AILA

The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) is a national association of 18,000+ attorneys and law professors who practice and teach immigration law.

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"Haitian and faith leaders in Springfield are calling on the Trump administration to stop using GPS ankle monitors to track immigrants following the suicide of a 20-year-old Wright State University student who was required to wear one." https://t.co/v7Ovgys6xC

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“Boardman said the White House could not use the new order to deny citizenship to children the high court already recognizes as Americans. She granted a preliminary injunction, blocking the enforcement of the August order.” https://t.co/NCBo43kiMy

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"While judges are ordering more bond hearings since the ruling, many immigrants are being denied bond or are given a high bond amount they're unlikely to be able to pay, according to a Kentucky Center for Investigative review of court records." https://t.co/GaA4IxzCAl

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"Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced Tuesday that immigration officials had arrested 2,197 people in New York State in about a monthlong operation, suggesting an uptick in arrests compared with recent months." https://t.co/FglitCGlbc

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Join AILA's 2026 Fall Conference in Atlanta on October 15-16! Connect with fellow immigration law professionals for two days of engaging education, meaningful networking, and fresh perspectives on today’s practice. Register by 9/16 for Early Bird savings! https://t.co/jLszwL9sGa

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"The employment-based immigration backlog in the United States now exceeds 1.2 million people...An insufficient number of green cards relative to the demand for technically skilled professionals has created the backlog over many years." https://t.co/edQQSagw7y

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"Top officials have also broadened restrictions for legal immigration pathways. Fewer immigration petitions are being approved, federal data shows, and they are taking longer than typical timelines, leaving couples and families in limbo." https://t.co/0gx3tb3Uf7

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"About 200,000 immigrants in the U.S. hold licenses that allow them to haul freight professionally, representing about 5% of all license holders nationwide...The licenses are available to drivers who aren’t U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents." https://t.co/5nlsarWcb1

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"The third and final witness to the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston's Magnolia Park in July has been released from ICE custody, according to attorney Ruby Powers." https://t.co/d5kjiGsMix

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AILA Member Matthew Morley shares insights from working in Russia, explaining how the lack of in-country consulates means practitioners must consider travel access, local entry rules, appointment logistics, and more in counseling clients. https://t.co/OxUBKRKA92

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"Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested more than 100 people in Memphis over the weekend — the largest raid in the city’s history, according to the local immigrant rights group 901 Vecindarios." https://t.co/WH7a8z4xJQ

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"The administration aims to increase the pace of flights from once a month to once a week, the documents show, potentially allowing for the deportation of hundreds more people per month." https://t.co/T2Jxbcw7fi

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"Repeat releases and readmissions, known as rebookings, typically happen in secret and circumvent federal rules and regulations, according to eight legal experts interviewed by ProPublica." https://t.co/P3dwvVc6Qt

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"Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is planning to spend up to $2 million on robot 'dogs' to assist its agents’ operations, according to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding document." https://t.co/XpOHcL3xtl

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"Attorneys for each child argued they should legally be eligible to stay in the U.S., because of a federal classification called special immigrant juvenile status, which is designed to help kids who are neglected, abused, or abandoned." https://t.co/lO3XXpEyRM

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“A second deportation flight since the termination of TPS for Haitian migrants landed on Thursday in Haiti. On board, according to Haitian officials, were 57 people, including families [and] children born in the U.S.” https://t.co/CB8HtPEC0L

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"Those applicants 'did what the government asked them to do,' including security vetting, says Shev Dalal-Dheini, senior director of government relations at [AILA]. 'These roadblocks are just really playing with people’s lives.'" https://t.co/mbdOzIzwRZ

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Reggie Pacis, Karen Hill, Roman Zelichenko, and Anna McManus from AILA's Member Experience Committee share reflections on AILA's 2026 Annual Conference, taking a moment to "pause and reflect on the whirlwind of excitement, nerves, inspiration and hope." https://t.co/OkSyo87CmX

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"Janet Gonzalez,* 16, a San Bernardino resident and U.S. citizen has a lot more to worry about than geometry and biology. She’s afraid that she and her three siblings will be ripped away from their parents." https://t.co/0qDG28d8PD

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"An immigration agent facing state charges for an on-duty shooting in Minnesota could be released from jail on Thursday after a federal judge sided with Texas in an extradition dispute between the states." https://t.co/0uP3BymDTK