Immigration News
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Think Immigration: Dealing with Conflicts of Interest in the PERM Context
AILA Law Journal author Olivia Shaw describes the article she wrote for the latest issue of the AILA Law Journal, focused on conflicts of interest in the PERM context, writing that the article is “especially important now given the uncertainty that plagues the U.S. immigration system.”
Daily Immigration News Clips – May 8, 2025
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on May 8, 2025.
Daily Immigration News Clips – May 7, 2025
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on May 7, 2025.
Think Immigration: Sometimes You Have to Take ‘Em to Court
In this blog post, Sabrina Damast describes the myriad resources for AILA members considering federal litigation noting, “federal litigation is not something scary to avoid, regardless of the day’s immigration news...[it is] an essential tool to help your clients and to help you grow as a lawyer.”
Daily Immigration News Clips – May 6, 2025
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on May 6, 2025.
Daily Immigration News Clips – May 5, 2025
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on May 5, 2025.
AILA Statement: Trump Administration Lays Trap with Self-Deportation Offer
In response to the DHS announcement of a “stipend” for people choosing to self-deport from the United States, AILA cautioned individuals noting that “No one should accept this without first obtaining good legal advice from an immigration attorney or other qualified representative.”
Daily Immigration News Clips – May 2, 2025
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on May 2, 2025.
Think Immigration: The Social Security Paradox
AILA Media Advocacy Committee Member Anthony Pawelski shares some of the most common questions he has fielded about social security and immigration along with straightforward answers to correct misconceptions and misinformation.
Daily Immigration News Clips – May 1, 2025
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on May 1, 2025.
Daily Immigration News Clips – April 30, 2025
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on April 30, 2025.
Daily Immigration News Clips – April 29, 2025
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on April 29, 2025.
Daily Immigration News Clips – April 28, 2025
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on April 28, 2025.
Think Immigration: Biohacking for Beginners (and Everybody Else): Welcome to Well-Being Week in Law 2025!
AILA Well-Being Committee Member Sara Mailander highlights what's coming next week for AILA's Well-Being Week in Law 2025 and how biohacking, or “leveraging strategic habits and behaviors to optimize the way your brain works and to improve your overall wellness” can help.
Daily Immigration News Clips – April 25, 2025
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on April 25, 2025.
AILA President Welcomes ICE’s Reversal of Student Visa Terminations
AILA President Kelli Stump welcomed news that due to litigation efforts by myriad AILA members and organizations, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is reinstating international students’ records.
Think Immigration: Why We Will Win: The Power of Unity, Diversity, and Defiance in Immigration Advocacy
In this blog post, Andrew Nietor urges his fellow AILA members to stand together, writing “Whether you’re a solo practitioner in a rural town, a nonprofit advocate in a border community, or part of a large firm in a big city—your voice and your work matter. We need each other more than ever.”
Daily Immigration News Clips – April 24, 2025
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on April 24, 2025.
Daily Immigration News Clips – April 23, 2025
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on April 23, 2025.
Daily Immigration News Clips – April 22, 2025
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on April 22, 2025.
CNN News18: 4,700 Students Targeted in U.S. by ICE, Half Are Indian
CNN News18 features an interview with AILA Senior Director of Government Relations Sharvari Dalal-Dheini about the recent surge in U.S. student visa revocations.
CNN: Lawsuits Seek to Restore Dozens of Foreign Students' Legal Status amid Targeting by Immigration Authorities
CNN reports on lawsuits alleging that the Trump Administration unlawfully stripped scores of foreign students of their legal status. Some students have brought individual cases, and at least two federal lawsuits aim to represent large swaths of students at once.
Daily Immigration News Clips – April 21, 2025
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on April 21, 2025.
Daily Immigration News Clips – April 18, 2025
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on April 18, 2025.
Think Immigration: You Know Who Warned Us About Trump Hundreds of Years Ago? Alexander Hamilton
As due process is under attack, AILA member Matt Maiona reflects on his career as an immigration attorney, the calling he feels to this work, and urges all of us to "stand against the threats to liberty and heed the warning that Alexander Hamilton himself left us."