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AILA Law Journal, Vol. 7, Number 2, October 2025
The October 2025 edition of the AILA Law Journal is now available.
GMS E-Bulletin, October 2025
The October 2025 GMS E-Bulletin provides the latest updates from around the Globe, introductions of new GMS members, and useful information for your practice!
Family Section Newsletter, October 2025
Stay Updated: Insights & Updates from the Steering Committee – October Email 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 others.
GMS E-Bulletin, September 2025
The September 2025 GMS E-Bulletin contains the latest updates from around the Globe, new GMS members, and useful information for your practice!
CNN News18: 4,700 Students Targeted in U.S. by ICE, Half Are Indian
CNN News18 features an interview with AILA Senior Director of Government Relations Sharvari Dalal-Dheini about the recent surge in U.S. student visa revocations.
CNN: Lawsuits Seek to Restore Dozens of Foreign Students' Legal Status amid Targeting by Immigration Authorities
CNN reports on lawsuits alleging that the Trump Administration unlawfully stripped scores of foreign students of their legal status. Some students have brought individual cases, and at least two federal lawsuits aim to represent large swaths of students at once.
Bloomberg Law: Lawsuits Over Foreign Students' Status Find Solid Legal Footing
Bloomberg Law reports on a slew of lawsuits filed in the past two weeks arguing that DHS unilaterally removed dozens of students from a database tracking compliance with student visa programs, effectively canceling their legal status.
New York Times: Pressuring Migrants to 'Self-Deport,' White House Moves to Cancel Social Security Numbers
The Trump Administration has revoked the temporary legal status of hundreds of thousands of immigrants allowed into the country under the Biden Administration. Now, to pressure some of those immigrants and others who had legal status to "self-deport," it is canceling the SSNs they lawfully obtained.
AILA Law Journal, Vol. 7, Number 1, April 2025
The spring 2025 edition of the AILA Law Journal is now available. This edition of the Journal was published in conjunction with the second annual AILA Law Journal Symposium, titled "Immigration and Ethics," held on 4/3/25 in Washington, D.C.
ACLU and Democracy Forward Sue Trump Administration over Expected Invocation of Alien Enemies Act
Read the ACLU and Democracy Forward's press release about suing the Trump Administration over the President's "expected unlawful and unprecedented invocation of the Alien Enemies Act."
GMS E-Bulletin, November 2024
The November 2024 GMS E-Bulletin continues our theme of personal stories from members as well as practical updates from the world of global migration.
GMS E-Bulletin, October 2024
The October 2024 GMS E-Bulletin kicks off the new committee year and continues our theme of personal stories from members as well as practical updates from the world of global migration.
AILA Law Journal, Vol. 6, Number 2, October 2024
The October 2024 edition of the AILA Law Journal is now available.
Biden Announces Immigration Protections for Up to 550,000 Spouses and Children of U.S. Citizens
On the Immigration Impact blog, the American Immigration discusses the Biden Administration announcement of two major new policies to help streamline paths to legal status for certain long-time undocumented immigrants and highlights their potential impact.
GMS E-Bulletin, March 2024
The March 2024 GMS E-Bulletin presents a regional spotlight highlighting the East Asia region.
GMS Monthly E-Bulletin, November 2023
The November 2023 GMS E-Bulletin highlights student visa options globally.
AILA Law Journal: An Article I Immigration Court
AILA shares an article by Mimi Tsankov from the fall 2023 edition of the AILA Law Journal, which discusses how an Article I court would help fix the broken and ineffective immigration court system.
AILA Law Journal, Vol. 5, Number 2, October 2023
The October 2023 edition of the AILA Law Journal is now available.
John Oliver on Immigration Courts
HBO’s “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” aired a comedic yet powerful segment on injustices in U.S. immigration courts. Several AILA members were consulted about the piece and helped shape it.