"A U.S.-born citizen who was arrested and detained by immigration authorities twice in recent months has filed a lawsuit against the federal government claiming he was improperly detained." https://bit.ly/48c3t8p

The Trump administration's immigration policies targeting highly skilled immigrants threatens to weaken the U.S. economy through undercutting innovation and not providing ample opportunity for potential talent to stay and contribute. New AILA policy brief: bit.ly/42JzjWL

"Armed federal agents in military fatigues busted down their doors overnight, pulling men, women and children from their apartments, some of them naked, residents and witnesses said. Agents approached or entered nearly every apartment in the...building." https://bit.ly/4o0LyGv

"The operational decision fits into the Trump administration’s broader efforts to keep deportations and other immigration matters moving, regardless of funding fights." https://bit.ly/4gVsVRZ

"A federal judge in Rhode Island on Tuesday blocked a Trump administration effort to freeze hundreds of millions of dollars in emergency preparedness funds to blue states that have opposed his mass deportation campaign." https://nyti.ms/485Mu7K

Practice Alert: What Happens If the Government Shuts Down? The federal government entered a shutdown at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, October 1, 2025. Stay up to date on immigration-related agencies' operations: https://bit.ly/4gQU0FY

"Oklahoma Highway Patrol arrested 120 people in a three-day immigration sweep that targeted commercial truck drivers entering the state along Interstate 40...The operation was staged at a port of entry in Beckham County just east of the Texas border." https://bit.ly/4o2w2Kk

"There is still no way to pay the annual fee for pending applications...'There are very real consequences for asylum seekers navigating this completely unnecessary bureaucratic mess.'" https://bit.ly/46YnEpj

AILA Practice and Ethics Counsel Charity Anastasio shares insights from the AILA Practice Pulse, "a compelling look at how lawyers who understand themselves and their businesses are better equipped to serve their clients and communities." #ThinkImmigration https://bit.ly/42lC3JD

“The incidents on Thursday and Friday highlight the growing tensions in major U.S. cities over President Donald Trump's aggressive immigration crackdown.”

"Americans expect our court systems and judges to be fair and to follow the law and to know what the law is when they’re asked to rule on a case.” - Greg Chen, AILA Senior Director, Government Relations https://bit.ly/46Y5iom

"Immigration policies are definitely impacting labor supply by both pushing out immigrant workers and slowing applications to work in the US...It's too early to know just how many, but we are likely talking hundreds of thousands fewer workers." https://bit.ly/4pKS9GL

"In some cases they have been handcuffed, kept in holding cells and immigration facilities overnight, and in at least two cases held without access to a lawyer or even a phone call." https://nyti.ms/3KoV5bU

Houston Chronicle story on citizenship quotes Ben Johnson: "In the midst of attacks on immigrants and an attempt to devalue their contributions to our country, we are immensely proud that our members are volunteering their time to help" https://yhoo.it/4pJ3Duk #AILACitizenshipDay

"US Rep. Dan Goldman, a Democrat whose district includes the courthouse...called on Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to 'take appropriate disciplinary action and implement measures to prevent this from happening again.'” https://cnn.it/4pHGRD5

ABC News: Firings of immigration judges are 'politically motivated': Union president https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GThUD6ykxt4

"Habeas corpus...'predates the United States and goes back to the English legal system', said César García Hernández...It fundamentally means that a detained person has the right for a judge to rule on whether their detention is unlawful." https://bit.ly/3VDs9zc

The Admin. "has pulled hundreds of Judge Advocates General (JAGS) — military attorneys — to serve as immigration judges. This creates further concerns, Padilla said. 'These are judges that may have a legal background, but not when it comes to immigration'" https://bit.ly/42eh1wl

A federal judge ruled Trump Admin. effort "to require states to cooperate with immigration enforcement in order to get some FEMA grants" unconstitutional in "legal setback in the administration's push to revoke funding to 'sanctuary' cities and states." https://cbsn.ws/3KlUPdF

"The Trump administration's move to restrict visas for foreign-born workers is pushing the U.S. closer to a 'skills cliff' — where companies struggle to hire talent and may even start offshoring parts of their business." https://bit.ly/46AwZ5k

"Congress has the opportunity to...protect the integrity of our civilian immigration courts and rule of law by preventing the use of both unqualified and military temporary IJs." https://www.aila.org/library/policy-brief-militarizing-immigration-courtrooms

In response to the tragedy in Dallas this morning, AILA issued a statement condemning the violence and calling for compassion and respect. www.aila.org/library/aila...

"The group also says the new fee is unconstitutional, because only Congress has the power to set visa fees. 'The President has overstepped his executive authority on a proposal that will undermine innovation...'” https://bit.ly/46lUNLw

The rules have changed. Landmark #SupremeCourt cases have reshaped #immigration litigation — are you ready to use them in your clients' favor? https://bit.ly/4238GM4

"The latest sets of terminations landed after Congress approved a mega-spending bill that allocated over $3 billion to the Justice Department for immigration-related activities, including hiring more #immigration judges." https://n.pr/46noEmQ

"The visa is designed for highly skilled workers across many industries...Employers who rely on the visa include those in health care, which often recruit medical professionals outside the U.S. in areas where they have shortages." https://cbsn.ws/46i7iYp

"Since President Trump took office, 15 people have died in immigration detention, 10 of those deaths occurred between January and June...The senators say that is the highest rate in the first six months of any year publicly available." https://n.pr/427GCHh

AILA Past President Kathleen Campbell Walker on #ThinkImmigration: USCIS’s new enforcement authority disrupts the long-standing separation between benefits adjudication and enforcement, creating complex challenges for immigration lawyers and their clients. https://bit.ly/42KeJVQ

"This will 'hurt innovation long-term' - O'Leary Ventures Chairman Kevin O'Leary explains why he does not support $100,000 fees on new H-1B work visas." https://fxn.ws/46EoUg9

"'People could be sent back to their home countries and face torture, persecution, death, imprisonment,' said Jeff Joseph, president of AILA ... In the end, he said, the question is: 'Are we really militarizing the immigration court?'" https://bit.ly/42CRVHx

"In the largest food processing segment, meatpacking, the American Immigration Council estimates that 45% of all workers are immigrants and around 23% are unauthorized." https://bit.ly/3VpN8pb

The Trump Administration is unlawfully fast-tracking deportations for certain asylum seekers, using expedited removal (ER) against people DHS previously admitted on valid visas or paroled into the U.S., despite the ER statute not applying to them. https://bit.ly/46rJVfb

"This indiscriminate mass detention—a dramatic shift in immigration enforcement policy that began on July 8—has been declared illegal by dozens of federal judges, who have described it as a flagrant perversion of long-standing law, policy & common sense." https://politi.co/48rnEz9

The 38th Annual AILA California Chapter Conference and Webcast will convene on November 13-15 in Long Beach, CA. Register now to unlock Early Bird savings! https://bit.ly/4nHF0w6

"Although tech companies receive the most H-1B visas, [AILA's Ben] Johnson underscored that the new fee would also affect workers in the medical and manufacturing industries as well as at universities who receive H-1B visas." https://nyti.ms/48uPbzR

There was no legitimate reason to terrorize H-1B workers and alarm their employers causing 24 hours of panic. The failure to provide a legally sound proclamation and the haphazard messaging caused unnecessary chaos and fear along with human and material cost.

NEW: President Trump signed a proclamation restricting H-1B visas, requiring U.S. employers to pay a $100,000 fee per H-1B & issued an executive order for his 'Gold Card' visa. AILA leadership responds: "If we push this talent away, America will lose." https://bit.ly/4nz1XBE

"Roughly 68 percent of hired farmworkers in the U.S. are immigrants, and 23 percent are undocumented...Nearly one in five STEM workers nationwide are foreign-born, as are 43 percent of doctoral-level scientists and engineers in the United States." https://bit.ly/46nwWK4

"A coalition of immigrant rights advocacy organizations, called 'Home is Here,' tallies up at least 18 cases where recipients of the DACA program have been deported or are at risk of being deported...since President Donald Trump took office." https://bit.ly/3It09LE

"A 73-year-old San Francisco Bay Area grandmother who has lived in the United States for three decades, was unexpectedly detained by ICE last week during a routine check-in." https://nbcnews.to/4mqVNCT

"A U.S. citizen was caught in the middle of the Trump administration’s aggressive approach to immigration enforcement. Andrea Velez says she was wrongfully arrested this past summer in downtown Los Angeles during an ICE raid." https://to.pbs.org/3K7oJlS

AILA Policy & Practice Associate Mariah Ferguson details how changes to policies affecting international students will hurt agency efficiency, institutions of higher education, American students & the national economy on today’s #ThinkImmigration https://bit.ly/4nCs6Q0

"The number of vulnerable people placed in solitary confinement, such as those with health problems or mental health conditions, rose by 56% in fiscal year 2025 when compared with 2022." https://bit.ly/41VkfVt

"At least 30 of the 327 children the government cleared for imminent removal had 'indicators of being a victim of child abuse' in Guatemala, based on the government’s own findings." https://nyti.ms/3InxLug

"U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem joined federal immigration agents during an early morning operation in Elgin, Illinois, on Tuesday that resulted in multiple arrests—including of U.S. citizens." https://bit.ly/3Ihe1bW

"Charles Kuck joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about immigration. Can ICE arrest people without a warrant? How do undocumented immigrants pay taxes? ... What's the difference between a visa and a green card?" youtube.com/watch?v=SKh9WaKnihU

"Inspection reports from ICE’s Office of Detention Oversight reveal more than 150 lapses in self-harm and suicide prevention and intervention protocols at detention facilities from 2020 through recent months." https://nyti.ms/46Mi747

"Their urgent need is highlighted by stories like those of a multigenerational dairy farm that sold off all its dairy cows because the owner could not find workers and another where a farmer’s job listings have received no responses." https://politi.co/41VBy8Z

This Washington Post story documents the lack of due process and access to counsel as well as unsafe and inhumane conditions at Ft. Bliss/Camp East Montana - share this piece with your networks and speak out against these abuses. Congress needs to act.

AILA's Video Roundtable "How Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Promotes Well-Being" recorded 8/13/25 AILA's Live Video Roundtables are free for all AILA members & a great way to interactively connect with colleagues for exceptional peer-to-peer learning. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IncNB5MjVA4