Immigration News
Check out daily roundups of immigration-related news stories, read articles that quote and cite AILA and AILA leadership, and check out analysis from AILA members and leadership on the AILA blog.
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Daily Immigration News Clips – July 26, 2024
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on July 26, 2024.
Daily Immigration News Clips – July 25, 2024
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on July 25, 2024.
Think Immigration: l Wish People Knew Our Immigration Laws Haven’t Aged Well
As part of our “One Thing” series, Sandra Feist highlights specific examples of how our immigration laws do not serve the interests of American businesses or communities well and calls on Congress to move forward with immigration reform that would be reflective of today’s realities.
Daily Immigration News Clips – July 24, 2024
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on July 24, 2024.
Think Immigration: The CBP One App Is Not Enough
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Law Student Scholarship recipient Brenda Macías López describes why she believes the CBP One App is not enough to help ensure vulnerable immigrants can have a meaningful chance to claim asylum.
Think Immigration: Seven Reasons Why Immigration Attorneys Should Know About the EB-5 Visa Program
Past AILA president Ron Klasko lays out seven reasons why having a basic knowledge of EB-5 can help attorneys serve their clients’ needs; AILA recently created an EB-5 Interest Group for those interested in learning more and sharing ideas.
Daily Immigration News Clips – July 23, 2024
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on July 23, 2024.
Daily Immigration News Clips – July 22, 2024
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on July 22, 2024.
Daily Immigration News Clips – July 19, 2024
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on July 19, 2024.
Think Immigration: I Wish People Understood that the U.S. Healthcare System Depends on Immigrants
As part of our “One Thing” series, Anthony Pawelski explains how “despite the vital role of immigrant healthcare workers, our immigration system is simply not designed to help us build the healthcare workforce we need, especially in medically underserved communities.”
Daily Immigration News Clips – July 18, 2024
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on July 18, 2024.
Think Immigration: USCIS Policy Changes Open New Opportunities for Immigration Lawyers to Support Stateless People
In this blog post, AILA members Betsy Fisher and Samantha Sitterley describe a recently developed USCIS process to determine whether a person is stateless; an upcoming AILA Roundtable will delve further into how AILA members can support stateless clients.
Daily Immigration News Clips – July 17, 2024
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on July 17, 2024.
Daily Immigration News Clips – July 16, 2024
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on July 16, 2024.
Daily Immigration News Clips – July 15, 2024
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on July 15, 2024.
Daily Immigration News Clips – July 12, 2024
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on July 12, 2024.
Think Immigration: I Wish People Understood Their Sibling Is Not an “Immediate Relative”
As part of our “One Thing” series, Shannon Shepherd explains how outdated immigration laws keep families apart and that we need to urge Congress to build “an immigration law system that meets the needs of today’s America, not the one from decades ago.”
Daily Immigration News Clips – July 11, 2024
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on July 11, 2024.
Think Immigration: My Initial Lifeline Was DACA
More than twelve years after DACA was first announced, AILA Policy and Practice Associate Blanca Hernández shares how the program was a lifeline for her and why she will continue to fight on behalf of all the DREAMers without a path to permanent status.
Daily Immigration News Clips – July 10, 2024
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on July 10, 2024.
Think Immigration: Protecting Afghan Asylum Seekers Who are Not Considered “Allies”
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Law Student Scholarship recipient Sanaa Talwasa describes why she believes USCIS should regard all Afghan asylum applicants as "allies" and consider them eligible for an expedited asylum application process and supportive policies.
Daily Immigration News Clips – July 9, 2024
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on July 9, 2024.
Daily Immigration News Clips – July 8, 2024
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on July 8, 2024.
Daily Immigration News Clips – July 3, 2024
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on July 3, 2024.
Daily Immigration News Clips – July 2, 2024
Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on July 2, 2024.