• AAO Declares I-601 Moot, Erroneous Finding that Applicant Departed U.S. Due to Notary Error (Jul 7, 2009) (.pdf - 1047 KB)

• A Guide for State & Local Policymakers and Advocates (Feb 19, 2008)

• Undated Internal USCIS Draft Memorandum Discusses Administrative Alternatives to CIR (Jul 30, 2010) (.pdf - 1624 KB)

• CIS Ombudsman Issues Recommendations on Processing of Waivers of Inadmissibility (Jun 10, 2010) (.pdf - 518 KB)

• DHS Memo on INA §236 Release Versus INA §212(d)(5) Parole (Dec 17, 2009) (.pdf - 607 KB)

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• AILA Submits Amicus Brief in AZ Anti-Immigrant Statute Litigation (Jun 16, 2010) (.pdf - 147 KB)

• Summary of the Border Security Enforcement Act of 2010 (S. 3332) (May 21, 2010) (.pdf - 62 KB)

• MYTH: Weak Border Enforcement Has Led to High Rates of Undocumented Immigration! (May 5, 2010)

• Analysis of the Protect Citizens and Residents from Unlawful Raids and Detention Act (S. 3594) (Sep 26, 2008) (.pdf - 31 KB)

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• BIA Rules on Retroactivity of IIRIRA Unlawful Presence Ten-Year Bar (Apr 7, 2006) (.pdf - 40 KB)

• CA11 on Status Investigation Pursuant to I-130 Petition AER (Jul 15, 2010) (.pdf - 144 KB)

• CA1 Affirms BIA Denial of Motion to Reopen to Adjust Status (Jun 1, 2010) (.pdf - 65 KB)

• CA7 Remands In LIFE Act Adjustment/ Inadmissibility Case (Oct 5, 2009) (.pdf - 122 KB)

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• House Judiciary Committee Approves Immigrant Soldier Bill (Sep 18, 2008)

• Senate Passes FY09 Budget Resolution; Considers Immigration-Related Amendments (Mar 14, 2008)

• Enforcement Bills introduced into the House and Senate (Nov 2, 2007)

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• District Court Grants Class Certification, Stays Accrual of Unlawful Presence in Religious Worker Litigation (Sep 30, 2008)

• US District Court Rules in Favor of Kentucky Landlord (Jul 9, 2008)

• Farmers Branch Ordinance Struck Down; City Passes Occupancy License Ordinance (May 28, 2008)

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• Arizona Passes Strict Immigration Act (Apr 14, 2010) (.pdf - 522 KB)

• South Carolina Passes Illegal Immigration Reform Act (Jul 8, 2008)

• Arizona Governor Vetoes Bill Calling for State & Local Police to Enforce Immigration Laws (Apr 28, 2008)

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• Unlawful Presence and Eligibility for Waivers Seminar Recording (Jul 30, 2010)

• Illegal Entrants and Immigration Violators Audio Seminar Recording (Jul 22, 2009)

• DHS Publishes Notice on Status for F/J Students Affected by the H-1B Cap - Deadline for Filing COS is 7/30/04 (Jul 23, 2004)

• Montserrat TPS is Terminated, Effective February 27, 2005 (Jul 6, 2004)

• DHS Terminates TPS Designation for Sierra Leone, Effective 5/3/04 (Sep 3, 2003)

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• DHS Statement on Pew Hispanic Center Report on Unauthorized Immigration Flows (Sep 2, 2010) (.pdf - 40 KB)

• ICE Releases Secure Communities Presentations on FOIA Reading Room (Jun 14, 2010) (.pdf - 6348 KB)

• ICE Arrests 72 during 2-week Operation Targeting Immigration Fugitives (Jun 4, 2010) (.pdf - 36 KB)

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• Press Room (Jun 10, 2002)

• Alternatives to Detention (Jul 3, 2008) (.pdf - 64 KB)

• Restore Fairness and Due Process to Our Immigration System (May 22, 2008) (.pdf - 90 KB)

• Deportation-Only Approaches such as the SAVE Act are Doomed to Fail (May 22, 2008) (.pdf - 109 KB)

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• USCIS Response to AILA Inquiry on Draft Internal Memo Leak (Aug 2, 2010)

• Chicago Chapter- USCIS Chicago District Office Questions For July 15, 2010 Meeting (Jul 20, 2010) (.pdf - 22 KB)

• Chicago Chapter- Chicago District Director Supplementary Liaison Minutes (06/03/10) (Jun 23, 2010) (.pdf - 1118 KB)

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• AILA’s Comments to the Proposed B Visa Regulations (May 14, 2002)

• AILA Comments on V Visa Regulations (Nov 12, 2001)

• AILA Comment on INS 245(i) Regulations (Aug 17, 2001)

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• State and Local Law Enforcement Litigation Issue Page (Aug 10, 2010)

• Challenging the Legality of Detention (Aug 10, 2010)

• Challenging Treatment in Detention (Aug 10, 2010)

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• Internal Conflict at ICE Threatens to Stall Enforcement and Detention Reforms (Mar 30, 2010)

• AILA Statement Regarding Hearing on “Problems with ICE Interrogation, Detention and Removal Procedures” (Mar 3, 2008)

• Senate Shatters Students’ DREAM (Oct 24, 2007)

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• Senators Franken, Kohl Introduce HELP Separated Children Act (Jun 29, 2010)

• Senator McCain Introduces the Border Security Enforcement Act of 2010 (May 24, 2010)

• Rep. Roybal-Allard Introduces the “Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act” (H.R 7255) (Oct 20, 2008)

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• ICE Releases Strategic Plan for FY 2010-2014 (Jun 16, 2010) (.pdf - 255 KB)

• CRS Report: Unauthorized Aliens in the United States (May 5, 2010) (.pdf - 5424 KB)

• CRS Report on Visa Issuances and Grounds for Exclusion Policy and Trends (Apr 5, 2010) (.pdf - 479 KB)

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• L.A. City Council Passes Day Laborer Ordinance (Sep 12, 2008) (.pdf - 207 KB)

• Prince William County Resolution Weakened (Apr 29, 2008)

• Sign-on Letter Expressing Concern with ICE Response to Utah “Blacklist” (Jul 28, 2010) (.pdf - 251 KB)

• Sign-on Letter In Support of the HELP for Separated Children Act (S. 3522) (Jun 25, 2010) (.pdf - 122 KB)

• Testimony Before the House Judiciary Subcommittees on State and Local Enforcement of Federal Immigration Laws (Apr 3, 2009)

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