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AILA Executive Director: Opening Dialogue on Real Immigration Solutions is Welcome
AILA ED Ben Johnson highlighted Senator Ruben Gallego’s (D-AZ) immigration reform proposal, noting that AILA is ready to work “to build out a structurally sound plan that will design a fair and reasonable immigration system that is balanced and advances America’s prosperity and future.”
Think Immigration: Dealing with Conflicts of Interest in the PERM Context
AILA Law Journal author Olivia Shaw describes the article she wrote for the latest issue of the AILA Law Journal, focused on conflicts of interest in the PERM context, writing that the article is “especially important now given the uncertainty that plagues the U.S. immigration system.”
Think Immigration: Sometimes You Have to Take ‘Em to Court
In this blog post, Sabrina Damast describes the myriad resources for AILA members considering federal litigation noting, “federal litigation is not something scary to avoid, regardless of the day’s immigration news...[it is] an essential tool to help your clients and to help you grow as a lawyer.”
AILA Statement: Trump Administration Lays Trap with Self-Deportation Offer
In response to the DHS announcement of a “stipend” for people choosing to self-deport from the United States, AILA cautioned individuals noting that “No one should accept this without first obtaining good legal advice from an immigration attorney or other qualified representative.”
Think Immigration: The Social Security Paradox
AILA Media Advocacy Committee Member Anthony Pawelski shares some of the most common questions he has fielded about social security and immigration along with straightforward answers to correct misconceptions and misinformation.
Daily Immigration News Clips – May 1, 2025
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on May 1, 2025.
Think Immigration: Biohacking for Beginners (and Everybody Else): Welcome to Well-Being Week in Law 2025!
AILA Well-Being Committee Member Sara Mailander highlights what's coming next week for AILA's Well-Being Week in Law 2025 and how biohacking, or “leveraging strategic habits and behaviors to optimize the way your brain works and to improve your overall wellness” can help.
AILA President Welcomes ICE’s Reversal of Student Visa Terminations
AILA President Kelli Stump welcomed news that due to litigation efforts by myriad AILA members and organizations, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is reinstating international students’ records.
Think Immigration: Why We Will Win: The Power of Unity, Diversity, and Defiance in Immigration Advocacy
In this blog post, Andrew Nietor urges his fellow AILA members to stand together, writing “Whether you’re a solo practitioner in a rural town, a nonprofit advocate in a border community, or part of a large firm in a big city—your voice and your work matter. We need each other more than ever.”
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.
Daily Immigration News Clips – April 21, 2025
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on April 21, 2025.
Think Immigration: You Know Who Warned Us About Trump Hundreds of Years Ago? Alexander Hamilton
As due process is under attack, AILA member Matt Maiona reflects on his career as an immigration attorney, the calling he feels to this work, and urges all of us to "stand against the threats to liberty and heed the warning that Alexander Hamilton himself left us."
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.
Think Immigration: When Is a Law Journal Issue More Than a Law Journal Issue?
AILA Law Journal Editor-in-Chief Cyrus Mehta highlights the newest issue (free to AILA members) and the recent symposium, describing why focusing on ethics was key, writing that the issue "can offer important knowledge to take with you into any situation you and your client face."
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.
Taxation → Deportation Without Representation
Mo Goldman from the AILA Media Advocacy Committee highlights the concerns and potential damage caused by the IRS sharing data with DHS, especially given immigrants’ good faith efforts to pay taxes despite being undocumented.
AILA: Trump Dragnet Widens to Unconstitutional Targeting of People with Visas
AILA President and Executive Director respond to Trump Administration’s targeting of lawful visa holders, including students and researchers, in this press statement urging Congressional action “to provide oversight and end this abuse of power.”
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.
Think Immigration: AILA Well-Being – Education, Community, Support
On the blog, Member Experience Committee member Lynn Calder describes AILA Well-Being efforts, highlighting upcoming events and “AILA’s approach: to offer science-based and practical information along with non-judgmental support to help each member stress less, feel better, and be healthier.”
AILA Executive Director Warns of Due Process and Rights Abuses with Trump Gutting of Oversight Agencies
AILA ED Ben Johnson warned of due process and rights abuses in response to the recent Trump Administration effort to eliminate three important oversight bodies vital to the effective and accountable operation of DHS.
Trump Administration Terminates Lawful Status of Nearly 500,000 Foreign Nationals, Throwing Families, Employers, and Communities into Turmoil
AILA President Kelli Stump and Executive Director Ben Johnson warn of the harm of terminating the successful Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (CHNV) parole program.
AILA Rejects Administration’s Dangerous Threats on Immigration Attorneys
AILA President Kelli Stump and Executive Director Ben Johnson reject a chilling directive by the Trump Administration ordering sanctions, reviews, and stricter oversight of attorneys in asylum and immigration cases.
Think Immigration: Coming Together in Denver to Learn, and Lean on Each Other
In this blog post, Chair of the 2025 AILA Annual Conference Committee Matthew Stump describes why he is looking forward to #AILAAC25: "It’s about equipping ourselves with the tools to fight for our clients, push back against restrictive policies, and build stronger, more effective practices."
AILA: Invocation of Alien Enemies Act to Deport Venezuelans to El Salvador is Unconstitutional
AILA President Kelli Stump and ED Ben Johnson responded to President Trump invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, an archaic, draconian law, saying, “No President should be able to resurrect a law from the 1700’s and circumvent our constitutionally and statutorily mandated due process protections.”