In the Press (2015 archive)
2015 News and articles
Boston Herald: Letters To the Editor: May 19, 2015
Hillary Clinton's stance on immigration went farther than the Obama administration on an important issue: family detention ("Activists use Clinton immigration stance to pressure Obama," May 11).
May 19th, 2015
AILA: An Agent of Change Paying the Price?
WASHINGTON, DC - Leslie Holman, President of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) commented on the release of the Department of Homeland Security's Office of the Inspector General report detailing "Employee Complaints about Management of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' (USCIS) EB-5 Program" with the following statement:
"The DHS Inspector General's report details complaints from some 15 agency employees which may only reflect pushback that can occur when an appointee attempts to be a "hands-on" leader for change. While giving voice to resentments and frustrations by some of those under the direction of then-USCIS Director Mayorkas, the report cites no laws or even policies that were violated..."
AILA Doc No. 15032550 | Dated March 25, 2015
AILA: Texas Judge Made the Wrong Call; Executive Action will be Upheld and Implemented
WASHINGTON, DC - The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) issued the following statement from its President Leslie A. Holman regarding the decision by Texas federal judge Andrew Hanen to grant the request for a temporary injunction against the implementation of President Obama's Deferred Action for Parents of Citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) and the expansion of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative.
AILA Doc No. 15021763 | Dated February 17, 2015