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Agency Memos & Announcements

DHS OIG Finds ICE Cannot Effectively Monitor Location and Status of All UACs After Federal Custody

DHS OIG published a report finding ICE cannot effectively monitor the location and status of all unaccompanied children (UACs) once released or transferred from DHS and HHS custody. The report contains four recommendations aimed at improving ICE’s ability to monitor the location and status of UACs.

3/31/25 AILA Doc. No. 25033104. Detention & Bond, Unaccompanied Children
Federal Agencies, Agency Memos & Announcements

USCIS Announces Completion of FY2026 H-1B Initial Registration Selection Process

USCIS announced that it has received enough electronic registrations for unique beneficiaries during the initial registration period to reach the FY2026 H-1B numerical allocations, including the advanced degree exemption.

3/31/25 AILA Doc. No. 25033102. Business Immigration, H-1B & H-1B1 Specialty Occupation
Immigration News

Daily Immigration News Clips – March 31, 2025

Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on March 31, 2025.

3/31/25
Congressional Updates

Senators and Representatives Urge AG to Reverse Course on Firings of IJs

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) led 66 House and Senate Democrats in a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi regarding EOIR's firings of immigration judges (IJs) and indications of plans to fire even more as immigration courts currently face a staggering backlog of cases.

3/31/25 AILA Doc. No. 25033101. Removal & Relief
Professional Resources

2025 AILA Marketplace Study Survey

As a valued member of AILA, we invite you to participate in our 2025 Marketplace Study Survey. Your feedback will guide industry trends, improve business practices, and enter you for a chance to win valuable prizes. Participate now!

3/31/25 AILA Doc. No. 25032032.
AILA Announcements

2025 AILA Annual Conference and Webcast on Immigration Law

Join the 2025 AILA Annual Conference on Immigration Law, June 18–21 in Denver or online! Get 100+ CLE sessions on fundamentals, family, litigation, business, and more. Network, gain expert insights, and stay updated on key immigration law developments.

3/31/25
AILA Announcements, Professional Resources

Please Take the AILA Marketplace Study Survey

Take the AILA Marketplace Study Survey today, before time runs out!

3/29/25 AILA Doc. No. 25032805.
Professional Resources

Pro Bono High Five: Jennifer Antognini-O’Neill

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.

3/28/25 AILA Doc. No. 25032801. Practice Management
Federal Agencies, Agency Memos & Announcements

E-Verify Alert on Outage for an I-551 or I-766 as Form I-9 Document

E-Verify issued an alert on a technical issue it recently experienced with cases created March 23–26, 2025, for employees who presented either an I-551, Permanent Resident Card, or I-766, Employment Authorization Document, as their Form I-9 document.

3/28/25 AILA Doc. No. 25032800. Employer Compliance
Practice Resources

Practice Alert: USCIS Memo on Administrative Hold on Certain Parole Programs

AILA provides a practice alert on the 2/14/25 memorandum from Andrew Davidson, Acting Deputy Director, authorizing an “immediate USCIS-wide administrative hold on all pending benefits requests” filed by noncitizens who are or were paroled into the United States under the U4U, CHNV, or FRP processes.

Federal Agencies, Practice Resources

Practice Pointer: Recommended Steps for Creating a Congressional Inquiry

Due to changes in case assistance options, currently, the only available option to request case assistance for problematic cases is via a congressional inquiry. AILA National provides this practice pointer with recommended steps to take when preparing to request congressional assistance.

Immigration News

Daily Immigration News Clips – March 28, 2025

Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on March 28, 2025.

3/28/25
Practice Resources

Practice Pointer: DOS Authority to Revoke Visas for Persons in the U.S.

The DOS Liaison Committee provides an overview of DOS’s authority to revoke the visas of individuals present in the U.S.

3/28/25 AILA Doc. No. 25032861. Consular Processing
Federal Agencies, FR Regulations & Notices

Executive Order on Integrity of U.S. Elections

On 3/25/25, President Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 14248, “Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections,” which, among other things, includes a section on enforcing the citizenship requirement for federal elections. (90 FR 14005, 3/28/25)

3/28/25 AILA Doc. No. 25032506.
AILA Announcements

Emerging Issues in EB-5 Practice: What Every Immigration Lawyer Needs to Know About How Regional Centers Operate!

Join AILA's April 25, 2025, video roundtable on legal and ethical issues in representing EB-5 applicants via Regional Centers. Discuss project structures, immigration and securities law compliance, evaluation tips, engagement letter limits, and sustainment challenges.

3/28/25 EB-5 Investors
Practice Resources

Practice Alert: Regional Center Terminations under the RIA

The EB-5 Investor Committee provides a practice alert on the termination of over one hundred regional centers in January 2025.

3/27/25 AILA Doc. No. 25032703. EB-5 Investors
Professional Resources

Six Tips for Managing the Over Communicative Client

Anxious clients can sometimes hound their attorneys to the point where work becomes very difficult. Use these strategies to set boundaries and head off conflict with the client that communicates with you too much.

3/27/25 AILA Doc. No. 25032702. Ethics, Practice Management
Practice Resources

Practice Pointer: April 2025 Visa Bulletin Briefing

The DOS Liaison Committee provides a briefing on the contents of the April 2025 Visa Bulletin, which highlights the unavailability of EB-4 visas for the remainder of FY2025.

3/27/25 AILA Doc. No. 25032701. Consular Processing
Professional Resources

Fee Agreement Clauses and Strategies for Uncertain Times

During the last Trump Administration, we saw new requirements make time and work on many cases mushroom. Read this article to learn how to protect a financial relationship with a client by drafting a fee agreement that will be both enforceable and encompass the situation effectively.

3/27/25 AILA Doc. No. 25010610. Ethics, Practice Management
Federal Agencies, Agency Memos & Announcements

USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for Second Half of FY2025

USCIS announced that it has received enough petitions to meet the H-2B cap for the second half of FY2025. USCIS also announced the filing dates for supplemental H-2B visas for the reminder of FY2025.

3/27/25 AILA Doc. No. 25032700. Business Immigration, H-2B Temporary Worker
Immigration News

Daily Immigration News Clips – March 27, 2025

Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on March 27, 2025.

3/27/25
Federal Agencies, Agency Memos & Announcements

E-Verify Updates Form I-9 Handbook to Reflect Final Rule for Eligible F-1 Students

E-Verify announced that Section 7.4.2. of the Handbook for Employers, M-274, has been updated to reflect the 12/18/24 DHS final rule that automatically extends the duration of status and any employment authorization for certain F-1 students.

3/26/25 AILA Doc. No. 25032603. Employer Compliance, Students & Schools
Practice Resources

Practice Alert: Visa Restriction Policy Regarding Those Facilitating Illegal Migration into U.S.

The DOS Liaison Committee provides an alert concerning a DOS announcement restricting the issuance of visas to foreign government officials believed to be facilitating illegal migration.

3/26/25 AILA Doc. No. 25032602. Consular Processing
Cases & Decisions, Federal Court Cases

CA5 Finds BIA Did Not Act Ultra Vires When Temporary BIA Member Ordered Petitioner’s Removal

On remand from the U.S. Supreme Court, the court held that the petitioner’s ultra vires claim failed because he could not establish a statutory violation, and that even if a statutory violation were not required, he also failed to show a regulatory violation. (Ayala Chapa v. Bondi, 3/24/25)

3/26/25 AILA Doc. No. 25032601. Removal & Relief
Immigration News

Daily Immigration News Clips – March 26, 2025

Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on March 26, 2025.

3/26/25
Professional Resources

Be Ethical: Advising Clients on Available Claims

This week, the scenario discusses what a meritorious claim is under ABA Model Rule of Professional Conduct 3.1 and the CFRs, and how to work a case so that the case file is complete and the client is informed sufficiently to can make an informed decision.

3/26/25 AILA Doc. No. 25032600. Ethics, Practice Management
AILA Announcements

Attention Business Practitioners: Confidently Litigate Delays and Denials

Our newest publication, AILA’s Benefits Litigation Toolbox for Business Practitioners, brings together practice advisories as well as samples of pleadings, motions, and more to help you litigate benefits delays or denials related to H-1B, L-1A, E-2, J-1, R-1, O-1B, EB-1A, EB-5, and PERM cases.

Professional Resources

ABA Formal Op. 96-399: Ethical Obligations of Lawyers at LSC-Funded Organizations Where Reductions and Restrictions Are Coming - January 18, 1996

An ABA Formal Opinion on the obligations of a nonprofit under funding cuts and restrictions on who can be served with federal funds.

3/25/25 AILA Doc. No. 25032505. Ethics
Professional Resources

ABA Formal Op. 347: Ethical Obligations of Lawyers to Clients of Legal Services Offices When Those Offices Lose Funding - December 1, 1981

This opinion is helpful in determining ethical obligations when a nonprofit is defunded.

3/25/25 AILA Doc. No. 25032504. Ethics
Professional Resources

The Ethics of Defunded Legal Aid: An Analysis and Practical Guide on What to Do

Funding cuts to nonprofit organizations have significant ethical implications. This article outlines the responsibilities of legal services staff, including preparing for funding reductions, prioritizing current clients, and seeking alternative funding.

3/25/25 AILA Doc. No. 25032503. Ethics, Practice Management
AILA Announcements

OnDemand Web Seminar: Alternatives for CHNV Clients

Download the OnDemand recording of this web seminar about exploring alternative immigration options for clients who entered the United States under the Biden Administration's parole processes for Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (CHNV).

Immigration News

Daily Immigration News Clips – March 25, 2025

Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on March 25, 2025.

3/25/25 AILA Doc. No. 25032502.
Practice Resources

USCIS February 14, 2025 Benefits Pause Memo

The Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP) and Human Rights First (HRF) litigated ASAP's expedited FOIA request for this memo. The attached PDF is a version the government submitted in support of its opposition to plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction in Justice Action Center.

3/25/25 AILA Doc. No. 25032501.
Federal Agencies, FR Regulations & Notices

HHS Interim Final Rule Updating Unaccompanied Children Program Foundational Rule

HHS’s ORR published an interim final rule (IFR) that removes the information-sharing provision of the 4/30/24 “Unaccompanied Children Program Foundational Rule” at 45 CFR 410.1201(b). The IFR is effective 3/25/25, and comments are due by 5/27/25. (90 FR 13554, 3/25/25)

3/25/25 AILA Doc. No. 25032500. Detention & Bond, Unaccompanied Children
Federal Agencies, FR Regulations & Notices

DHS Notice Extending Finding of Mass Influx of Aliens

DHS notice stating that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is extending the Acting Secretary of DHS’s 1/23/25 “Finding of Mass Influx of Aliens.” The finding will expire in 180 days. (90 FR 13622, 3/25/25

3/25/25 AILA Doc. No. 25032104. Admissions & Border, Removal & Relief
Federal Agencies, FR Regulations & Notices

DHS Notice Terminating CHNV Parole Processes

DHS notice stating that DHS is terminating the categorical parole programs as of 3/25/25 for inadmissible noncitizens from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (CHNV) and their immediate family members. (90 FR 13611, 3/25/25)

3/25/25 AILA Doc. No. 25032103. Humanitarian Parole
AILA Announcements

Quickly and Easily Find Statutes and Regulations

AILA’s editions of the INA and CFR are carefully laid out, with conspicuous headings, nested text, and comprehensive indices to help you locate relevant statutes and regulations. Editorial notes add context beyond the statutory or regulatory text. Order today and maximize savings with our combos!

3/25/25
Press Releases

Trump Administration Terminates Lawful Status of Nearly 500,000 Foreign Nationals, Throwing Families, Employers, and Communities into Turmoil

AILA President Kelli Stump and Executive Director Ben Johnson warn of the harm of terminating the successful Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (CHNV) parole program.

3/25/25 AILA Doc. No. 25032531.
Federal Agencies, Agency Memos & Announcements

OFLC Updated Notice on Deletion of Certain Records from FLAG

DOL’s OFLC reminds stakeholders that it will begin permanently deleting records in the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) for which a final determination was made more than five years ago. OFLC will begin deleting records at midnight on Thursday, 3/27/25.

Practice Resources

Practice Alert: DHS Notice Terminating CHNV Parole Processes

DHS has issued an advance copy of the notice to be published in the Federal Register on March 25, 2025 which will terminate the categorical parole programs for inadmissible noncitizens from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (CHNV) and their immediate family members.

3/24/25 AILA Doc. No. 25032403.
AILA Announcements

Challenging Issues for Religious Workers

Join AILA's web seminar on April 10, 2025, to address complex issues in religious worker cases. Topics include cross-denominational challenges, demonstrating two-year membership requirements, distinguishing religious occupations from vocations, and managing post-approval changes.

Immigration News

Daily Immigration News Clips – March 24, 2025

Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on March 24, 2025.

3/24/25
FR Regulations & Notices

DOL Notice on Allowable Monetary Charges for H-2A and H-2B Workers Meal and Travel Reimbursements

DOL updated the amount H-2A employers may charge workers for meals and the maximum/minimum rate H-2A and H-2B workers must be reimbursed for travel-related subsistence expenses. H-2A and H-2B employers must also pay certain lodging and travel-related expenses. (90 FR 13500, 3/24/25)

Federal Agencies, Agency Memos & Announcements

Presidential Memo on Preventing Abuses of the Legal System and the Federal Court

On 3/22/25, President Trump issued a memo for the Attorney General and DHS Secretary stating the immigration system is “replete with examples of unscrupulous behavior by attorneys and law firms” and ordering sanctions, reviews, and stricter oversight of attorneys in asylum and immigration cases.

3/24/25 AILA Doc. No. 25032400.
Press Releases

AILA Rejects Administration’s Dangerous Threats on Immigration Attorneys

AILA President Kelli Stump and Executive Director Ben Johnson reject a chilling directive by the Trump Administration ordering sanctions, reviews, and stricter oversight of attorneys in asylum and immigration cases.

3/22/25 AILA Doc. No. 25032261.
Federal Agencies, Agency Memos & Announcements

EOIR Issues Memo Reinstating Prior Guidance on Use of Status Dockets in Immigration Court Proceedings

EOIR Acting Director Sirce Owen issued Policy Memorandum (PM) 25-27 rescinding and canceling the 10/4/22 Director’s Memorandum (DM) 23-01 and reinstating the 8/16/19 PM 19-13 on the use of status dockets in immigration proceedings.

3/21/25 AILA Doc. No. 25032102. Removal & Relief
Practice Resources

Practice Alert: CIS Ombudsman, CRCL, OIDO Offices Closed as of 3/21/25, Staff Reportedly Dismissed

AILA has received confirmation that the office of the CIS Ombudsman, OIDO, and CRCL have closed and staff has been placed on a 60-day administrative leave. Pending Ombudsman inquiries should be considered closed. AILA will share more information as it becomes available.

3/21/25 AILA Doc. No. 25032101.
Professional Resources

How Emily Stays Well

We asked members of AILA's National Well-Being Committee to share how they cultivate well-being in their daily lives. In this brief profile, Rev. Emily Kvalheim shares her approach.

3/21/25 AILA Doc. No. 25032100. Well-Being
Cases & Decisions, Federal Court Cases

CA8 Finds Petitioner’s Marijuana Conviction in North Dakota Rendered Her Removable

The court held that the petitioner’s North Dakota conviction for possession of marijuana with intent to deliver qualified as a controlled substance offense rendering her removable under INA §237(a)(2)(B)(i) and ineligible for cancellation of removal. (Salinas v. Bondi, 3/19/25)

3/21/25 AILA Doc. No. 25032163. Cancellation, Suspension & 212(c), Crimes, Removal & Relief
Immigration News

Daily Immigration News Clips – March 21, 2025

Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on March 21, 2025.

3/21/25