Featured Issues

Featured Issue: Impact of the 2025 Congressional Budget Process on Immigration

5/1/25 AILA Doc. No. 25031105.

A major threat now looms, with the GOP-led Congress poised to pass an enormous budget bill that includes enormous increases in immigration fees and more funding for mass deportations. On May 22, the House voted 215-214 to pass its budget reconciliation bill, which will now go to the Senate for consideration. In their parts of the bill, the Judiciary Committee and the Homeland Committee included nearly $150 billion for enforcement activities and major increases in fees for work permits, asylum, appeals in court, and many other categories. In a statement, AILA called on Congress to reject the bill “unless it imposes strict oversight” on the spending and noted that the “crushing new fees” will “effectively shut[] out many families businesses, and asylum seekers from lawful pathways.” Read AILA's analysis.

If Congress passes the budget reconciliation bill, it will give the President the opportunity to enact his tax and debt agenda—and to appropriate more money on border security and immigration—outside of the annual appropriations process. In addition to the massive fee hikes and deportation funding, there is added risk that harmful immigration policies will be included, because reconciliation is a special process that only requires a simple majority to pass in the Senate (most bills require 60 votes).

AILA calls upon its members to contact Congress to oppose the budget reconciliation bill that includes outrageous fee hikes and funds turbocharged mass deportations without due process.

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Policy Briefs

Policy Brief: Six Ways the 2025 Budget Reconciliation Bill Undermines a Functional Immigration System

This brief focuses on the bill’s proposed fees that will undermine the immigration system, erect severe barriers to congressionally enacted legal pathways, and harm American businesses and communities in the process.

5/8/25 AILA Doc. No. 25050801. Congress
Featured Issues

Featured Issue: Impact of the 2025 Congressional Budget Process on Immigration

This page provides information and resources about the 2025 congressional budget process and its impact on immigration.

5/1/25 AILA Doc. No. 25031105.
Congressional Updates, AILA Public Statements

AILA Urges VOTE NO on Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act

AILA urges members of Congress to vote NO on “Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act.” The bill would render noncitizens who have committed certain domestic violence crimes including stalking, child abuse, and child neglect inadmissible and deportable under federal immigration law.

2/24/25 AILA Doc. No. 25022405. Crimes, Removal & Relief
Press Releases

Senate Fails to Put Any Checks or Balances on Trump Administration’s Mass Detention and Deportation Plans

AILA President Kelli Stump and Executive Director Ben Johnson responded to the Senate passage of the budget reconciliation bill noting, “Missing from this budget is any understanding that immigrants have been and continue to be vital to America’s success.”

2/21/25 AILA Doc. No. 25022105.
AILA Announcements

AILA Urges Members of Congress to Reject Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act (H.R. 35)

AILA urges members of Congress to reject HR 35, and instead to enact solutions that ensure a more orderly, effective and fair immigration system.

2/12/25 AILA Doc. No. 25021203. Congress, Crimes, Removal & Relief
AILA Announcements

AILA Urges Members of Congress to Vote NO on H.R. 32 the “No Bailout for Sanctuary Cities Act”

AILA urges members to of Congress to vote NO on H.R. 32 which will authorize the current administration to block federal funding to promote education, transportation, housing, food security, public heath, and crime prevention across the United States.

2/4/25 AILA Doc. No. 25021900. Congress
AILA Announcements

2025 Annual Plan and Budget

2025 Annual Plan and Budget. AILA's focus in 2025 is on equipping members with the tools, knowledge, and resources they need to be fearless advocates, sustain their practices, and prioritize their wellbeing in the face of challenges.

1/18/25 AILA Doc. No. 25041163.
Congressional Updates

AILA Urges Senators to Vote No on Laken Riley Act

AILA submitted a recommendation to senators that they vote no on the Laken Riley Act. AILA sent a similar vote recommendation to representatives.

1/8/25 AILA Doc. No. 25010805. Detention & Bond, Removal & Relief
Featured Issues

Featured Issue: Immigration Reforms through Budget Reconciliation

The Senate achieved passage of a landmark climate change and healthcare legislation through a process known as “budget reconciliation.” The passage of this historic bill in the Senate can be celebrated for not including amendments that targeted immigrants, their families, and our communities.

8/8/22 AILA Doc. No. 21091005.