 2026.
Good Morning America: Trump Administration Issues Directive Requiring Green Card Applicants to Apply Outside the U.S.
AILA Senior Director of Government Relations Shev Dalal-Dheini explained that Congress designed U.S.-based adjustments to prevent families from being separated and ensure U.S. companies could retain employees. She noted that those impacted by this memo “came here legally or were admitted legally.”
Daily Immigration News Clips - May 21, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on May 21, 2026.
Daily Immigration News Clips - May 20, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on May 20, 2026.
Daily Immigration News Clips - May 19, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on May 19, 2026.
Daily Immigration News Clips - May 18, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on May 18, 2026.
Daily Immigration News Clips - May 15, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on May 15, 2026.
Daily Immigration News Clips – May 14, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on May 14, 2026.
Daily Immigration News Clips – May 13, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on May 13, 2026.
Daily Immigration News Clips – May 12, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on May 12, 2026.
Daily Immigration News Clips – May 11, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on May 11, 2026.
Daily Immigration News Clips – May 8, 2026
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on May 8, 2026.
Family Section Newsletter, May 2026
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, to encourage thought and discussion and may not necessarily express the views of AILA or any individual member.