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American Immigration Lawyers Association

New England Chapter

Founded in 1946, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) is a national bar association of attorneys who practice and teach immigration law. AILA Member attorneys represent tens of thousands of U.S. businesses and industries, foreign students, entertainers, athletes, and asylum seekers, often on a pro bono basis. AILA is an Affiliated Organization of the American Bar Association.

The New England Chapter of AILA is comprised of more than 700 attorney members who practice in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. Our Chapter has received AILA’s Platinum Level award, the highest award possible, in recognition of the Chapter’s leadership and service since 2014.

Further information about becoming an AILA member and/or joining the New England chapter is available from the National Office of AILA at www.aila.org or by calling 202-216-2400.

Issues logging in? Please contact Sara Mailander, Secretary, AILA New England Chapter, at [email protected].

WGBH Greater Boston Segment 04/17/2024

Roughly 45 percent of Massachusetts residents support providing shelter to new migrants, according to a recent GBH News/CommonWealth Beacon poll,...
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Mass. residents point to immigration as a top concern, split on support of migrants in shelters

Robin Nice, chair of the New England Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, said the drop in support for...
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New Immigration Court seen as Band-Aid solution to big problem

New Immigration Court seen as Band-Aid solution to big problem Pat Murphy//March 8, 2024 Though news that the Department of...
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NEW ENGLAND AILA MEMBERS JOINED COMMUNITY AND GOVERNMENT IN HELPING NEWCOMERS

NEW ENGLAND AILA MEMBERS JOINED COMMUNITY AND GOVERNMENT IN HELPING NEWCOMERS     Each interior community experiencing the impact of...
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Pawelski: Yesteryear’s immigrants wouldn’t make it today

Opinion: Yesteryear's immigrants wouldn't make it today (bostonherald.com) By ANTHONY PAWELSKI A common immigration phrase we hear today is “My family...
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AILA New England’s Statement on the Success the of Work Permit Clinic for Newly Arrived Immigrants

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 1, 2023 Contact: Robin Nice, Chair, American Immigration Lawyers Association’s New England Chapter at [email protected] AILA New...
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AILA New England’s Statement on Work Permit Clinics for Newly Arrived Immigrants

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 1, 2023 Contact: Robin Nice, Chair, American Immigration Lawyer’s Association’s New England Chapter at [email protected] AILA New...
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Biden administration speeds up work permits that could help thousands of Mass. migrants

Attorney Rachel Self, who works with many of the 49 migrants, said she’s recommending they apply to this new status. “One...
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Biden officials promised Boston’s special immigration program would be fast, but fair. Advocates say it fails at both.

"'Legal aid nonprofits that provide no-fee representation are extremely overwhelmed,' Annelise Araujo, a Boston immigration attorney, said this week. 'They...
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Biden administration employs Trump-style immigration tactics

The Boston Globe published an op-ed by our Asylum Committee liaisons Audrey Robert-Ramirez, Jill Seeber, and Anita P. Sharma, noting...
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AILA NE is committed to diversity. Click this link to read about our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee and their mission statement.

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