The AILA Houston Chapter is thrilled to invite you to this year's Houston AILA Holiday Luncheon as we celebrate the year and look ahead to 2025. This event will be a wonderful opportunity to come together as a community—united in our commitment to immigration law, our clients, and our shared...

Join us for food, drinks, and karaoke!   When:  Friday December 13th, 2024 @ 5:30pm Where:  Texican Court - 501 W. Las Colinas Blvd, Irving, TX 75039   AILA members: FREE Non-AILA members: $20 Government employees: $10 Click below for more information and to RSVP:

The Mexican Consulate in Dallas is seeking volunteers for a free power-of-attorney clinic on Saturday, December 14, 8:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. As part of the power-of-attorney clinic, there will be know-your-rights presentations and immigration consultations. The Tarrant County Anti-Trafficking Task Force will also give a presentation regarding human trafficking and...

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Courtesy of Magali Suárez Candler, AILA Houston ICE Liaison Please click below to download the OPLA Houston assignment calendar for non-detained court: OPLA HOU October - December 2024 Calendar

Courtesy of Magali Suárez Candler, AILA Houston ICE Liaison Please click below to download the OPLA Houston assignment calendar for non-detained court for the week of January 6, 2025: January 6 Non-detained calendar

Courtesy of Magali Suárez Candler, AILA Houston ICE Liaison Please save the date for the next ICE OPLA/AILA and Nonprofit Attorney Engagement meeting on Friday, December 20th at 10 a.m. Central. Those of you in nonprofits, please let other attorneys at your offices know and send them any messages, as...

Courtesy of Melissa Untereker, AILA El Paso USCIS Liaison Click below to download unofficial notes from the El Paso USCIS 1st Quarter Stakeholder Meeting, held December 6, 2024. UNOFFICIAL Notes from Q1 ELP Stakeholder Engagement 12.6.2024

Immigration courts have new location-specific email addresses for asylum clock inquiries. For EOIR Dallas – Effective immediately, if you have an asylum clock inquiry, please send your inquiry via email to the newly established email address: ASYLUM.CLOCK.DALLAS@USDOJ.GOV. Please do not send inquiries to the Court Administrator’s email address. Also, the court...

Save the date! The Spring 2025 conference of the AILA Texas/New Mexico/Oklahoma chapter is scheduled for Thursday, April 10th and Friday, April 11th in the city of Guadalajara, Mexico. A tour of the U.S. Consulate in Guadalajara is tentatively planned for Wednesday, April 9th. Click the link immediately below to...

Courtesy of Amy Thomas, AILA San Antonio Field Office Liaison Click below to download unofficial notes from the November in-person meeting with the San Antonio Field Office. Unofficial Notes for 11.2024 San Antonio Field Office Meeting