AILA
@AILANational
Followers
56,706
Following
3,146
Media
1,765
Statuses
22,064
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) is a national association of 16,000+ attorneys and law professors who practice and teach immigration law.
Washington, DC
Joined January 2009
Don't wanna be here?
Send us removal request.
Explore trending content on Musk Viewer
Taylor
• 769038 Tweets
Leverkusen
• 413607 Tweets
hailey
• 274918 Tweets
Justin Bieber
• 257936 Tweets
Celtics
• 74594 Tweets
Maranhão
• 69602 Tweets
メイドの日
• 68870 Tweets
Luka
• 66525 Tweets
Carolina
• 62087 Tweets
Boston
• 51326 Tweets
Eddie
• 44203 Tweets
WIN CENTRAL FAMILY
• 42945 Tweets
Rangers
• 42251 Tweets
#WINFriendofCentralEmbassy
• 42163 Tweets
Cavs
• 35479 Tweets
Endrick
• 33149 Tweets
Tatum
• 31600 Tweets
Costas
• 25228 Tweets
ドラマ化
• 24141 Tweets
Palacios
• 22811 Tweets
भगवान परशुराम
• 21890 Tweets
Canes
• 20938 Tweets
Cleveland
• 18357 Tweets
Safe Campaign
• 17300 Tweets
PRISCILLA
• 17114 Tweets
भगवान विष्णु
• 15408 Tweets
Zavala
• 11502 Tweets
Rex Murphy
• 10408 Tweets
The Trump administration is expected to begin
#ICERaids
starting Sunday. Below is a list of local raids response hotlines and contact information. Visit AILA's website for more resources to assist in responding to large-scale enforcement actions/raids: .
64
1K
695
Trump’s visa bans MUST be rescinded before thousands of Black and African immigrants lose their diversity visas – FOREVER. Tell
#POTUS
to end PP 10014 & 10052.
#Act4BlackImms
133
308
668
"There’s a solution, however, to our predicament: Biden could rescind the suspension before these visas expire."
#DV2020
75
254
505
ICYMI: "Tens of thousands of families around the world are at risk of losing a rare opportunity to immigrate to the United States."
125
229
316
“They are inundated with lawsuits, more so than ever in the past, because people couldn't get administrative relief by going to the agency...The only avenue people had to challenge a denial or a bad policy was through litigation.” -
@ShevDD
162
215
313
"Backlogs in some immigrant-visa categories are 50 or even 100 times higher than they were four years ago, at the start of the Trump administration."
160
173
283
#DV2020
- WATCH the latest on the litigation and what comes next for visa holders from
@blesjm1
@ThinkLawLab
@jactioncenter
@Mayer_Brown
33
54
282
TAKE ACTION - 2 minutes of your time can make a difference! The House is expected to vote on the reconciliation bill this week, and we need you to tell your Members of Congress to deliver for immigrant workers and families in the reconciliation package:
43
150
277
WATCH
@GregChenAILA
break down where we are in the budget reconciliation process and how YOU can TAKE ACTION to help enact
#immigration
reform:
#WeAreHome
11
175
221
"Anxiety is building around...proclamations 10014 and 10052, the ban on immigrant and non-immigrant visa holders...Jesse Bless, who is involved with litigation against the bans, estimated it would take about 10 minutes for Biden to revoke them."
38
129
253
TAKE ACTION: The House and Senate are negotiating legislative text for budget reconciliation, and they need to know that their constituents support immigration reforms through budget reconciliation and oppose anti-immigrant amendments that may be offered.
58
106
248
AILA recognizes BuzzFeed News’ Hamed Aleaziz with the 2020 Media Leadership Award, given to individuals whose efforts in the media most accurately depict immigration and immigrants.
@Haleaziz
@BuzzFeedNews
11
52
244
Op-ed from
@CatoInstitute
's
@David_J_Bier
: "Unless there is a change of heart soon, Biden will assume responsibility for denying thousands of immigrants the path to citizenship that Congress promised them."
43
147
229
The
#DV2020
win Friday is a huge relief for thousands of people subject to the remaining Trump admin. bans - READ more about this win with
@jactioncenter
and
@ThinkLawLab
and
@Mayer_Brown
27
50
216
"There are steps
@StateDept
can take to return U.S. visa processing to a more normal footing...'adopt more flexible ways to interview, mandate more openness in rules and visa denials, and provide more effective means for administrative review of denials'"
67
127
202
"President-elect Joe Biden says he’ll introduce immigration legislation 'immediately' after taking office later this month, and that his Justice Department will investigate the Trump administration’s separation of migrant children from their parents."
36
54
202
"Congress must save the green cards at risk of expiring this fall. Then it should undertake the more arduous task of studying and revising outdated immigration caps and policies to make them more responsive..."
42
92
182
“If the administration remains true to what they said — that immigrants help drive our economy and kept us afloat during the pandemic — they need to take steps to rescind a ban that is undermining that belief.”
60
89
183
"Noting that the State department’s visa backlog has exploded throughout the covid-19 global pandemic, AILA in a new policy brief released Tuesday outlined how it can reduce delays and eliminate backlogs and inefficiencies."
60
99
163
WATCH AILA's
@blesjm1
explain where the litigation against the bans currently stands and why we and our litigation partners aren't giving up the fight
@jactioncenter
@thinklawlab
26
77
181
AILA and our partners
@jactioncenter
@ThinkLawLab
and
@Mayer_Brown
filed litigation against the entirety of the Trump Administration’s
#immigration
ban today! Press release: (1/
#NoImmigrationBan
35
67
176
"Biden also has not yet rescinded two of Trump’s proclamations limiting immigration from abroad. Benjamin Johnson, executive director of AILA, called this omission a 'glaring missing piece' that has kept families separated."
56
53
165
BREAKING: The Trump administration’s health care ban was BLOCKED! AILA celebrates this victory with our partners
@ThinkLawLab
,
@SidleyLaw
,
@jactioncenter
&
@latnet_PDX
as we continue the fight against this harmful policy.
#NoHealthCareBan
6
102
170
TAKE ACTION today. Tell the Biden administration to rescind travel restrictions and address backlogs & delays at
@StateDept
#DeptofStateToDoList
#AddresstheBacklog
32
92
159
"The incoming administration will focus on decreasing wait times to obtain citizenship, granting automatic green cards to protected undocumented immigrants and adding immigration judges to decrease backlogs on court hearings..."
36
33
168
"Jaddou said her top priority as USCIS director would be to reduce processing times that have kept thousands foreign citizens, and their employers, waiting months or longer for visas and work permits to be approved."
22
63
165
"Rather than implementing rational and necessary prevention methods based in science to protect our health and economy, the Biden Administration maintains senseless travel bans. The resulting impact harms families..."
36
83
152
Hearing TODAY at 2p.m. Eastern in the Gomez litigation on request for immediate relief; for those wanting to listen, the court’s toll-free public access line is (877) 848-7030, access code 321-8747.
@jactioncenter
@ThinkLawLab
14
43
163
From Forbes senior contributor Stuart Anderson of
@NFAPResearch
: "how immigration reforms, including protection from deportation and significant changes to family and employment-based green cards, still could be part of a reconciliation bill this year."
23
87
162
ICYMI: “This ban is not about protecting the U.S. labor market or encouraging economic growth, it simply does not serve the purposes that the administration suggests, and will in fact only endanger the economy"
@ThinkLawLab
@jactioncenter
@Mayer_Brown
294
90
149
AILA congratulates the incoming Biden-Harris administration and pledges to offer solutions that will ensure our nation’s
#immigration
policies reflect America’s founding principles and contribute to our shared prosperity.
11
29
156
“AILA and our partners cherish the cultural diversity our
immigration system has allowed for generations of families and employers. The President does not have the
power to wake up one day and just change it.”
@jactioncenter
@ThinkLawLab
@Mayer_Brown
32
46
154
"President Biden will recommit himself to overhauling the immigration system...while signaling openness to Congress passing smaller parts of his agenda that have bipartisan support, including guaranteeing a pathway to citizenship for [Dreamers]."
174
75
118
“There are about 280,000 employment-based green cards available this year, but
#immigration
officials are on track to waste about 100,000 of them, based on processing times in the first quarter,
@CatoInstitute
research fellow
@David_J_Bier
told Axios.”
42
78
149
"The Biden administration announced Thursday it will not automatically reject certain applications for asylum or immigration benefits when a blank space is left on the forms, a reversal from a Trump-era policy."
107
48
135
"CNBC interviewed half a dozen F-1 visa holders across the country affected by OPT processing delays, including a cybersecurity engineer, a postdoctoral fellow studying Covid in an infectious diseases laboratory and a breast cancer researcher."
32
82
144
TAKE ACTION - send an email to the administration urging them to rescind restrictive immigration policies, address visa backlogs and delays at DOS, and reestablish the United States as a welcoming nation.
#DeptofStateToDoList
#AddresstheBacklog
51
73
138
.
@RepPressley
says that the women she saw at the border were in prisons for having the audacity to seek asylum— a human right.
#USCCRReports
#DontLookAway
#FamilySeparation
2
41
135
"Canada’s new program to entice H-1B visa holders to the country attracted so many applications that the 10,000 limit was reached in less than 48 hours...a warning sign to U.S. policymakers."
36
46
141
"A comprehensive review by the American Immigration Lawyers Association, where I serve, assessing Biden’s first 100 days in office shows that most of the administration’s immigration actions are still in progress or incomplete."
@GregChenAILA
166
65
121
"The House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday sought to recapture visas that would be lost due to coronavirus delays and Trump administration policies as it pushed forward the broader Department of Homeland Security funding bill."
14
81
128
.
@blesjm1
and AILA are proud to partner with
@ckuck
@gsiskind
and
@jeffjoseph
in litigation against
@StateDept
and Sec. Blinken to compel the agency to issue visas they have unlawfully refused to issue:
34
39
133
AILA is delighted to recognize Greg Siskind of Memphis, TN, with the 2020 Advocacy Award for outstanding efforts in support of AILA's advocacy agenda, he has been a tireless advocate!
@gsiskind
22
15
132
ICYMI yesterday, WATCH AILA's Jesse Bless explain where the litigation against the bans currently stands and why we and our litigation partners aren't giving up the fight
14
32
133
"U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services leadership is asking employees to describe the immigration agency's mission in three words to help them rewrite its mission statement."
126
47
103
"If they don't enter the country before their visa expires, they lose their chance to relocate to the U.S. for good. 'They don't know if their lives are going to change forever or if they're going to be in a country that they've sworn off.'"
10
41
123
HOUSTON
-The Houston Immigrant Rights: ☎️1-833-468-4664 (1-833-HOU-IMMI), (Monday-Friday/lunes-viernes, 9am-5pm) (English, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, French, Hindi, Russian, Vietnamese, Korean)
#ICEraids
2
161
116
"America is losing talent to Canada because of outdated and restrictive U.S. immigration policies. That was the message delivered at a House Immigration and Citizenship Subcommittee hearing held on July 13, 2021."
46
49
123
"Lawyers argue that while the president has a right to suspend entry into the U.S., that does not require the State Department to stop issuing visas, particularly given the large number of people facing lengthy wait times to come to the U.S."
60
46
107
"A country with an aging population like that found in the United States needs strong levels of immigration to support economic growth. More immediately, immigrants could help fill the millions of job openings in the U.S."
16
47
123
“That’s a pretty big gap for them not to take action on those visa bans because the impact is so dramatic and significant."
@GregChenAILA
33
30
112
"...Every H-1B visa issued generates 1.83 new jobs over the following seven years. By preventing the issuance of new H-1B visas, we are stunting the growth of U.S. business growth and ingenuity."
42
65
112
The Biden administration needs to address the
@StateDept
backlogs and delays which are negatively impacting immigrants, families, businesses, and our economy as a whole - TAKE ACTION today:
14
50
113
Read number 1 of AILA’s 9 Customer Service improvement ideas for
@USCIS
: to reframe its mission statement to honor the contributions immigrants make. Share your thoughts and help
#HoldUSCISAccountable
:
22
49
109
"Immigration courts could be another high-impact area for the Biden administration, particularly as it focuses on expanding legal pathways to citizenship."
93
39
104
“The U.S. economy is missing more than 1 million immigrant workers who would otherwise be here — were it not for the pandemic, and steep cuts to legal
#immigration
during the Trump administration.”
19
51
110
ICYMI: Behind every rejected application or petition is a human being impacted by that delay in concrete ways -
@USCIS
needs to get things right. READ more on the
#ThinkImmigration
blog:
#HoldUSCISAccountable
62
50
101
"The
@StateDept
actions in court contradict Joe Biden’s statements on his immigration policy and seem designed to protect the agency’s bureaucratic authorities."
14
71
107
"It is a big week for immigration. The House is poised to vote on two immigration bills this week, both narrower pieces of legislation while Democrats weigh how ambitious to go with President Joe Biden’s comprehensive immigration plan."
45
40
100
"Rish said the 'uptick' in filings is likely due to an influx of adjustment of status applications and cases filed before a USCIS fee rule for applications was set to go into effect."
45
45
102
Police are preventing immigrants from even applying for the U-visa which protects those who are victims of violent crimes and ultimately helps keep communities safer.
NEW:
The U visa is supposed to protect immigrant crime victims that are helpful to law enforcement.
But across the country, police are undermining it.
Here's what I found:
8
154
169
0
69
104
"Biden’s order also calls for improving the U.S. naturalization process by reducing barriers and streamlining procedures....'I think this is one of the important parts of this executive order, because it will make the naturalization process easier'"
32
27
105
We are proud to stand alongside the brave plaintiffs involved in the lawsuit against Trump's
#immigration
ban, as well as our partners
@ThinkLawLab
,
@jactioncenter
, and
@Mayer_Brown
.
#NoBan
#KeepFamiliesTogether
We hope the federal court will end Trump's cruel and unconstitutional immigration ban which has torn thousands of families apart and caused additional harm to the U.S. economy.
#NoBan
#KeepFamiliesTogether
10
22
62
7
21
104
BREAKING: AILA,
@ThinkLawLab
,
@SidleyLaw
,
@jactioncenter
, and
@latnet_PDX
just obtained a preliminary injunction in Doe v. Trump, halting the implementation of the health care ban! We celebrate this victory and stand with our plaintiffs as litigation continues.
#NoHealthCareBan
7
42
103
Trump administration drops plan to deport international students in online-only classes
4
53
100
AILA confirmed that
@USCIS
is texting, emailing and calling attorneys and clients who have applied for adjustment of status, with notice that a RFE will be sent and urging them to submit medical information ASAP so visas can be allocated before Sept. 30.
15
40
104
The Biden-Harris administration will have a lot of work ahead on
#immigration
– we have a road map for that: (1/
10
38
103
“Thankfully, we saved this year’s diversity visa winners, but at the same time, we know full well that our other plaintiffs and thousands of other families, employers, and individuals will irreparably suffer due to the President’s visa bans. (1/
10
23
100
TODAY at 1pm ET: The District Court in DC will hear 5 cases to stop Trump's
#immigration
ban. Follow
@ThinkLawLab
who will be live tweeting on behalf of our litigation team including
@jactioncenter
and
@Mayer_Brown
#NoBan
12
22
98
"Advocates have been frustrated by the slow and, in some cases, nonexistent progress the administration has made on reforming the asylum system, clearing the legal immigration backlog and addressing other legal immigration issues."
75
55
99
"The Biden administration and Congress are facing pressure to increase the flow of legal immigration to the U.S. as a means of remedying perceived labor shortages."
133
37
95
"Since June, enterprises that managed to keep going through the pandemic—from web developers to resorts—say they haven’t been able to find the workers they need. Many scaled back production, cut hours or sent jobs overseas."
19
41
95
Former U.S. President George W. Bush is "ready to re-enter the debate on immigration, including lobbying his own party on the issue."
85
45
94
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON, D.C.
-CASA: ☎️ 1-866-678-2272 (24 hours/day; 24 horas/ día)
-
@SanctuaryDMV
: ☎️202-335-1183 (7 days/week - 7 días/semana, 9am-9pm)
#ICEraids
2
116
84
More than 90,000 people rely on
#H4
EAD to work in the U.S. A new study finds that rescinding work authorization for these visa holders could result in serious economic and human costs.
#SaveH4EAD
8
131
96
Great news! Now, "AILA urges the Senate to quickly follow suit and send President Biden this bill which will strengthen our communities, protect families, and make America stronger.” -
@allenorresq
7
47
96
"This ban isn’t really about helping US workers get jobs...That the Trump Administration is claiming that barring babies from getting visas helps US workers shows just how absurd this whole Proclamation is."
@gsiskind
65
66
91
“Immigrants have been under assault...It’s a breath of fresh air that Biden and (Vice President-elect Kamala) Harris have chosen immigration reform as one of their first topics.”
@AllyBolour
26
15
91
“A new lawsuit hopes to save individuals in the DV lottery in FY2022 from being denied an interview...At its current pace,
@StateDept
in FY2022 may issue only about 3,000 to 5,000
#immigrant
#visas
out of the nearly 55,000 available under the DV category"
10
45
95
Tell your Members of Congress that NOW is the time to deliver a pathway to citizenship for people who are undocumented and relief for those waiting in long visa backlogs!
#WeAreHome
13
43
94
"After weeks of deliberations, congressional Democrats and the White House are slated to unveil on Thursday an immigration overhaul bill that would reshape U.S. immigration laws."
17
28
89
“There’s certainly going to be litigation, we’re going to be part of it…The president does not have the authority to rewrite immigration laws that Congress has passed.” - AILA Director of Federal Litigation
@blesjm1
64
55
90
"I am participating in NDA again this year because I truly believe that immigration is what made this country great and that immigration will continue to be a huge benefit for this nation...our immigration system needs significant work..."
#AILANDA21
35
49
85
WATCH
@blesjm1
explain the big news on
#PP10014
being rescinded and why we will continue to fight to end
#PP10052
and the
#healthcareban
with
@ThinkLawLab
@jactioncenter
and our other partners
16
26
90
"The senators said they discussed several topics, such as changes for migrant farmworkers critical to the U.S. economy and changes for foreign workers stuck in a yearslong green card backlog."
39
33
93
BREAKING: The Ninth Circuit has refused the federal government’s request for an administrative stay of the injunction of the health care ban, again preventing it from taking effect. We celebrate this victory with our partners
@jactioncenter
@ThinkLawLab
@SidleyLaw
@latnet_PDX
!
1
38
92
CHICAGO
– Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) Family Support Network: ☎️1-855-435-7693 (English, Spanish, Korean, Polish)
#ICEraids
2
124
80
You heard President Biden say how important
#immigration
reform is - now, tell your Congressional delegation to pass real, meaningful
#immigration
reform - USE this tool:
#WeAreHome
47
49
90
AILA's Director of Federal Litigation,
@blesjm1
, explains our latest lawsuit with
@wasdenbanias
against
@DHSgov
challenging processing delays for H-4 and L-2 nonimmigrant spouses.
24
46
90
UPDATE: we are now asking all
#DV2020
visa winners who are Gomez class members and were issued a Diversity Visa to fill out this form, REGARDLESS of when your visa may expire:
9
31
90
"Three of the four American winners of the 2021 Nobel Prizes in physics, medicine and chemistry were immigrants to the United States. New research shows immigrants have played a remarkable role in scientific achievement in America.
16
32
88
AILA celebrates with the thousands of families that will benefit from this settlement on L-2 and H-4 EADs! READ more: Major Settlement Changes How USCIS Adjudicates Work Permits for Nonimmigrant Spouses
@AttyStevenBrown
@wasdenbanias
27
33
91
AILA and Members File Class Action Challenging Huge USCIS Processing Delays on Work Permits - we're litigating processing delays on applications for EADs for noncitizens who are seeking Adjustment of Status and E-2 nonimmigrant spouses:
9
27
91
Congratulations to
@taylorklevy
who was selected as this year's Arthur Helton Memorial Human Rights Award recipient for outstanding service in advancing the cause of human rights. Read more about Taylor's amazing work:
9
12
90
Number 2 on AILA’s list of necessary customer service improvements for
@USCIS
is to make it easier to access help at USCIS – tell us YOUR stories about navigating the Contact Center and help
#HoldUSCISAccountable
32
32
84
"America’s convoluted and highly politicized immigration system puts roadblocks in the way of foreign-born founders. As two dozen other countries woo them...the U.S. is at risk of losing its edge in the global battle for talent."
45
34
91
"But a lineup of immigration attorneys made the case that the two pandemic-era proclamations do not supersede the thousands of pages of regulatory requirements on visas outlined in the Immigration and Nationality Act."
12
28
88