Practice Alert: Reports of Increased Detention at U.S. Airports for Individuals Traveling Domestically
Over the past few days, AILA members have reported an increase in clients being detained by DHS at U.S. airports during domestic travel. This is occurring across the country, including in California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, New Jersey, Texas, and Virginia. Impacted individuals include those whose lawful status has expired but may have timely filed adjustment of status applications or asylum applications which would allow them to be in a period of authorized stay. Reports include individuals being detained who do not have criminal records and who have valid work authorization or advance parole documents.
AILA members should speak to clients who are not in lawful status about the risks related to domestic travel. The AILA Client Resources Committee is planning to publish flyers in the near future that members can share with their clients as travel warnings.
AILA encourages members to report these types of enforcement actions through AILA’s Enforcement Tracker which allows members to share real-time updates with other members about where enforcement actions are occurring across the country.