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New on #ThinkImmigration, AILA Board Member Andrew Nietor writes about how AILA's strength is that "we work at the intersection of law, policy, and humanity," helping to identify patterns of policy changes and collectively respond. Link in bio

AILA proudly recognizes the Asylum Law Clinic at Southwestern Law School with the 2026 Arthur C. Helton Human Rights Award for outstanding service in advancing the cause of human rights. Link in bio to read more.

On 5/21/26, USCIS issued a new policy memo asserting that adjustment of status is an exceptional form of relief. This policy brief explains how this new policy raises significant legal, policy, and practical concerns and leaves applicants, their families, and their employers uncertain of the future.

AILA Law Journal author Catherine Tanihu explains what drove her to write about the Major Questions Doctrine and ICE's expansion of expedited removal: "It’s time to apply the same scrutiny to DHS that we’re applying everywhere else." Link in bio to read.

AILA proudly presents Angelo Paparelli with the 2026 Advocacy Award for outstanding efforts in support of AILA’s advocacy agenda.

Those nominating Mr. Paparelli for this award noted his “decades of sustained advocacy, within AILA and far beyond it, embody the very purpose of this award…The past few years of his work are not an isolated burst of activity; they are the continuation of a consistent commitment to public advocacy over nearly five decades – advocacy through writing, teaching, speaking, storytelling, and the courageous willingness to challenge government officials in public forums when the law, fairness, or due process is threatened.” Link in bio to read the full statement.

Read these articles and more daily immigration news clips on aila.org or at link in bio

Read these articles and more daily immigration news clips on aila.org or at link in bio

Read these articles and more daily immigration news clips on aila.org or at link in bio

Read these articles and more daily immigration news clips on aila.org or at link in bio

AROL Task Force member Kevin Bank describes how "deterioration of civility further erodes the rule of law" in immigration court, but finds hope in the “thousands of immigration lawyers standing up for their clients in immigration courts every day." Link in bio.

A new USCIS policy could dramatically change how hundreds of thousands of people obtain green cards in the United States. Shev Dalal-Dheini, AILA Senior Director of Government Relations, shares the latest update.

"Executive Innovation and Statutory Constraint" examines the Trump Gold Card program as an exercise of executive authority in immigration law, evaluating the program’s design and risk of legal challenge. Link in bio to read the #AILALawJournal article by Divij Kishore.

"Immigration courts inside the Justice Department are drastically accelerating immigrants' hearings and bunching them together with the goal of issuing more deportation orders." AILA shared this new and unprecedented "mega masters" tactic with NPR. Link in bio to read the full article.

"Immigration courts inside the Justice Department are drastically accelerating immigrants' hearings and bunching them together with the goal of issuing more deportation orders." AILA shared this new and unprecedented "mega masters" tactic with NPR. Link in bio to read the full article.

"Immigration courts inside the Justice Department are drastically accelerating immigrants' hearings and bunching them together with the goal of issuing more deportation orders." AILA shared this new and unprecedented "mega masters" tactic with NPR. Link in bio to read the full article.

USCIS’s memo targets immigrants who entered legally and qualify for permanent residency, forcing them to leave the U.S. to obtain their green cards. Congress created adjustment of status precisely to allow eligible individuals to become permanent residents without uprooting their families, jobs, and communities.

Republican and Democratic administrations alike have implemented this process for decades, and courts have repeatedly upheld it. Reversing settled law by memo is legally questionable and needlessly chaotic.

Link in bio to read the full memo.

USCIS’s memo targets immigrants who entered legally and qualify for permanent residency, forcing them to leave the U.S. to obtain their green cards. Congress created adjustment of status precisely to allow eligible individuals to become permanent residents without uprooting their families, jobs, and communities.

Republican and Democratic administrations alike have implemented this process for decades, and courts have repeatedly upheld it. Reversing settled law by memo is legally questionable and needlessly chaotic.

Link in bio to read the full memo.

USCIS’s memo targets immigrants who entered legally and qualify for permanent residency, forcing them to leave the U.S. to obtain their green cards. Congress created adjustment of status precisely to allow eligible individuals to become permanent residents without uprooting their families, jobs, and communities.

Republican and Democratic administrations alike have implemented this process for decades, and courts have repeatedly upheld it. Reversing settled law by memo is legally questionable and needlessly chaotic.

Link in bio to read the full memo.

With a vote approaching, AILA continues to urge Congress to oppose the upcoming budget reconciliation bill, which would provide more than $64 billion in additional funding for CBP and ICE through 2029 without meaningful guardrails, accountability, or oversight. Congress should instead invest in modernizing the immigration system to better serve workers, families, and businesses across the country.

Link in bio to take action & tell Congress to oppose ICE & CBP funding.

With a vote approaching, AILA continues to urge Congress to oppose the upcoming budget reconciliation bill, which would provide more than $64 billion in additional funding for CBP and ICE through 2029 without meaningful guardrails, accountability, or oversight. Congress should instead invest in modernizing the immigration system to better serve workers, families, and businesses across the country.

Link in bio to take action & tell Congress to oppose ICE & CBP funding.

With a vote approaching, AILA continues to urge Congress to oppose the upcoming budget reconciliation bill, which would provide more than $64 billion in additional funding for CBP and ICE through 2029 without meaningful guardrails, accountability, or oversight. Congress should instead invest in modernizing the immigration system to better serve workers, families, and businesses across the country.

Link in bio to take action & tell Congress to oppose ICE & CBP funding.

With a vote approaching, AILA continues to urge Congress to oppose the upcoming budget reconciliation bill, which would provide more than $64 billion in additional funding for CBP and ICE through 2029 without meaningful guardrails, accountability, or oversight. Congress should instead invest in modernizing the immigration system to better serve workers, families, and businesses across the country.

Link in bio to take action & tell Congress to oppose ICE & CBP funding.

With a vote approaching, AILA continues to urge Congress to oppose the upcoming budget reconciliation bill, which would provide more than $64 billion in additional funding for CBP and ICE through 2029 without meaningful guardrails, accountability, or oversight. Congress should instead invest in modernizing the immigration system to better serve workers, families, and businesses across the country.

Link in bio to take action & tell Congress to oppose ICE & CBP funding.

With a vote approaching, AILA continues to urge Congress to oppose the upcoming budget reconciliation bill, which would provide more than $64 billion in additional funding for CBP and ICE through 2029 without meaningful guardrails, accountability, or oversight. Congress should instead invest in modernizing the immigration system to better serve workers, families, and businesses across the country.

Link in bio to take action & tell Congress to oppose ICE & CBP funding.

With a vote approaching, AILA continues to urge Congress to oppose the upcoming budget reconciliation bill, which would provide more than $64 billion in additional funding for CBP and ICE through 2029 without meaningful guardrails, accountability, or oversight. Congress should instead invest in modernizing the immigration system to better serve workers, families, and businesses across the country.

Link in bio to take action & tell Congress to oppose ICE & CBP funding.