AMERICAN IMMIGRATION LAWYERS ASSOCIATION

ADVOCACY, LIAISON, AND IMMIGRATION POLICY: IN KEEPING WITH ITS MISSION TO PROMOTE JUSTICE AND ADVOCATE FOR FAIR AND REASONABLE IMMIGRATION LAW AND POLICY, AILA ADVOCATED FOR LEGISLATIVE CHANGES, CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT, AND ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES ON A WIDE RANGE OF IMMIGRATION ISSUES, INCLUDING DUE PROCESS IN ALL PROCEDURES AFFECTING PEOPLE'S IMMIGRATION STATUS, IMPROVED CASE PROCESSING TIMES, IMMIGRATION COURT REFORM, REDUCTIONS IN THE USE OF DETENTION AND UNNECESSARY ENFORCEMENT MEASURES, AND ENSURING A FAIR, HUMANE AND EQUITABLE LEGAL IMMIGRATION SYSTEM. AILA ORGANIZED A WIDE VARIETY OF ADVOCACY ACTIONS FOR OUR MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE IN, INCLUDING A NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION LOBBY DAY, LETTERS TO CONGRESS CAMPAIGNS, AND COMMENTING ON REGULATORY AND POLICY CHANGES. IN ADDITION, AILA CONTINUED TO PUSH POLICY AND LEGAL POSITIONS ON A VARIETY OF SUBSTANTIVE AND PROCEDURAL ISSUES THROUGH OUR AILA MEMBER VOLUNTEER COMMITTEES, NGO WORKING GROUPS AND PARTNERSHIPS, AND FORMAL AND INFORMAL AGENCY LIAISON. AILA ALSO CONTINUED TO SUPPORT ITS MEMBERS BY TRACKING TRENDS IN AGENCY PRACTICES AND PROVIDING PRACTICE MATERIALS AND GUIDANCE.

EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES: AILA'S FOCUS CONTINUED TO BE ON ENHANCING THE QUALITY AND VALUE OF OUR MEMBERS' LEARNING EXPERIENCE, WHILE ALSO EVALUATING PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS AND EXPANDING ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL MATERIALS. AILA IS A MAJOR LEGAL PUBLISHER DEDICATED SOLELY TO IMMIGRATION LAW AND PRACTICE, WITH OVER 39 PUBLICATIONS TO GUIDE MEMBERS THROUGH THIS EVER-CHANGING FIELD OF LAW. THIS INCLUDES THE AILA LAW JOURNAL, A MEMBER BENEFIT THAT IS PRODUCED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FULL COURT PRESS AND THAT WAS ACCESSED BY MEMBERS OVER 3,843 TIMES IN 2025. AILA'S IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL CONFERENCES, WEB SEMINARS, WEBCASTS, AND VIDEO ROUNDTABLES PROVIDE MEMBERS WITH A DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIO OF LEARNING OPTIONS LED BY EXPERIENCED IMMIGRATION LAW PRACTITIONERS. AILA'S E-LEARNING SITE PROVIDES MEMBERS WITH ADDITIONAL E-LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL IN THE FORM OF LIVE AND PRERECORDED ONLINE COURSES. SOME LEARNING OPTIONS PROVIDE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES TO HEAR FROM REPRESENTATIVES OF VARIOUS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES THAT REGULATE IMMIGRATION LAW AND POLICY. THE OFFERINGS FOR 2025 PROVIDED A PLETHORA OF CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION (CLE)-ELIGIBLE PROGRAMMING INCLUDING THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE WHICH OFFERED COMPREHENSIVE FUNDAMENTALS TRACK AS WELL AS ADVANCED TRACKS COVERING THE MAIN AREAS OF IMMIGRATION, AS WELL AS PROGRAMMING TO ASSIST LAWYERS IN RUNNING THEIR PRACTICES INCLUDING WELLNESS AND TECHNOLOGY. AILA ALSO PROVIDED A WEALTH OF ONLINE EDUCATION RESOURCES AS PART OF MEMBERSHIP INCLUDING VIDEO ROUNDTABLES AND SEMINAR RECORDINGS. AILA'S WEBSITE, AILA.ORG, CONTAINS OVER 44,859 IMMIGRATION-RELATED DOCUMENTS IN THE INFO NET RESEARCH LIBRARY, MAKING IT ONE OF THE PRIMARY BENEFITS OF AILA MEMBERSHIP. AILA LINK IS AILA'S SUBSCRIPTION-BASED IMMIGRATION LAW RESEARCH DATABASE, WITH FULLY SEARCHABLE ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES ESSENTIAL FOR PRACTICING IMMIGRATION LAW. IN ADDITION, ALL AILA MEMBERS RECEIVED COMPLIMENTARY ACCESS TO THE FAST CASE RESEARCH LIBRARY, A SEARCHABLE DATABASE OF FEDERAL COURT AND BOARD OF IMMIGRATION APPEALS DECISIONS. AILA'S FLAGSHIP DAILY E-NEWSLETTER, AILA8, ALLOWS READERS TO PERUSE THE TOP 8 IMMIGRATION NEWS ITEMS OF THE DAY IN 8 MINUTES OR LESS. IN 2025, AILA DELIVERED OVER 100 EDUCATION EVENTS IN VARIOUS FORMATS AND PUBLISHED 12 NEW PUBLICATIONS, MOST OF WHICH WERE OFFERED IN BOTH PRINT AND DIGITAL FORMATS.