About AILA Texas

Founded in 1946, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) is a national bar association of attorneys who practice and teach immigration law. The AILA Texas Chapter includes among its members immigration attorneys from Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico, as well as other AILA members with an interest in practicing in those states.

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New CLE Recordings

Our Cybersecurity and Thrive Thursday CLE recordings are available in the Video and CLE library on the chapter website. Other CLE recordings from the past 12 months are also available...

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AILA Business Immigration CLE

Hot Topics in Business Immigration When: January 21, 2026 at noon Central Time Speakers: Kathleen Campbell Walker, El Paso, Texas Avalyn Castillo Langemeier, Houston, Texas CLE: Credit hours 1.00; ethics...

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Recent News

AILA National Update – Potential Enforcement Action

January 16, 2026

AILA National has received credible information that USCIS FDNS will be conducting a large-scale FDNS enforcement effort in the Houston area around the end of January 2026. They will be conducting site visits and targeting spousal petitions, H-1Bs, and students who have applied for OPT. If FDNS finds something, they...
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New USCIS Liaison Insights

January 15, 2026

Information and updates from Amy Thomas, the AILA San Antonio USCIS Liaison, can be found on the website under Chapter Resources. Logged in chapter members can find this under "Information from Liaisons". Click the down arrow next to the heading Liaison Resources to see the list of documents. Please note...
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AILA Business Immigration CLE

January 15, 2026

Join us on Wednesday, January 21st to catch up on the latest news in business immigration.  Hot Topics in Business Immigration When: January 21, 2026 at noon Central Time Speakers: Kathleen Campbell Walker, El Paso, TexasAvalyn Castillo Langemeier, Houston, Texas CLE: Credit hours 1.00; ethics hours 0.25 Zoom link and information...
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National Immigration Project Removal Defense Course

January 14, 2026

The National Immigration Project invites you to join their upcoming Removal Defense Course, during which they will discuss the changes and discuss current practices, policies, and law. Much has changed in immigration removal defense practice since the start of the current administration whose goal is to prioritize immigration enforcement across...
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New AILA Video Roundtable

January 13, 2026

Information about new video roundtable has been posted on the AILA website. The topic is "Habeas Lawsuits for U Visa Deferred Action." For more information and the link, click the calendar event below: https://ailatexas.org/event/aila-video-roundtable-habeas-lawsuits-for-u-visa-deferred-action/
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Fall Conference Documents Available

January 12, 2026

Presentations from the 2025 Fall Chapter Conference, which took place December 3–5, are available in a document library on the Chapter website. Logged-in website users can find it in the menu under Chapter Resources > Downloads.
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