AILA Blog
Read all about the plans for AILA Well-Being Week in Law starting May 4 in this blog post from Sara Mailander, AILA Well-Being Committee Member, as she describes self-driven and community activities to help you deliberately cultivate psychological well-being.
4/27/26
AILA Doc. No. 26042705.
Accessible to Public.
Agency Memos & Announcements, Federal Agencies
ICE posted Directive 19009.3: Firearms and Use of Force from 5/26/23 on its memos and policies webpage. It covers employee responsibilities, procedures, and protocols for firearms and use of force, such as training and proficiency, incident reporting, and weapon maintenance, storage, and accounting.
4/27/26
AILA Doc. No. 26042704.
Accessible to Public.
Cases & Decisions, DOJ/EOIR Cases
The BIA held that the IJ erred in terminating removal proceedings based solely on the fact that respondent had been accorded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and without considering reasons for any opposition to termination. Matter of Santiago-Santiago, 29 I&N Dec. 589 (BIA 2026)
Accessible to: Member, Student, Govt/Policy, Paralegal.
Examples & Questions
AILA’s USCIS Benefits Policy and USCIS Operations Committees seek examples of instances where RFEs or NTAs have been issued during the discretionary 60-day (H-1B) grace period after the end of employment and/or before the end of the authorized nonimmigrant validity period.
Accessible to: Member, Paralegal.
Federal Agencies, FR Regulations & Notices
Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS) notice and request for comments to inform an ongoing ACUS project, Frontline Decision Making in the Adjudication of Applications, which may recommend best practices for agencies to use. Comments are due 6/26/26. (91 FR 22488, 4/27/26)
4/27/26
AILA Doc. No. 26042702.
Accessible to Public.
Cases & Decisions, DOJ/EOIR Cases
The BIA held that the IJ clearly erred in finding the respondent credible and that the IJ’s conclusory statement that there was a pattern or practice of persecution against Anglophones in Cameroon was not supported by record evidence. Matter of E–N–N–, 29 I&N Dec. 586 (BIA 2026)
Accessible to: Member, Student, Govt/Policy, Paralegal.
Immigration News
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on April 27, 2026.
4/27/26
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Professional Resources
In this series, AILA’s National Pro Bono Committee interviews Chapter Pro Bono Champions, asking them five questions to learn more about how they began doing pro bono work and the impact of their work.
Accessible to: Member, Student, Paralegal.
Agency Memos & Announcements, Federal Agencies
AILA provides a continually updated list of press releases announcing deaths in adult immigration detention.
Accessible to Public.
Practice Resources
AILA’s DOS Liaison Committee provides an overview of the FIFA Priority Appointment Scheduling System and guidance for practitioners with clients traveling to the United States for the World Cup.
Accessible to: Member, Student, Paralegal.
Immigration News
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on April 24, 2026.
4/24/26
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Federal Agencies, FR Regulations & Notices
USCIS notice of extension without change of Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver. Comments are due 6/22/26. (91 FR 21300, 4/21/26)
4/24/26
AILA Doc. No. 26042400.
Accessible to Public.
Memo & Regulatory Comments
AILA and the American Immigration Council submitted a joint comment urging DHS to withdraw its proposed rule which would stop acceptance of applicants’ EAD applications when average affirmative asylum processing time exceeds 180 days and extend the wait to apply to 365 days, among other changes.
Accessible to Public.
Practice Resources
Following the December 2025 Final Rule requiring electronic submission of FOIA and Privacy requests, AILA's USCIS Operations Committee and Benefits Litigation Committee, provide a few pointer to assist members in their submission of such requests to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Accessible to: Member, Student, Paralegal.
AILA Blog
In this blog post, AILA member Muhammed Üzüm describes how, given the uncertainty around the H-1B visa process, “high-impact talent and founders opt for the EB-1A and EB-2 NIW as the most direct routes to establishing permanent residency and moving beyond the precarity of the lottery altogether.”
4/23/26
AILA Doc. No. 26042304.
Accessible to Public.
Federal Agencies, FR Regulations & Notices
DOL notice of proposed rulemaking to clarify how to determine joint employer status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA). Comments are due 6/22/26. (91 FR 21878, 4/23/26)
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Cases & Decisions, Federal Court Cases
The court held that the petitioner failed to establish exceptional and extremely unusual hardship for cancellation of removal under INA §240A(b)(1) and found that the BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying his motion to reopen his removal proceedings. (Petrov v. Blanche, 4/14/26)
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Cases & Decisions, Federal Court Cases
The court held that the petitioner’s North Carolina Prayer for Judgment Continued (PJC) conditioned on community service constituted a conviction under INA §101(a)(48)(A) rendering him ineligible for cancellation of removal based on two CIMT convictions. (Gardner v. Blanche, 4/14/26)
Accessible to: Member, Student, Govt/Policy, Paralegal.
Immigration News
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on April 23, 2026.
4/23/26
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Liaison Minutes
AILA's DOL Committee share highlights from the 2026 AILA Spring Conference panel with OFLC. Among topics discussed were, prevailing wage, PERM, and H-2A and H-2B.
Accessible to: Member, Student, Paralegal.