• Public Safety Driving the Debate on Licenses for Immigrants - December 2007 (Mar 12, 2008) (.pdf - 10 KB)

• List of Organizations Opposing the REAL ID Act (Apr 7, 2005)

• List of Organizations Opposing the REAL ID Act (Mar 30, 2005) (.pdf - 40 KB)

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• Draft Letter from DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Committee to Secretary Napolitano (Feb 3, 2009) (.pdf - 35 KB)

• DOS Issues Guidance on Material Support Inadmissibility Provisions (Jul 31, 2006)

• E-3 Specialty Occupation Workers and Employment Authorization for E-3 Dependent Spouses (Dec 15, 2005) (.pdf - 90 KB)

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• Litigation Clearinghouse Newsletter May 24, 2007 (Vol. 2, No. 7) (May 24, 2007) (.pdf - 90 KB)

• Litigation Clearinghouse Newsletter January 12, 2007 (Vol. 2, No. 1) (Jan 16, 2007)

• Litigation Clearinghouse Newsletter May 5, 2006 (Vol. 1, No. 10) (May 5, 2006) (.pdf - 96 KB)

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• Chicago Chapter: Monthly Membership Meeting; April 16, 2007. Minutes of the March 12, 2007 Meeting (Apr 17, 2007) (.pdf - 62 KB)

• New England Chapter: Minutes from Chapter Meeting; February 15, 2007 (Apr 12, 2007) (.pdf - 73 KB)

• New England Chapter: New England Chapter News and Updates; March 21, 2007 (Mar 22, 2007) (.pdf - 30 KB)

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• Section-by-Section Analysis of the Secure Borders FIRST Act of 2007 (H.R. 2954) (Aug 6, 2007) (.pdf - 83 KB)

• List of Pending Amendments to S. 1639 (Updated 6/27/07, 7:15 pm) (Jun 27, 2007) (.pdf - 54 KB)

• Chart of CIR Amendments under Consideration in the Senate (Updated 6/7/07) (Jun 7, 2007) (.pdf - 45 KB)

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• BALCA Finds Employer's SVP Argument Unconvincing (Nov 24, 2008) (.pdf - 118 KB)

• BIA Finds Failure to Prove that Conviction Was Not for a CIMT (Apr 15, 2009) (.pdf - 54 KB)

• BIA Discusses “Mixed Motive” Asylum Cases (Jun 28, 2007) (.pdf - 52 KB)

• BIA Rules REAL ID Credibility Provisions Inapplicable to Applications for Relief Filed Prior to Act’s Effective Date (Nov 2, 2006)

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• CA9 on Corroboration under the REAL ID Act in Asylum Case (Mar 9, 2010) (.pdf - 40 KB)

• CA9 Finds it Lacks Jurisdiction to Review BIA Decision Dismissing Untimely Notice of Appeal (Oct 21, 2009) (.pdf - 67 KB)

• CA9 Overturns One-Year Deadline Denial in Iranian Asylum Case (Jun 24, 2009) (.pdf - 51 KB)

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• Senate Votes to Deny Funding for Real ID and H-2B Regulations (Jul 30, 2007)

• CIR Daily Update 6/27/07: Senate Tables Five Amendments; Preserves Amendment to Eliminate REAL ID Provisions (Jun 27, 2007) (.pdf - 28 KB)

• Cloture is Invoked, Final Vote Expected Tomorrow (May 24, 2006) (.pdf - 48 KB)

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• REAL ID Act Has No Effect on Asylee Adjustment Settlement (May 23, 2005)

• Arizona Passes Law Barring Real ID Compliance (Jul 7, 2008)

• Maine Passed Law Requiring Proof of Citizenship to Issue Driver's License (Apr 18, 2008)

• Text of Enrolled Version of H.R. 3402, Containing VAWA 2005 (Jan 6, 2006) (.pdf - 445 KB)

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• Credibility Determinations/Corroboration in Asylum Post-REAL ID Web Seminar Recording (Sep 17, 2009)

• DHS Final Rule on Stay of REAL ID Material Compliance Date (Dec 29, 2009)

• DHS Extends Deadline for REAL ID Compliance (Sep 28, 2009)

• PASS ID Act (S. 1261) Introduced and Marked-Up in the Senate (Jul 30, 2009)

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• DOJ OIL Immigration Litigation Bulletin June – July 2009 (Oct 21, 2009) (.pdf - 374 KB)

• DHS Announces $48.6 Million to be Awarded in Driver's License Security Grants (Dec 16, 2008) (.pdf - 138 KB)

• DHS and Michigan Sign Agreement to Enhance Security Features of the State's Driver's Licenses (Oct 14, 2008)

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• Common Questions about the STRIVE Act of 2007 (Apr 30, 2007) (.pdf - 162 KB)

• All Position Papers and Backgrounders in One (Updated 5/22/08) (Jun 23, 2006) (.pdf - 179 KB)

• AILA Backgrounder: Due Process, Civil Liberties, and Security: All Essential for a Strong America (Updated 7/20/06) (Jun 20, 2005) (.pdf - 143 KB)

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• Carolinas Chapter –South Carolina DMV Liaison Minutes (04/09/10) (May 4, 2010) (.pdf - 78 KB)

• Minutes of April 23, 2007, AILA-SSA Liaison Meeting (Nov 12, 2007) (.pdf - 324 KB)

• AILA Liaison/NSC Spring Meeting Q & As (4/12/07) (Jun 1, 2007) (.pdf - 129 KB)

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• AILA Comment on Proposed Rule Regarding Travel Document Requirements at Sea and Land Ports-of-Entry (Aug 28, 2007) (.pdf - 80 KB)

• AILA Comments On USCIS Proposed Regulations Regarding Implementation Of REAL ID Driver’s License Provisions (May 9, 2007) (.pdf - 111 KB)

• Letter to CBP Commissioner Basham Commenting on WHTI Proposed Rule (Sep 26, 2006) (.pdf - 235 KB)

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• How to File a Petition for Review (Updated 8/14/09) (Aug 14, 2009) (.pdf - 67 KB)

• AILF Practice Advisory: Mandamus Actions: Avoiding Dismissal and Proving the Case (Updated 8/06/09) (Aug 6, 2009) (.pdf - 65 KB)

• AILF Practice Advisory: Reinstatement of Removal (Updated 4/23/08) (Jul 11, 2006) (.pdf - 151 KB)

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• Fervor for REAL ID is Fading Says Cato’s Jim Harper (Jun 26, 2008)

• Jim Harper Blogs on the Millions Granted for REAL ID (Jun 23, 2008)

• AILA Releases New Resource Guide for State and Local Policymakers (Feb 22, 2008)

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• Text of the Immigration Enforcement and Border Security Act of 2007 (S.1984) (Aug 2, 2007) (.pdf - 593 KB)

• Text of the Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Reform Act (S. 1639) (Jun 19, 2007) (.pdf - 1040 KB)

• Text of the Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Reform Act (S. 1348) (May 24, 2007) (.pdf - 1004 KB)

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• DHS Publishes Spring Semi-annual Regulatory Agenda (May 1, 2007) (.pdf - 479 KB)

• DHS OIG Report Concludes High Costs Pose Challenge to REAL ID Implementation (Mar 25, 2009) (.pdf - 1182 KB)

• The ID Divide: Addressing the Challenges of Identification and Authentication in American Society – Center for American Progress (Jul 2, 2008)

• GAO Report on REAL ID Final Rule (Feb 20, 2008) (.pdf - 42 KB)

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• Texas Adopted Rule Requiring Proof of Lawful Status for Driver's Licenses (Oct 14, 2008)

• Minnesota and Alaska Legislatures Reject REAL ID (May 31, 2008)

• Testimony of DHS Secretary Napolitano before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Oversight of DHS (Dec 14, 2009) (.pdf - 90 KB)

• Testimony of Secretary Napolitano on PASS ID before Senate Committee on Homeland Security (Jul 15, 2009) (.pdf - 279 KB)

• Testimony before the Senate Subcommittee on Oversight Regarding the Impact of WHTI and REAL ID Act (May 1, 2008)

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• Visa Bulletin for July 2005: EB-3 Becomes Unavailable (Jun 14, 2005)