Immigration News
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Daily Immigration News Clips – August 22, 2025
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on August 22, 2025.
Daily Immigration News Clips – August 21, 2025
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on August 21, 2025.
Daily Immigration News Clips, August 19, 2025
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on August 19, 2025.
Think Immigration: How to Supercharge your Intake Interviews with an AI Tag Team
AILA member Jared Jaskot describes how he uses AI during an initial review for asylum seekers, allowing the attorney to dig in to see what might have been missed and ensure a more efficient process. His template could be modified to help with other areas of immigration law.
Think Immigration: DC Court Holds Firm Against Trump Attempt to Use 212(f) to End Asylum at Border
In this blog post, Miroslava Becerra Garcia and Amy Grenier dig in to the recent ruling in RAICES v. Noem in the D.C. District Court which found that the Administration did not have the right to suspend the entry of noncitizens at the U.S. Border which would have prevented claims of asylum.
Think Immigration: How Pro Bono Cases Change Lives
In this blog post, AILA member Nikki Esposito Whetstone shares three unique examples of AILA members’ pro bono work that changed the lives of clients, and the attorney members who were able to use their legal expertise and “skills in service of those with nowhere else to turn.”
Daily Immigration News Clips – July 16, 2025
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on July 16, 2025.
Think Immigration: The O-1 Visa – Building an Extraordinary Ability Case in Today’s Climate
In this blog post, AILA member Muhammed Üzüm details the O-1 visa which “remains one of the most powerful yet misunderstood pathways available to individuals with extraordinary ability” and the importance of “crafting cohesive narratives where every document supports the case’s core message.”
Think Immigration: Straight From the Horse’s Mouth – An AI Experiment That You Can Absolutely Rely Upon
As AI proliferates, AILA member Vaman Kidambi asks ChatGPT itself to describe why it can serve as a tool for research but that, “No AI model, no matter how advanced, can accurately predict decisions in this environment without oversimplifying or missing critical human and legal context.”
AILA Executive Director Laments Passage of Reconciliation Bill
In this statement, AILA strongly condemned the passage of the reconciliation bill, which represents a stunning failure to uphold American values and priorities; AILA ED Ben Johnson stated, “This bill is a profound disappointment...[that] fails our nation on every front.”
Think Immigration: The Fourteenth Amendment Survives in 22 States: Trump v. CASA, Inc. Call to Action!
Jeremy L. McKinney, Rekha Sharma-Crawford, and Brian S. Green team up on this blog post detailing what the SCOTUS decision on universal injunctions means for the fight to preserve birthright citizenship.
AILA Denounces Passage of Draconian Immigration Spending Bill: A $150 Billion Blueprint for Mass Deportation and Fear
AILA ED Ben Johnson responded to the Senate budget reconciliation bill passage: “AILA urges the public, legal community, and policymakers to resist this dangerous shift toward an enforcement-only system that abandons our nation’s values of fairness, due process, and humane treatment of immigrants.”
SCOTUS Inaction on Birthright Citizenship Strengthens Executive Overreach, Erodes Constitutional Safeguards, and Paves the Way for Chaos and Harm
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today to severely limit the ability of district court judges to grant universal injunctions as part of ongoing litigation about birthright citizenship. AILA President Jeff Joseph and Executive Director Ben Johnson responded.
Think Immigration: Riley v. Bondi – Riley’s Silver Lining
Jeremy L. McKinney, Brian S. Green, Robert Cohen, and Rekha Sharma-Crawford write up the SCOTUS decision in Riley v. Bondi, noting 6 practical takeaways the decision means for immigration attorneys in the removal context.
Think Immigration: Reconsidering the Reconciliation Bill: What it Means for Immigration
AILA's Grassroots Advocacy Associate Paul Rampersaud details the current status of the Budget Reconciliation bill under consideration by the Senate, highlighting the need for AILA members to speak out against the harmful changes it would make to immigration law
AILA Elects New Officers
AILA elected new officers to its Executive Committee for the 2025-2026 term and Jeff Joseph was installed as AILA’s President.
New Edition Released of AILA’s “Cookbook”
AILA is proud to release the 4th edition of our Immigration Law Practice and Procedure Manual: A “Cookbook” of Essential Practice Materials. Written by Ari Sauer and Greg Siskind, it provides thorough, how-to guidance on preparing and filing many immigration applications and petitions.
AILA Presents Stef Kight and Andrew Kreighbaum with the 2025 Media Leadership Award
AILA recognizes Stef Kight of Axios and Andrew Kreighbaum of Bloomberg Law with the 2025 Media Leadership Award, given to individuals whose efforts in the media most accurately depict immigration and immigrants.
AILA Presents Karen T. Grisez with the 2025 Michael Maggio Memorial Pro Bono Award
AILA recognizes Karen T. Grisez, Pro Bono Counsel of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, LLP., with the 2025 Michael Maggio Memorial Pro Bono Award for outstanding efforts in providing pro bono representation in the immigration field.
AILA Presents Jesse M. Bless with the 2025 Jack Wasserman Memorial Award
AILA recognizes Jesse M. Bless of Bless Litigation, LLC., with the 2025 Jack Wasserman Memorial Award for excellence in litigation in the field of immigration law.
AILA President: DREAMers Still Waiting for Permanent Status 13 Years Later
AILA President Kelli Stump recognizes the thirteenth anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative, calling on “legislators to put aside partisan differences and pass legislation to offer security in this time of chaos and turmoil.”
Think Immigration: What Do Tech Savvy Immigration Agencies Owe the Tech Unsavvy
In this blog post, AILA Law Journal Author Allison Huang describes how she was inspired to dig into the use of technology in immigration agencies and courts for her article in the Spring 2025 issue of the AILA Law Journal.
Daily Immigration News Clips - June 12, 2025
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on June 12, 2025.
Think Immigration: Eroding Trust: USCIS and EOIR’s Role in Trump-Era Immigration Enforcement
AILA staff members Heather Hogan, Cristina Rodriguez and Vanessa Dojaquez-Torres describe the impact of ICE arrests at immigration courts and USCIS interviews, and how those arrests are robbing individuals of “due process, something that has stood as a bedrock of U.S. jurisprudence and principles.”
AILA Executive Director Condemns Violence and Trump Administration’s Abuse of Power in Response to LA Protests
AILA ED Ben Johnson responds to the Trump Administration’s deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles, stating “The military must never be used as a tool of political convenience. Our Constitution must be upheld. Silence in the face of these abuses is complicity.”