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)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 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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Agency Memos & Announcements
The Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) published the 2026 CW-1 prevailing wages for the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, effective 7/1/26-6/30/27. The updated wage table includes prevailing wage data for 848 occupations.
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Agency Memos & Announcements
OFLC released an updated Appendix A to the Preamble–Education and Training Categories by Occupational Information Network (O*NET)–Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Occupations, which implements the new list of professional occupations for the 7/26–6/27 wage year.
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Cases & Decisions, DOJ/EOIR Cases
The BIA held that emotional and financial difficulties to a respondent’s relatives did not constitute extreme hardship under INA §212(h), and reversed the waiver and adjustment of status grant because his criminal history outweighed his equities. Matter of Best, 29 I&N Dec. 723 (BIA 2026)
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Cases & Decisions, DOJ/EOIR Cases
The BIA held that a withholding-only applicant found incompetent received adequate safeguards through a qualified representative and failed to show a particularized risk tied to a mental health-based particular social group (PSG). Matter of C–L–R–, 29 I&N Dec. 726 (BIA 2026)
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Agency Memos & Announcements
EOIR released an updated fact sheet on observing court hearings. Notably, this version permits people to observe web-only hearings over Webex. It explicitly states that observers will not be permitted to attend via Webex if the judge, respondent, or counsel is appearing in a physical courtroom.
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Cases & Decisions, Federal Court Cases
The court held that judicial review of a Convention Against Torture (CAT) denial is available only when the petition also challenges a final removal order, and dismissed the petition for review aimed solely at the BIA’s CAT decision for lack of jurisdiction. (Hayles v. Att’y Gen., 6/22/26)
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AILA Blog
As Pride Month ends, AILA Board Member Ava Benach shares “ways all of us can do better to model inclusion and support for our LGBTQ+ siblings” and hopes we can “do a better job in our own lives, in our practices, with our employees, colleagues, the AILA community and, most importantly, our clients.”
6/29/26
AILA Doc. No. 26062906.
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Practice Resources
Selecting immigration case management software is a high-stakes decision. The right platform can improve client service and operations. Use this Innovation & Tech Committee checklist to guide your selection process, adapting the questions to your firm’s size, staffing, and technology environment.
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FR Regulations & Notices
USCIS final rule on registration requirements for certain noncitizens, effective 6/29/26. It adopts and modifies the 3/12/25 IFR designating a new registration form for noncitizens and additional documents that may serve as evidence of registration. Comments are due 8/28/26. (91 FR 39248, 6/29/26)
6/29/26
AILA Doc. No. 26062905.
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Professional Resources
Limited scope legal services in immigration law are a practical and ethical way for lawyers to assist clients by focusing on defined tasks with informed consent and compliance ethics rules. Learn how to ethically do limited representation before the EOIR and USCIS.
6/29/26
AILA Doc. No. 26062904.
Ethics
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Cases & Decisions, Federal Court Cases
The court held that the best reading of the INA crime of child abuse, child neglect, or child abandonment covers child endangerment, requires at least criminal negligence, and reaches nonparents, and denied the consolidated petitions for review. (Leon-Briviesca v. Blanche, 6/25/26)
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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 29, 2026.
6/29/26
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Cases & Decisions, Federal Court Cases
The court held that a motion captioned as a motion to reopen and premised on evidence not before the BIA when it dismissed an untimely appeal must be treated as such, making it timely, and remanded for the BIA to apply the motion-to-reopen standard. (Garcia Corrales v. Blanche, 6/24/26)
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Cases & Decisions, Federal Court Cases
The court held that photocopies of a bar complaint and letters, without proof they were sent or filed, did not satisfy Matter of Lozada’s requirement of an actually filed complaint and notice to counsel, and upheld the BIA’s denial of the motion to reopen. (Morris v. Blanche, 6/25/26)
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FR Regulations & Notices
USCIS 30-Day notice of extension without change of myE-Verify Program. Comments are due 7/27/26. (91 FR 38732, 6/26/26)
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