Examples & Questions
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and ACLU are asking for help identifying potential plaintiffs for a lawsuit challenging ICE/CBP’s use of facial recognition during roving immigration stops (i.e., Kavanaugh stops). Plaintiffs should come from the 1st, 4th, or 9th Circuits.
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AILA Announcements
For 36 years—and going on 20 editions—Kurzban’s Immigration Law Sourcebook has provided reliable, authoritative answers to any immigration query. With due process and the law itself facing sustained attacks, it’s back for a fully updated new edition. Member exclusive: Preorder now to save 25%.
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Federal Court Cases
In a 2-1 vote, a D.C. Circuit panel vacated a district court’s stay of the Trump Administration’s 2025 expansion of expedited removal. The ruling allows DHS to apply expedited removal nationwide, regardless of distance from the border. (Make the Road New York v. Mullin, 6/23/26)
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Featured Issues
In June 2026, Congress passed a $70 billion immigration enforcement bill, giving even more funding to ICE and Border Patrol without imposing any guardrails to check their dangerous and unlawful abuses. This page collects resources related to DHS funding in the FY26 budget and reconciliation process.
6/24/26
AILA Doc. No. 26020531.
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Practice Resources
As of Monday, June 22, 2026, AILA members have reported conducting Google Chrome searches for USCIS web pages such as “fee schedule” or “direct I-129 filing addresses,” only to be led to potentially fraudulent websites masked as Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or other third-party websites.
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AILA Blog
AROL Task Force member Wendy Wayne highlights repeated analysis showing that the narrative being promulgated by the Trump Administration about immigrants and crime has been conclusively established as false and emphasizes that we must continue to combat this damaging misinformation.
6/24/26
AILA Doc. No. 26062461.
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Immigration News
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on June 24, 2026.
6/24/26
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Agency Memos & Announcements
DOL’s Office of Administrative Law Judges (OALJ) announced a training session on DOL's e-File/e-Serve (EFS) Public Portal on 7/24/26, 1:00 - 2:30 PM (ET).
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Practice Resources
AILA's USCIS Operations Committee provides updates on the May 18, 2026 guidance on telephonic representation following response from USCIS regarding how to submit requests for telephonic appearances under "limited circumstances."
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AILA Announcements
For the last 36 years, Kurzban’s has helped immigration practitioners defend due process in even the toughest of cases. The latest and updated 20th edition is now on sale for all members at 25%, guaranteed to help you navigate the most challenging immigration policy changes.
6/24/26
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Litigation Resources, Practice Resources
AILA’s Benefits Litigation Committee provides this practice pointer on Habeas Corpus for individuals detained near the border, then released, including on recognizance or parole under INA § 212(d)(5), and due process violations in ROR revocations and revocation of parole under § 212(d)(5).
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Professional Resources
You know a deepfake photo or video when you see one... Right? Wrong. As these items get better, systems for verification become increasingly important.
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Cases & Decisions, Federal Court Cases
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the INA does not require border officers to have clear and convincing evidence that an LPR has committed a crime involving moral turpitude before deeming them an applicant for admission. Justices Jackson, Sotomayor, and Kagan dissented. (Blanche v. Lau, 6/23/26)
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FR Regulations & Notices
USCIS NPRM that would increase the filing fees for Form N-400 to $1,330 (paper filing) or $1,280 (online filing) and for Form N-336 to $1,475 (paper) and $1,425 (online). It would also eliminate most fee waivers and reduced fees for the filings. Comments are due 8/24/26. (91 FR 37500, 6/23/26)
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Immigration News
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on June 23, 2026.
6/23/26
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AILA Public Statements, Media Tools
Informed by the experience of the more than 18,000 immigration attorneys who are members of AILA, this document outlines five core principles to restore trust, strengthen the rule of law, and build a system that is fairer, more secure, and better aligned with the country America aspires to be.
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Cases & Decisions, Federal Court Cases
The court held that the BIA’s 30-day appeal deadline is a nonjurisdictional claim-processing rule subject to equitable tolling, and upheld the denial of equitable tolling where the petitioner failed to demonstrate due diligence. (Baro v. Blanche, 6/16/26)
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Immigration News
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on June 22, 2026.
6/22/26
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Cases & Decisions, Federal Court Cases
The court held that the BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying reconsideration where the petitioner failed to establish membership in her proposed PSG of Brazilian women unable to leave relationships and her perceived-family PSG lacked particularity. (Alves-Pains v. Blanche, 6/18/26)
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Immigration News
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on June 19, 2026.
6/19/26
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Professional Resources
AILA Well-Being Committee Member Jennifer Howards leads us in some quick stretches that you can do at your desk!
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Agency Memos & Announcements
USCIS issued a policy memorandum (PM-602-0200) providing guidance to ensure USCIS adjudicates all H-2A dairying petitions on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration the totality of the facts presented, and in the same manner as all other H-2A petitions. This guidance is effective 6/17/26.
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Immigration News
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on June 18, 2026.
6/18/26
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Cases & Decisions, Federal Court Cases
The BIA held that the respondent did not establish an exceptional situation warranting sua sponte reopening of removal proceedings where his equities were acquired years after he was ordered removed from the United States. Matter of Herrera-Nunez, 29 I&N Dec. 695 (BIA 2026)
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Cases & Decisions, DOJ/EOIR Cases
The BIA held that a noncitizen subject to a final removal order should first request a stay from DHS prior to the Board considering a stay request filed in connection with a motion to reopen or reconsider a Board or immigration court order. Matter of Herrera-Nunez, 29 I&N Dec. 691 (BIA 2026)
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Professional Resources
Congratulations to the 2026 AILA Chapter Pro Bono Champions! The 2026 Champions demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to providing pro bono assistance through many worthy initiatives.
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Professional Resources
AILA Practice & Professionalism Center Senior Director Reid Trautz discusses how to leverage generative AI tools to maximize productivity for yourself and your paralegals in your firm.
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Immigration News
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on June 17, 2026.
6/17/26
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AILA offers a variety of ways for our members to get involved, from community participation to committee, chapter, and board service. With every new volunteer, AILA grows more energized, more diverse and inclusive, and better equipped to reach our common goals.
6/17/26
AILA Doc. No. 25030605.
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AILA Governance
All candidates for the National Office and regionally-elected Directors were invited to submit statements regarding their candidacy, which can be found below.
6/17/26
AILA Doc. No. 26061702.
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Professional Resources
At a moment of heightened scrutiny and growing allegations of fraud, three AILA national Ethics Committee members examine what immigration lawyers should do ethically and practically in benefits cases where there may be fraud in order to protect clients and the integrity of the profession.
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AC26 map for the San Diego Zoo.
6/17/26
AILA Doc. No. 26061700.
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AILA Announcements
AILA members can secure the lowest price that will be offered on this fully updated essential resource. But you must act now—offer ends on August 17, 2026.
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FR Regulations & Notices
DOJ 60-day notice of a new form for Requests for DOJ Certification Letters for T Visa Holders. Comments are due 8/17/26. (91 FR 36156, 6/16/26)
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Visa Bulletins
USCIS determined that, for July 2026, applicants in all family-sponsored preference categories must use the Dates for Filing chart, and applicants in all employment-based preference categories must use the Final Action Dates chart.
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Visa Bulletins
DOS posted the July 2026 Visa Bulletin with updates on “Final Action Dates;” “Dates for Filing;” the Diversity Visa (DV) program; availability of family-sponsored and employment-based visas; EB-1, EB-2, and EB-5 for India; EB-2 for China; EB-3 for the Philippines, SIVs, and more.
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Cases & Decisions, Federal Court Cases
The court held that the petitioner’s Florida conviction for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon was categorically a crime of violence under 18 USC §16, and thus found that the BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying the petitioner’s motion to reopen. (Senatus v. Att’y Gen., 6/8/26)
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Cases & Decisions, Federal Court Cases
The en banc court vacated its prior order denying the petitioners’ opposed motion to stay removal and granted the stay, finding that the petitioners met the standard for a stay under Nken v. Holder in light of en banc briefing and oral argument. (Rojas-Espinoza v. Blanche, 6/9/26)
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Cases & Decisions, Federal Court Cases
The court held that a petitioner found removable under INA §237(a)(2)(E)(ii) for violating a no-contact order need not have the actual protection order in the record, where other evidence proved the statutory elements by clear and convincing evidence. (Tiah v. Blanche, 6/8/26)
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AILA Governance
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6/16/26
AILA Doc. No. 24021303.
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Cases & Decisions, Federal Court Cases
The court held that it lacked jurisdiction to review the BIA’s discretionary denial of cancellation of removal and that the BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying reconsideration where the petitioner waived his challenge to removability by failing to appeal it. (Dodaj v. Blanche, 6/8/26)
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Immigration News
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on June 16, 2026.
6/16/26
AILA Doc. No. 26061601.
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AILA Blog
AILA members Lynn Calder, Carly Hetland, Karen Hill, and Kate Rodriguez highlight how AILA “helps students learn the field, helps new attorneys practice it with confidence, and helps experienced lawyers refine their craft while shaping the future of immigration law.”
6/16/26
AILA Doc. No. 26061600.
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Professional Resources
Learn how to establish a straightforward process for closing immigration law cases, minimize ethical risks, and avoid prolonged cases, with downloadable sample case closing letters in Word.
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