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AILA DEI Law Student Scholarship winner Melissa McElroy describes how “immigrants with or without status are at an enormous disadvantage when they face immigration proceedings without an attorney” and how state and federal legislation aims to expand legal representation programs. The post Legal Representation for Immigrants Protects Their Rights first appeared on Blog: Think Immigration . from Blog: Think Immigration https://ift.tt/8l0bXj6 via IFTTT

AILA’s Practice and Professionalism Center highlights a few recent “Pro Bono High Fives,” featuring AILA members, to inspire and encourage others to use their legal expertise to change lives, and maybe have some fun too! The post Why Finding Your Pro Bono Opportunity Can Help YOU first appeared on Blog: Think Immigration . from Blog: Think Immigration https://ift.tt/JVrwAbn via IFTTT

AILA DEI Law Student Scholarship winner Woorod Atiyat urges Congress to turn away from harmful legislation and instead "rise to its responsibility and serve as protectors of the immigrant community and our country’s values of fairness and justice." The post We Need Humane Solutions, Not Harmful Legislation first appeared on Blog: Think Immigration . from Blog: Think Immigration https://ift.tt/gVCYWml via IFTTT

AILA member Marisabel Alonso encourages all current law students interested in immigration law to take advantage of the many benefits of AILA's free law student membership and how those benefits can help them during law school and beyond as they become practitioners. The post Free and Freeing: AILA’s Law Student Membership first appeared on Blog: Think Immigration . from Blog: Think Immigration https://ift.tt/U4e7Qc3 via IFTTT

Karen Hill, co-leader of AILA's Women in Immigration Law Interest Group (WMIG) shares information about International Women's Day and urges everyone to find ways to #EmbraceEquity today; AILA members can join the WMIG and other listservs through myAILA. The post A Call to Action on International Women’s Day 2023 first appeared on Blog: Think Immigration . from Blog: Think Immigration https://ift.tt/Fxodyu5 via IFTTT

AILA member Peter Choi urges USCIS to expand on its recent CSPA guidance and similarly update its guidance on transfer-of-underlying-basis requests, which would help many families and serve the goals stated in USCIS’ FYs 2023-2026 Strategic Plan. The post USCIS’ Updated CSPA Guidance and Transferring Underlying Basis first appeared on Blog: Think Immigration . from Blog: Think Immigration https://ift.tt/z8TktAD via IFTTT

Linda Evarts and Jen Whitlock urge the Biden Administration to review the Obama-era Central American Minors (CAM) parole program as it expands the use of parole to other populations, noting the lack of resources and attention to the implementation of the program has kept families separated. The post An Under-Resourced Obama-Era Refugee and Parole Program Could Be A Safe and Legal Pathway Too first appeared on Blog: Think Immigration . from Blog: Think Immigration https://ift.tt/fT3W9Xy via IFTTT

The rise of videos showing police brutality and racial injustices over the years has led people across the country to confront the issue of systemic racism. Not only does racism affect those born within the United States, but it also has large effects on the lives of immigrants. The higher level of attention to these injustices has inspired many individuals to work toward dismantling white supremacy.  According to new activists, being a bystander to racial injustices is an act of racism itself. It allows people to continue to benefit from the unequal systems of power that enable violence against people of color. People who are new to the cause must learn how to become better allies to people who are different from them. This can be done through the use of social justice frameworks, which are designed to address the multiple problems that society faces.  What Is Anti-Racism? Anti-racism is the practice of dismantling and opposing instances of racism. Being anti-racist involv...