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Very interesting read on the #ThinkImmigration blog from @aila.org member Vaman Kidambi. With more people turning to AI tools for immigration advice, how can we bring awareness to the risks of AI providing oversimplified or inaccurate legal info? bit.ly/46qREKB
Think Immigration: Straight From the Horse’s Mouth – An AI Experiment That You Can Absolutely Rely Upon
As AI proliferates, AILA member Vaman Kidambi asks ChatGPT itself to describe why it can serve as a tool for research but that, “No AI model, no matter how advanced, can accurately predict decisions i...
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July 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Very interesting read on the #ThinkImmigration blog from @aila.org member Vaman Kidambi. With more people turning to AI tools for immigration advice, how can we bring awareness to the risks of AI providing oversimplified or inaccurate legal info? bit.ly/46qREKB
The Senate reconciliation bill “represents the most sweeping expansion of immigration enforcement in modern U.S. history, fueling mass deportations, expanding detention infrastructure, and imposing devastating new financial barriers to legal immigration.” bit.ly/4kn0oF9
AILA Denounces Passage of Draconian Immigration Spending Bill: A $150 Billion Blueprint for Mass Deportation and Fear
AILA ED Ben Johnson responded to the Senate budget reconciliation bill passage: “AILA urges the public, legal community, and policymakers to resist this dangerous shift toward an enforcement-only syst...
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July 2, 2025 at 12:34 PM
The Senate reconciliation bill “represents the most sweeping expansion of immigration enforcement in modern U.S. history, fueling mass deportations, expanding detention infrastructure, and imposing devastating new financial barriers to legal immigration.” bit.ly/4kn0oF9
"Birthright citizenship is not ambiguous, nor is it a vague legal question; it is a cornerstone of American democracy enshrined in the Constitution. This decision fails us all, fails the courts, and fails our Constitution." @ailaexecdir.bsky.social @aila.org bit.ly/4eqO6tY
SCOTUS Inaction on Birthright Citizenship Strengthens Executive Overreach, Erodes Constitutional Safeguards, and Paves the Way for Chaos and Harm
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today to severely limit the ability of district court judges to grant universal injunctions as part of ongoing litigation about birthright citizenship. AILA President Jeff...
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June 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
"Birthright citizenship is not ambiguous, nor is it a vague legal question; it is a cornerstone of American democracy enshrined in the Constitution. This decision fails us all, fails the courts, and fails our Constitution." @ailaexecdir.bsky.social @aila.org bit.ly/4eqO6tY
“The Riley decision is poised to reshape how non-citizens navigate judicial review in immigration proceedings – especially those involving protection under the Convention Against Torture.” Read more on #ThinkImmigration from @aila.org bit.ly/4lmud9r
Think Immigration: Riley v. Bondi – Riley’s Silver Lining
Jeremy L. McKinney, Brian S. Green, Robert Cohen, and Rekha Sharma-Crawford write up the SCOTUS decision in Riley v. Bondi, noting 6 practical takeaways the decision means for immigration attorneys in...
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June 26, 2025 at 10:03 PM
“The Riley decision is poised to reshape how non-citizens navigate judicial review in immigration proceedings – especially those involving protection under the Convention Against Torture.” Read more on #ThinkImmigration from @aila.org bit.ly/4lmud9r
In today's #ThinkImmigration blog post, @aila.org Grassroots Advocacy Associate Paul Rampersaud details the current status of the Budget Reconciliation bill under consideration by the Senate & the harmful changes it would make to immigration law. bit.ly/43YqZDr
Think Immigration: Reconsidering the Reconciliation Bill: What it Means for Immigration
AILA's Grassroots Advocacy Associate Paul Rampersaud details the current status of the Budget Reconciliation bill under consideration by the Senate, highlighting the need for AILA members to speak out...
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June 24, 2025 at 10:04 PM
In today's #ThinkImmigration blog post, @aila.org Grassroots Advocacy Associate Paul Rampersaud details the current status of the Budget Reconciliation bill under consideration by the Senate & the harmful changes it would make to immigration law. bit.ly/43YqZDr
Take Action on the CIS Ombudsman’s Office: bsky.app/profile/aila...
TAKE ACTION: The Trump Administration ceased operation of the CIS Ombudsman’s Office in late March, ending a 23-year congressionally mandated oversight effort. Make your voice heard and tell Congress to fund the CIS Ombudsman's Office today! bit.ly/43ZUN1k
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Take Action: Call on Congress to Restore the CIS Ombudsman’s Capacity and Preserve Oversight of USCIS
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June 16, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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AILA Blog: Think Immigration post from Allison Huang re tech access bsky.app/profile/aila...
READ how AILA Law Journal author Allison Huang was inspired to dig into the use of technology by #immigration agencies and the courts, and the issue of how tech access can affect access to justice: bit.ly/3SLmFB5
Think Immigration: What Do Tech Savvy Immigration Agencies Owe the Tech Unsavvy
In this blog post, AILA Law Journal Author Allison Huang describes how she was inspired to dig into the use of technology in immigration agencies and courts for her article in the Spring 2025 issue of...
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June 16, 2025 at 8:39 PM
AILA Blog: Think Immigration post from Allison Huang re tech access bsky.app/profile/aila...
Take Action on the ICE arrests at EOIR and USCIS: bsky.app/profile/aila...
The coordinated arrests at #immigration courts violate due process. Join AILA in demanding Congress to conduct oversight, investigate the interagency abuse, and protect the integrity of the immigration process. USE this tool to personalize a message to URGE Congress to act: bit.ly/4kL0HKL
Take Action: Demand Congress to Protect Due Process and Stop the Administration from Undermining the Integrity of the Immigration Courts
The administration is targeting noncitizens at immigration courts through coordinated arrests that violate due process. Join AILA in demanding Congress conduct oversight, investigate the interagency a...
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June 16, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Take Action on the ICE arrests at EOIR and USCIS: bsky.app/profile/aila...
.@aila.org Law Journal author Allison Huang explores the disparity in how some clients are able to access information from #immigration agencies due to a digital divide on #ThinkImmigration: bit.ly/3SLmFB5
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June 12, 2025 at 8:44 PM
.@aila.org Law Journal author Allison Huang explores the disparity in how some clients are able to access information from #immigration agencies due to a digital divide on #ThinkImmigration: bit.ly/3SLmFB5
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AILA ED Ben Johnson responds to the Trump Administration’s deployment of the National Guard in LA: “The military must never be used as a tool of political convenience. Our Constitution must be upheld. Silence in the face of these abuses is complicity.” bit.ly/3HCIbWf
AILA Executive Director Condemns Violence and Trump Administration’s Abuse of Power in Response to LA Protests
AILA ED Ben Johnson responds to the Trump Administration’s deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles, stating “The military must never be used as a tool of political convenience. Our Constitutio...
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June 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
AILA ED Ben Johnson responds to the Trump Administration’s deployment of the National Guard in LA: “The military must never be used as a tool of political convenience. Our Constitution must be upheld. Silence in the face of these abuses is complicity.” bit.ly/3HCIbWf
READ the @aila.org statement and learn why this is travel ban is “part of an invisible wall against immigration that harms our nation and erodes America’s core values.” bit.ly/4jAEXzW
AILA: New Travel Ban Betrays American Values and Will Not Make Us Safer
Responding to the travel ban, AILA President Kelli Stump stated, “This proclamation...undermines fairness, justice, and equality...AILA will continue fighting this discriminatory ban, and we are calli...
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June 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
READ the @aila.org statement and learn why this is travel ban is “part of an invisible wall against immigration that harms our nation and erodes America’s core values.” bit.ly/4jAEXzW
Ben Johnson, Rekha Sharma-Crawford, and Shev Dalal-Dheini shared insights about some major shifts the Trump Administration has made or is trying to make on immigration policy. bsky.app/profile/aila...
May 30, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Ben Johnson, Rekha Sharma-Crawford, and Shev Dalal-Dheini shared insights about some major shifts the Trump Administration has made or is trying to make on immigration policy. bsky.app/profile/aila...
AILA's Greg Chen speaks to NBC News on immigration arrests at courthouses. bsky.app/profile/aila...
"We are talking about people who are already complying with the legal court process and who have claims of asylum or have other legal protection. They should have a right to a fair day in court," -Greg Chen, AILA senior director of government relations.
Immigration arrests in courthouses have become the new deportation tool, stripping migrants of a legal process
Those who have been handcuffed and taken away were attending proceedings long afforded to immigrants and spelled out for immigration judges in court practice manuals.
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May 30, 2025 at 8:13 PM
AILA's Greg Chen speaks to NBC News on immigration arrests at courthouses. bsky.app/profile/aila...
AILA PSA: Don’t Be Misled by the Government’s $1,000 Self-Deportation Offer. bsky.app/profile/aila...
DHS is offering $1,000 to undocumented individuals who self-deport, but this offer comes with significant risks. Understanding your rights and the long-term impact of this decision is crucial. Speak to a qualified attorney before making any decision. Visit ailalawyer.com
Don’t Be Misled by the Government’s $1,000 Self-Deportation Offer
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May 30, 2025 at 8:13 PM
AILA PSA: Don’t Be Misled by the Government’s $1,000 Self-Deportation Offer. bsky.app/profile/aila...
NEW from @aila.org - Reports across the country of people being targeted, arrested, and detained at immigration court. “The courts must be a place where justice is pursued, not perverted,” states AILA President Kelli Stump. bit.ly/4msBd69
Arresting Immigrants Appearing for Immigration Court Hearings Undermines Integrity of the Justice System
AILA members are reporting a disturbing rise in ICE arrests at immigration courts across the country. AILA President Kelli Stump, responded to the reports, noting “This is a flagrant betrayal of basi...
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May 22, 2025 at 1:54 PM
NEW from @aila.org - Reports across the country of people being targeted, arrested, and detained at immigration court. “The courts must be a place where justice is pursued, not perverted,” states AILA President Kelli Stump. bit.ly/4msBd69
AP reports on the Trump Administration's plans to massively expand the immigration detention system bsky.app/profile/aila...
"The House narrowly approved a broad spending bill that includes $175 billion for immigration enforcement, about 22 times ICE’s annual budget. The agency’s 100-plus detention centers nationwide currently hold about 46,000 people, causing overcrowding."
Trump administration seeks explosive expansion of nation's immigration detention system
The world's largest immigration detention system is on the cusp of explosive growth as President Donald Trump pursues his signature campaign promise of mass deportations.
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May 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
AP reports on the Trump Administration's plans to massively expand the immigration detention system bsky.app/profile/aila...
The Trump administration continues to target people holding lawful visas, including students and researchers, through visa revocations, termination of lawful status, detention, and removal without due process. Read the latest from @aila.org. bit.ly/4i6xh7M
AILA: Trump Dragnet Widens to Unconstitutional Targeting of People with Visas
AILA President and Executive Director respond to Trump Administration’s targeting of lawful visa holders, including students and researchers, in this press statement urging Congressional action “to pr...
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May 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The Trump administration continues to target people holding lawful visas, including students and researchers, through visa revocations, termination of lawful status, detention, and removal without due process. Read the latest from @aila.org. bit.ly/4i6xh7M
Statement from AILA Executive Director Ben Johnson warns of due process and rights abuses with Trump eliminating important immigration oversight bodies. x.com/AILANational...
AILA on X: "NEW: AILA Executive Director Ben Johnson warns that steps taken by the Trump Administration to eliminate important immigration oversight bodies will result in further abuses and unchecked exercise of power by the current administration. https://t.co/Zzk5N7B27r" / X
NEW: AILA Executive Director Ben Johnson warns that steps taken by the Trump Administration to eliminate important immigration oversight bodies will result in further abuses and unchecked exercise of power by the current administration. https://t.co/Zzk5N7B27r
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May 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Statement from AILA Executive Director Ben Johnson warns of due process and rights abuses with Trump eliminating important immigration oversight bodies. x.com/AILANational...
In clear violation of a Congressional mandate, the Trump Administration is taking steps to eliminate oversight agencies aimed to ensure effective and accountable operation of the immigration system. The termination of these offices is a massive injustice. bit.ly/41SiZmn
AILA Executive Director Warns of Due Process and Rights Abuses with Trump Gutting of Oversight Agencies
AILA ED Ben Johnson warned of due process and rights abuses in response to the recent Trump Administration effort to eliminate three important oversight bodies vital to the effective and accountable o...
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May 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
In clear violation of a Congressional mandate, the Trump Administration is taking steps to eliminate oversight agencies aimed to ensure effective and accountable operation of the immigration system. The termination of these offices is a massive injustice. bit.ly/41SiZmn
My fellow @aila.org members & I have taken a solemn oath to uphold the Constitution, conduct ourselves with integrity & faithfully discharge our duties as officers of the court. The Trump admin's attack on immigration lawyers is unfounded & dangerous. bit.ly/41SLtet
AILA Rejects Administration’s Dangerous Restrictions 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 imm...
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May 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
My fellow @aila.org members & I have taken a solemn oath to uphold the Constitution, conduct ourselves with integrity & faithfully discharge our duties as officers of the court. The Trump admin's attack on immigration lawyers is unfounded & dangerous. bit.ly/41SLtet
Lawsuit filed Wednesday says men were wrongly targeted as gang members and deported to El Salvador. bsky.app/profile/aila...
“'All five of the named plaintiffs dispute that they are members of the TdA,' or Tren de Aragua, according to the filing."
Trump Deported Venezuelans Who Aren’t Gang Members, Lawyers Say
Not all of the hundreds of Venezuelans deported last weekend by the Trump administration are gang members, according to lawyers challenging the US move that whisked them out of the country.
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May 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Lawsuit filed Wednesday says men were wrongly targeted as gang members and deported to El Salvador. bsky.app/profile/aila...
The Alien Enemies Act of 1798 is archaic and draconian. The President's unconstitutional use of it to deport Venezuelan nationals to El Salvador is an extraordinary overreach and threatens the safety and due process rights of all of us. bit.ly/4hMv8hb
AILA: Invocation of Alien Enemies Act to Deport Venezuelans to El Salvador is Unconstitutional
AILA President Kelli Stump and ED Ben Johnson responded to President Trump invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, an archaic, draconian law, saying, “No President should be able to resurrect a law fr...
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May 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The Alien Enemies Act of 1798 is archaic and draconian. The President's unconstitutional use of it to deport Venezuelan nationals to El Salvador is an extraordinary overreach and threatens the safety and due process rights of all of us. bit.ly/4hMv8hb
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"Firing judges, getting rid of personnel and making ideologically-driven choices for the courts is not going to make the cases run more efficiently through the immigration courts. In fact, it will slow it down," said AILA's Greg Chen.
Shortage of immigration judges could slow down Trump deportation goals
These judges, and their staff, are caught in the crosshairs of Trump's twin efforts to increase deportations — and reduce the size of the federal government.
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April 11, 2025 at 2:32 PM
"Firing judges, getting rid of personnel and making ideologically-driven choices for the courts is not going to make the cases run more efficiently through the immigration courts. In fact, it will slow it down," said AILA's Greg Chen.