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There’s Something Happening Here

Posted by Crystal Williams | May 22, 2015 | Asylum & Protection, Family Detention

I haven’t heard immigration lawyers called heroes many times before (though I know a lot who are). And I’m pretty sure it’s the first time I’ve ever heard it from a sitting member of Congress. But that’s what happened Thursday...

Traitor? Not So Much.

Posted by Crystal Williams | Feb 19, 2015 | AILA Announcements, Immigration Reform

I was called a traitor, twice, in less than an hour today. It’s not the first time in my role as AILA’s Executive Director that I’ve been called that, but it still offends. The fallacies about immigrants, about the undocumented,...

TODAY

Posted by Crystal Williams | Sep 11, 2013 | AILA Announcements

Every morning I wake up and check my schedule for the day. As has happened once a year, every year for the past 12 years, on this particular morning, there was a kick in the gut when I saw the date. September 11. I know I’m not...

On Tap for Tuesday’s Hearing: Nonimmigrant Visas

Posted by Crystal Williams | May 13, 2013 | Business Immigration, Immigration Reform

After working its way through 32 amendments related to border triggers and the rest of Title I at their markup last week, the Senate Judiciary Committee is going to jump ahead on Tuesday to Title IV, which has a mixed bag of...

Change? Yikes!

Posted by Crystal Williams | May 23, 2012 | Business Immigration

“If we don’t change direction soon, we’ll end up where we’re going.”-Professor Irwin Corey We’ve been hearing about it for a while now. We at first thought, oh no, what if it happens? Will everything change? Will I have to...