Cases & Decisions, DOJ/EOIR Cases
The BIA held that, under 8 CFR §1003.19(c)(1), the proper venue for a respondent’s request for bond redetermination is the immigration court having jurisdiction over the respondent’s place of detention. Matter of Vizcaino Aybar, 29 I&N Dec. 736 (BIA 2026)
Accessible to: Govt/Policy, Student, Member, Paralegal.
Agency Memos & Announcements
SAVE issued several updates on the status of EADs issued under Temporary Protected Status designations for Burma, Haiti, Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. Category A12 or C19 EADs issued under these designations remain valid and extended. SAVE will display a 7/10/26 expiration date.
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Liaison Minutes
AILA’s DOL Liaison Committee provides the unofficial minutes from its 4/30/26 meeting with the Wage and Hour Division (WHD). Read the unofficial minutes and the agenda.
Accessible to: Student, Paralegal, Member.
AILA Executive Director Ben Johnson delivers his speech at the 2026 AILA Annual Conference.
7/1/26
AILA Doc. No. 26070165.
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The AILA Military Assistance Program (MAP) provides guidance on calculating a low bono rate when accepting cases from the low bono list, offering guidance on different rank service member incomes and usual lo bono discounts.
Accessible to: International Associate, Member, Paralegal, Student.
Practice Resources
AILA’s CBP Liaison Committee provides a comparison of CBP’s 2018 and 2026 guidelines for searching travelers’ electronic devices. The 2026 guidelines indicate CBP’s more expansive approach to gathering information from international travelers.
Accessible to: Paralegal, Member, Student.
FR Regulations & Notices
EOIR 60-day notice of revision and extension of Form EOIR-59, Certification and Release of Records. EOIR will add a field to the form to collect the name of a parent or guardian. Comments are due 8/31/26. (91 FR 40032, 7/1/26)
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Agency Memos & Announcements
CBP released an update to its directive on border searches of electronic devices, which supersedes the previous directive released in January 2018.
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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 July 1, 2026.
7/1/26
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Featured Issues
The Second Trump Administration has pursued three strategies to restrict U.S. citizenship: ending birthright citizenship, making naturalization harder to obtain, and prioritizing denaturalization. This page will collect resources, updates, and opportunities for advocacy on those three topics.
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Agency Memos & Announcements
CBP circulated an email to the CLP email list about "an unexpected system issue impacting ESTA and EVUS processes, specifically in relation to pay.gov transactions." Until it is resolved, they suggest "affected parties resubmit the application or transaction and the airline refresh their system."
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AILA Blog
AILA College of Past Presidents Member Jeremy McKinney shares takeaways from today's SCOTUS decision in Trump v. Barbara, writing “Executive Order 14160 is dead. Birthright citizenship is again what it has been since 1898 and what the Fourteenth Amendment has guaranteed since ratification.”
6/30/26
AILA Doc. No. 26063005.
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Federal Court Cases
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court struck down Executive Order 14160, holding that children born in the U.S. to parents “unlawfully or temporarily present” are subject to U.S. jurisdiction and are citizens at birth under the 14th Amendment’s Citizenship Clause. (Trump v. Barbara, 6/30/26)
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Practice Resources
AILA’s CBP Liaison Committee provides a practice pointer detailing the expansion of and changes to the biometric exit process after the 12/26/25 implementation of the CBP Final Rule to collect biometric data from noncitizens entering and exiting the U.S.
Accessible to: Paralegal, Member, Student.
Immigration News
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on June 30, 2026.
6/30/26
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Press Releases
AILA welcomed the Supreme Court decision 6-3 in Trump v. Barbara, upholding the principle of birthright citizenship: “We are proud that the constitutional bulwark of the nation has withstood another challenge.”
6/30/26
AILA Doc. No. 26063002.
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Cases & Decisions, DOJ/EOIR Cases
The BIA sustained DHS’s appeal and remanded, holding that an IJ may not determine that a respondent is credible solely because the respondent was candid in admitting they previously lied to obtain immigration benefits. Matter of T–D–E–, et al., 29 I&N Dec. 732 (BIA 2026)
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Agency Memos & Announcements
OFLC published technical release notes for the prevailing wage data from the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) as generated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for 7/26-6/27 wage year.
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