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"Reuters spoke with two dozen Ukrainians who lost their work permits - and their jobs - due to delays in processing renewals, including tech workers, a preschool teacher, a financial planner, an interior designer and a college student." https://reut.rs/4okGEnr
Nearly 200,000 Ukrainians in US thrown into legal limbo by Trump immigration crackdown
The administration soon will decide the fate of a humanitarian program that allowed some people who fled the war in Ukraine to live and work in the United States.
reut.rs
November 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
"Reuters spoke with two dozen Ukrainians who lost their work permits - and their jobs - due to delays in processing renewals, including tech workers, a preschool teacher, a financial planner, an interior designer and a college student." https://reut.rs/4okGEnr
"More local immigration attorneys are reporting that their clients are detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement during green card interviews." AILA members Saman Nasseri and Habib Hasbini share with CBS 8. https://bit.ly/49wwAnE
San Diego immigration attorneys report client detentions at USCIS interviews
More local immigration attorneys are reporting that their clients are detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement during green card interviews.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
"More local immigration attorneys are reporting that their clients are detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement during green card interviews." AILA members Saman Nasseri and Habib Hasbini share with CBS 8. https://bit.ly/49wwAnE
"The father of four, an immigrant from Afghanistan who helped the U.S. military fight the Taliban, is in a Springfield, Missouri, jail — held with other immigrants picked up in nationwide sweeps. Dadfar is 37 and an asylum-seeker with work authorization." https://bit.ly/4rxmaL8.
Afghan asylum seeker who fought the Taliban now held by ICE in Missouri
A Kansas City-based immigration attorney has filed a federal lawsuit challenging Mohammad Ali Dadfar’s warrantless arrest and detention. Hundreds of immigrant detainees have been ordered released beca...
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November 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
"The father of four, an immigrant from Afghanistan who helped the U.S. military fight the Taliban, is in a Springfield, Missouri, jail — held with other immigrants picked up in nationwide sweeps. Dadfar is 37 and an asylum-seeker with work authorization." https://bit.ly/4rxmaL8.
"The task forces, co-led by the FBI and ICE's Homeland Security Investigations unit, will eventually have outposts in all 50 states. They're up and running in South Texas, Alaska and Indianapolis." https://bit.ly/44e0jhA
One key part of Trump's immigration dragnet is flying under the radar
The task forces will eventually have outposts in all 50 states.
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November 21, 2025 at 10:21 PM
"The task forces, co-led by the FBI and ICE's Homeland Security Investigations unit, will eventually have outposts in all 50 states. They're up and running in South Texas, Alaska and Indianapolis." https://bit.ly/44e0jhA
"The administrative stay issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, which the Trump administration requested, halts the release of those detainees while the government’s appeal moves forward." Oral arguments are scheduled for Dec. 2. https://nyti.ms/4oV9FHu
Appeals Court Blocks Release of Hundreds of Chicago-Area Immigration Detainees (Gift Article)
The order temporarily halts a federal judge's call to release several hundred people arrested during the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Illinois.
nyti.ms
November 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
"The administrative stay issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, which the Trump administration requested, halts the release of those detainees while the government’s appeal moves forward." Oral arguments are scheduled for Dec. 2. https://nyti.ms/4oV9FHu
AILA member Nell W. Barker gave a one-month overview of the 2025 H-1B Proclamation as part of AILA's Video Roundtable "2025 H-1B Proclamation: Employer Action Steps and Immigration Law Challenges." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1YrwJ8pSbg
One-Month Overview of the 2025 H-1B Proclamation
YouTube video by AILANational
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November 21, 2025 at 5:08 PM
AILA member Nell W. Barker gave a one-month overview of the 2025 H-1B Proclamation as part of AILA's Video Roundtable "2025 H-1B Proclamation: Employer Action Steps and Immigration Law Challenges." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1YrwJ8pSbg
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Great article highlighting the important work of @aila.org and our members to protect clients' rights, particularly through habeas efforts.
'We need warriors': Immigration lawyers get help from unlikely allies in fight to free clients
Immigration lawyers who have little experience with habeas corpus petitions are turning to informal networks and a software developer from Chicago to help them with their cases.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Great article highlighting the important work of @aila.org and our members to protect clients' rights, particularly through habeas efforts.
"The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious, The Associated Press has found." https://bit.ly/48raCRY
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
bit.ly
November 21, 2025 at 4:20 PM
"The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious, The Associated Press has found." https://bit.ly/48raCRY
"The FBI spied on a private Signal group chat of immigrants’ rights activists who were organizing 'courtwatch' efforts in New York City this spring, law enforcement records shared with the Guardian indicate." https://bit.ly/4o8EhUu
The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists, records reveal
Exclusive: Agency accessed private conversations of New York ‘courtwatch’ group that was observing public hearings
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:12 PM
"The FBI spied on a private Signal group chat of immigrants’ rights activists who were organizing 'courtwatch' efforts in New York City this spring, law enforcement records shared with the Guardian indicate." https://bit.ly/4o8EhUu
"21,000 Charlotte students missed school on Monday as fears mount over Border Patrol and ICE activity...The widespread crackdown...has sparked concern and pushback from educators and city leaders about its impact on the local community." https://bit.ly/3K4YQmQ
Thousands of Charlotte students miss school amid ICE crackdown
Approximately 21,000 Charlotte students missed school on Monday, according to city officials.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:49 AM
"21,000 Charlotte students missed school on Monday as fears mount over Border Patrol and ICE activity...The widespread crackdown...has sparked concern and pushback from educators and city leaders about its impact on the local community." https://bit.ly/3K4YQmQ
Escape the cold at the 2026 AILA Midwinter Conference & Webcast in sunny Guanacaste, Costa Rica on January 23, 2026! The conference features an advanced-level Business Track and an advanced-level Removal Track. Register by 12/18/25 for early bird savings: https://bit.ly/4pQZgxi
November 20, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Escape the cold at the 2026 AILA Midwinter Conference & Webcast in sunny Guanacaste, Costa Rica on January 23, 2026! The conference features an advanced-level Business Track and an advanced-level Removal Track. Register by 12/18/25 for early bird savings: https://bit.ly/4pQZgxi
"A federal judge’s inquiry to determine which Trump administration officials violated a court order that barred deportation flights to El Salvador is back on after a seven-month pause for appeals." https://wapo.st/3XAdOo6
November 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
"A federal judge’s inquiry to determine which Trump administration officials violated a court order that barred deportation flights to El Salvador is back on after a seven-month pause for appeals." https://wapo.st/3XAdOo6
Raids "have been aggressive and even violent, with agents striking restrained people, deploying tear gas outside of schools, and pointing pepper spray at brazen onlookers who inevitably gather to decry what’s happening." https://bit.ly/4oN9X2X
These are the sights and sounds of Trump's immigration crackdown in Chicago
For nearly two months, federal agents have been carrying out surprise raids in Chicago in pursuit of the Trump administration’s immigration agenda, emerging from unmarked vehicles in neighborhoods thr...
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November 20, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Raids "have been aggressive and even violent, with agents striking restrained people, deploying tear gas outside of schools, and pointing pepper spray at brazen onlookers who inevitably gather to decry what’s happening." https://bit.ly/4oN9X2X
"Alves’ story of constantly having to jump through hoops for an education and future employment opportunities — despite being given legal status — is one that is all too familiar to the over half a million DACA recipients currently in the U.S." https://bit.ly/4ibVkUv
'We’re still worried': Dreamers in South Florida remain in legal limbo after 13 years
Murilo Alves, 28, is in his final year of medical school — a career path inspired by his experiences as an undocumented immigrant. Despite him saying that "everything changed" when he received DACA in...
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November 19, 2025 at 11:44 PM
"Alves’ story of constantly having to jump through hoops for an education and future employment opportunities — despite being given legal status — is one that is all too familiar to the over half a million DACA recipients currently in the U.S." https://bit.ly/4ibVkUv
NEW on #ThinkImmigration: AILA member Angelo Paparelli describes the multimedia “All-American Story” launching on Human Rights Day this December, invites immigrants & attorneys to add to the tapestry, and interviews producer Amy Friedman. https://bit.ly/3JXYLBy
Think Immigration: Immigrants and Immigration Attorneys Add to the Tapestry that is the “All-American Story”
In this blog post, AILA member Angelo Paparelli describes the multimedia “All-American Story” launching on Human Rights Day, December 10, 2025 and invites immigrants and immigration attorneys to add t...
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November 19, 2025 at 9:54 PM
NEW on #ThinkImmigration: AILA member Angelo Paparelli describes the multimedia “All-American Story” launching on Human Rights Day this December, invites immigrants & attorneys to add to the tapestry, and interviews producer Amy Friedman. https://bit.ly/3JXYLBy
"Advocates were quick to criticize the proposal, arguing its new broad scope is too vague and could disincentivize the use of the benefits by immigrants who need them and qualify for them." https://n.pr/4ph7UE2
Trump administration rule could further penalize immigrants for using benefits
The Trump administration is bringing back a policy that could penalize migrants for using public benefits if they're seeking a green card or visa.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"Advocates were quick to criticize the proposal, arguing its new broad scope is too vague and could disincentivize the use of the benefits by immigrants who need them and qualify for them." https://n.pr/4ph7UE2
"Patent licensing, particularly when tied to commercialization in the United States, should be formally recognized as evidence of extraordinary ability or national interest in immigration petitions." Read by Abhilasha Khanal in the #AILALawJournal: https://bit.ly/47AYvjv
Rethinking the Role of Patent Licensing in U.S. Immigration Laws
By Abhilasha Khanal
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November 19, 2025 at 4:47 PM
"Patent licensing, particularly when tied to commercialization in the United States, should be formally recognized as evidence of extraordinary ability or national interest in immigration petitions." Read by Abhilasha Khanal in the #AILALawJournal: https://bit.ly/47AYvjv
"Similar scenes of courthouse arrests, part of a makeover of the immigration courts under President Donald Trump, are playing out across the United States as his call for mass deportations of migrants is executed with unusually aggressive tactics." https://bit.ly/4oWxfDS
Migrants thought they were in court for a routine hearing. Instead, it was a deportation trap
The nation's immigration courts have undergone a fundamental change under the administration of President Donald Trump
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November 19, 2025 at 2:17 PM
"Similar scenes of courthouse arrests, part of a makeover of the immigration courts under President Donald Trump, are playing out across the United States as his call for mass deportations of migrants is executed with unusually aggressive tactics." https://bit.ly/4oWxfDS
"USCIS would consider 'country-specific factors' in green card, parole & asylum applications. Coming from a country on the travel ban list—mostly those in Africa & the Middle East—would be considered 'significant negative factors' on immigration requests." https://bit.ly/4nYi4Zd
Trump targets legal immigrants in proposed green card policy
The Trump administration is reportedly considering making the president's June travel ban applicable to immigrants already in the United States legally.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:37 AM
"USCIS would consider 'country-specific factors' in green card, parole & asylum applications. Coming from a country on the travel ban list—mostly those in Africa & the Middle East—would be considered 'significant negative factors' on immigration requests." https://bit.ly/4nYi4Zd
"Collectively, the enrollment declines in Miami-Dade erased about $70 million from the district’s annual budget, forcing administrators to scramble to cover the unexpected shortfall." https://to.pbs.org/4a5aHvI
With Trump's crackdown on immigration, public school enrollment across the U.S. is dwindling
The trend is straining enrollment at many public schools, which are already seeing numbers dip due to demographic changes.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:40 PM
"Collectively, the enrollment declines in Miami-Dade erased about $70 million from the district’s annual budget, forcing administrators to scramble to cover the unexpected shortfall." https://to.pbs.org/4a5aHvI
"People detained in Charlotte include workers at a Home Depot parking lot putting up Christmas decorations, a young man who worked at a grocery store and others in...churches, apartment complexes." https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/immigration-arrests-charlotte-fear-businesses-closed-rcna244357
Immigration arrests in Charlotte have sparked fears, leading businesses to close
After immigration officials arrested more than 130 people, some churches report being half empty, an after-school program canceled activities and one U.S. citizen said he started carrying his passport...
www.nbcnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:23 PM
"People detained in Charlotte include workers at a Home Depot parking lot putting up Christmas decorations, a young man who worked at a grocery store and others in...churches, apartment complexes." https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/immigration-arrests-charlotte-fear-businesses-closed-rcna244357
"This stringent enforcement and stringent examination of what has always been perfectly legal visa categories is new,” said AILA President Jeff Joseph. https://wapo.st/4oMLMBX
November 18, 2025 at 2:19 PM
"This stringent enforcement and stringent examination of what has always been perfectly legal visa categories is new,” said AILA President Jeff Joseph. https://wapo.st/4oMLMBX
"New international student enrollment in U.S. institutions declined by 17% in fall 2025, the largest nonpandemic decline in the last 11 years." https://nbcnews.to/4rmoeWj
New international student enrollment fell sharply this year amid the Trump administration's immigration crackdown
Higher ed institutions reported a 17% drop in new international enrollees this year.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:20 AM
"New international student enrollment in U.S. institutions declined by 17% in fall 2025, the largest nonpandemic decline in the last 11 years." https://nbcnews.to/4rmoeWj
"There’s now fear that the push to drastically increase deportations and shift who can claim America as home, through things like trying to end birthright citizenship, is having a ripple effect." https://bit.ly/4idkm5K
Naturalized US citizens thought they were safe. Trump's immigration policies are shaking that belief
As Trump reshapes immigration and the nation’s relationship with immigrants, some naturalized citizens are wondering if the country they made a commitment to when they took the oath of citizenship is ...
bit.ly
November 17, 2025 at 9:20 PM
"There’s now fear that the push to drastically increase deportations and shift who can claim America as home, through things like trying to end birthright citizenship, is having a ripple effect." https://bit.ly/4idkm5K
"Border Patrol agents arrested 81 people in Charlotte on Saturday...A man with a REAL ID who says he became a US citizen in 2019 was caught in the fray." https://cnn.it/4ojEVyV
Charlotte is the latest stop on DHS’ immigration blitz. Locals don’t understand why | CNN
As dozens of people have been arrested in the Department of Homeland Security’s latest targeted immigration blitz in Charlotte, one question has emerged for residents and leaders in North Carolina’s l...
www.cnn.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:51 PM
"Border Patrol agents arrested 81 people in Charlotte on Saturday...A man with a REAL ID who says he became a US citizen in 2019 was caught in the fray." https://cnn.it/4ojEVyV