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AILA Minutes from DOL H-2 Stakeholders Meeting: March 7, 2017
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) released minutes from the H-2 stakeholders meeting with the Department of Labor (DOL) from March 7, 2017. The DOL reported that it continues to operate with limited funding resources and does not expect funding to increase for the next twelve months. There has been a 92% increase in H-2B […]
AILA Denounces Executive Order on Immigration, Issues Call for Examples
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) issued a statement on January 27th denouncing the President’s Executive Order on immigration. In the statement, entitled “Targeting Muslims and Refugees Betrays American Values and Will Not Make Us Safer,” AILA Executive Director Benjamin Johnson warns, “Make no mistake: This Executive Order is a thinly veiled effort to make […]
Federal Courts Halt Executive Order on Immigration, DHS Responds
Immigration attorneys from across the country flocked to airports over the weekend to provide legal support for individuals who were detained as a result of the President’s Executive Order of January 27, 2017. The Executive Order, entitled “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States,” suspends the entry of all refugees for […]