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| Abbreviation | AILA |
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| Formation | October 14, 1946; 79 years ago (1946-10-14) |
| Type | Professional Bar Association |
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| Legal status | 501(c)(6)[1] |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C.,United States |
| Membership | 15,000 members[2] |
| Benjamin Johnson | |
President, Executive Committee | Allen Orr[3] |
| Subsidiaries | 1331 G Street LLC, AILA Professional Services LLC, American Immigration Council501(c)(3)[1] |
| Revenue | $13,972,228[1] (2016) |
| Expenses | $13,409,203[1] (2016) |
| Employees | 71[1] (2016) |
| Volunteers | 765[1] (2016) |
| Website | www |
Formerly called | Association of Immigration and Nationality Lawyers |
TheAmerican Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), founded on October 14, 1946, is a voluntarybar association of over 15,000 attorneys and law professors who practice and teachimmigration law.[2] AILA member attorneys represent U.S. families seeking permanent residence for close family members, as well as U.S. businesses seeking talent from the global marketplace.[citation needed] AILA members also represent foreign students, entertainers, athletes, and asylum seekers, sometimes on a pro bono basis.[citation needed] AILA is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization that provides continuing legal education, information, professional services, and expertise through its 38 chapters and over 50 national committees. Its national headquarters are inWashington, D.C.[citation needed]
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Originally called the Association of Immigration and Nationality Lawyers, the association was founded on October 14, 1946 by a group of 19 immigration lawyers and professionals inManhattan, New York.[4] Twelve of the association founders had recently worked for theImmigration and Naturalization Service, and saw an opportunity to utilize their professional standing "to elevate the standard and reputation of the practitioner appearing before the Immigration Service."[5] Josh Koenigsberg served as the firstpresident of the association with Gaspare Cusumano asvice president, Anita Streep assecretary, and Daniel Caputi astreasurer.[6]
In 1982, the association established a national headquarters inWashington, D.C., and it was renamed the American Immigration Lawyers Association.[6]
By 1985, the association had 1,800 members; a three-fold increase from 1975.[7] As of 2017[update], there are over 15,000 AILA members spread over 39 chapters in the United States and across the world.[2]
AILA Publications is the publishing arm of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and is the leading publisher of information and analysis serving the practicing immigration lawyer and those in need of immigration law information. AILA Publications is the publisher of many notable titles—among them areKurzban's Immigration Law Sourcebook, Immigration Consequences of Criminal Activity, AILA's Asylum Primer, Litigating Immigration Cases in Federal Court, Representing Clients in Immigration Court, and Essentials of Immigration Law.[8]
| Formation | 1987; 38 years ago (1987) |
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| Type | 501(c)(3) organization |
| Purpose | Immigration |
| Headquarters | 1331 G St. NW, Suite 200,Washington, D.C., 20005 |
Executive director | Jeremy Robbins |
| Revenue | $8.2 mUSD (2023) |
| Website | www |
Formerly called | American Immigration Law Foundation |
TheAmerican Immigration Council is aWashington, D.C.–based501(c)(3)nonprofit organization andadvocacy group that is a subsidiary of AILA.[9][10][11] It was established in 1987, originally as theAmerican Immigration Law Foundation.[12] In 2021, theNew American Economy merged into the council.[13]
Immigration Impact, "the only news site exclusively committed to covering immigration issues", is a project of the council.[14]
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