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The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) is a national association of 18,000+ attorneys and law professors who practice and teach immigration law.

Washington, DC aila.org Joined January 2009

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AILA @AILANational 7h

"In a first for the Trump administration in its ongoing immigration crackdown, some immigrant families who are not in detention are being scheduled to appear for their immigration hearings inside Texas' controversial Dilley detention center." bit.ly/4kaSFxw

abcnews.com DOJ now using Dilley detention center to hold hearings for non-detained families, raising concerns In a first for the DOJ, some immigrant families who are not in detention are being told to appear for their immigration hearings inside Texas' Dilley detention center.

AILA @AILANational 10h

"A University of Maryland student who was the valedictorian at her high school in Prince George's County has been detained by immigration authorities and is being held out-of-state." bit.ly/3VoPqbz

www.nbcwashington.com Maryland high school valedictorian detained by immigration authorities Maria Flores Garcia, a University of Maryland student, was detained after going to an immigration check-in with her mom in Baltimore last week.

AILA @AILANational 14h

"A U.S. deportation flight from Arizona carrying Iranians bound for Iran turned around midair and landed back in Arizona early Tuesday morning...the flight turned around after Pakistan abruptly declined to accept them." nyti.ms/4kakAgS

www.nytimes.com ICE Deportation Flight Carrying Iranians Turns Back and Lands in Arizona (Gift Article) The Iranian immigrants in the plane were scheduled to be flown to Pakistan and then transferred to Iran, lawyers for the group said.

AILA @AILANational 1d

New on the Think Immigration blog, AILA member Hudaidah Bhimdi shares about a recent humanitarian trip, writing, "Kenya reminded me that immigration is not merely about crossing borders. It is about human beings trying to create better lives." aila.org/blog/think-imm…

www.aila.org Think Immigration: More Than Forms and Filings—How Kenya Reminded Me That Immigration Begins with... After a humanitarian trip to Kenya, AILA member Hudaidah Bhimdi shares how the hopes of families she met mirrored those of her clients, writing that “behind every form we file is a person carrying...

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"Deporting these Afghans threatens to deliver U.S. allies into a situation where they could face retribution by the Taliban...DHS nonetheless said they plan to continue with deportation flights scheduled for Nov. 16." bit.ly/3X0nJWZ

thehill.com Democrats push to restore Afghanistan TPS as Trump mulls deportation flights Advocates are hopeful they’ll be able to head off scheduled flights to deport Afghan nationals by forcing a vote on a bill to reinstate protections that were scrapped under President Trump. R…