AILA and partners filed a lawsuit challenging two administration policies that make it significantly harder or impossible for ...

CBP’s Carrier Liaison Program provides notice that CBP will cease routine use of admission stamps during primary processing. Admission stamps may still be used during secondary processing and in ...

Aggregated local and national media coverage of major immigration law news stories being discussed throughout the U.S. on October 9, 2026.

On September 10, 2026, DOS issued an official cable (26 STATE 88862) instructing all U.S. embassies and consulates to immediately resume processing and issuance of immigrant visas and diversity visas.

On August 10, 2026, DOS issued Guidance Directive 2026-01: Final Rule Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission for Exchange Visitors (J Nonimmigrants), providing information on how sponsors ...

The USCIS TPS El Salvador webpage and the E-Verify TPS El Salvador webpage now provide the following alert: An announcement on El Salvador’s TPS will be made at the appropriate time. Until such ...

Founded in 1946, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, voluntary bar association that provides continuing legal education, professional services, information ...

DHS final rule requiring covered employers to submit the 9-11 Response and Biometric Entry-Exit Fee for H-1B and L-1 Visas for all extension of status petitions, regardless of whether the related ...

This page will feature a list of 2026 Citizenship Day events taking place across the country this September. AILA’s 21st Annual Citizenship Day will be held on Thursday, September 17, 2026, with ...

AILA Citizenship Day will take place on or around September 17, 2026, with local chapters planning their own events. Join AILA and our partners for webinars on topics such as organizing events, hot ...

The U.S. asylum system reached a breaking point in 2025 as the Trump Administration closed access to asylum in nearly all settings: at U.S. borders, from abroad and within the country. The ...

The damage extends well beyond the individuals directly targeted. By dismantling legal immigration, the Administration is undermining the very economic and security foundations it claims to protect.