2017
- Statement of ABA President Hilarie Bass Re: Mandatory case completion quotas for immigration judges
ABA News, October 2017
The American Bar Association strongly disagrees with any attempt to establish mandatory case completion quotas for immigration judges.
- Statement of ABA President Hilarie Bass Re: The end of the DACA program
ABA News, September 2017
In light of the announcement that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program will be ended in six months, the American Bar Association urges Congress to act quickly to pass legislation that provides a fair, orderly and safe way ahead for the young people affected by this change.
- Experts discuss Trump’s immigration policies and how localities are responding at ABA Annual Meeting
ABA News, August 2017
- Annual 2017: New frontier of U.S. immigration policy to be explored
ABA News, August 2017
- Along the Texas-Mexico border, immigration lawyer Kimi Jackson deals with matters of life and death
ABA Journal, July 2017
- Montgomery County police chief and general counsel to D.C. mayor to speak at panel on sanctuary cities
ABA News, May 2017
- Immigrant Children at Risk
Georgia Bar Journal, April 2017
Written by Commission Director Meredith Linsky
Forward by ABA President Linda Klein
- ABA commission had warned of immigration-court backlog
ABA Journal, April 2017
- Statement of ABA President re: President’s Revised Executive Order
ABA News, March 2017
- ABA urges that ability to pay pre-trial bonds be considered in immigrant detention proceedings
ABA News, March 2017
- ABA will protect the rule of law
Miami Herald, February 2017
- Linda A. Klein on independence of the judiciary, the rule of law and immigration / Video of speech
ABA News, February 2017
- ABA urges President Trump to withdraw order restricting travel from seven Muslim-majority countries
ABA News, February 2017
- Bar passage proposal fails, immigration resolutions approved after spirited ABA House debate
ABA News, February 2017
- Panelists urge help for those facing removal at immigration program on Trump
ABA News, February 2017
- Statement of Linda A. Klein, ABA president, Recent executive orders on immigration
ABA News, January 2017
- ABA urges high court to review Third Circuit’s decision denying habeas corpus in immigrant case
ABA News, January 2017
2016
- Alejandra, age 7, is facing a judge alone. Is that due process?
Christian Science Monitor, November 2016
- ABA urges Supreme Court to set ‘bright-line’ approach in immigration detention cases
ABA News, October 2016 - Immigrant Children Desperately Need Lawyers (Letter to the Editor: Re “Migrant Children, Voiceless in Court")
New York Times, March 2016
2015
- ABA volunteers help detained immigrant families, share clients’ stories
ABA News, December 2015
- Government detention of women, children should cease, says ABA delegation
ABA News, November 2015
- Family detention incompatible with justice, say experts at ABA immigration meeting
ABA News, November 2015
- Immigration legal experts to explore immigration detention of children and families
ABA News, September 2015
- ABA applauds California federal court ruling on immigration detention of children
ABA News, August 2015
- Statement of ABA President Paulette Brown Re: Court decision on immigration detention of children in Flores v. Lynch
ABA News, August 2015
- ABA Commission on Immigration report excoriates federal detention policy for immigrant families
ABA Journal, August 2015
- American Bar Association releases report on family immigration detention
ABA News, August 2015
- Video highlights: Mistreatment of women and children immigrant detainees denounced by ABA panelists
ABA News, August 2015
- ABA project provides legal help to immigrants who face deportation
San Diego Source, April 2015
- ABA launches new platform to aid pro bono lawyers representing unaccompanied immigrant children
ABA News, April 2015
- ABA expresses concern to Homeland Security about expansion of immigration detention
ABA News, March 2015
- Panel debates the legality of the president’s executive action on immigration
ABA News, February 2015
- Two ABA Midyear programs take a close look at immigration law and politics
ABA Journal, February 2015
- Midyear 2015: Legal experts to debate Obama immigration plan
ABA News, February 2015
- As child border-crossing cases rise, so does need for pro bono work, ABA president says
San Antonio Express-News, January 2015
- ABA immigration initiatives bring hope to those who come here to begin anew
ABA Journal, January 2015
2014
- Legal Help for Immigrants
The New York Times, December 2014
- Lawyers and judges face hurdles in struggle to cope with influx of young immigrants
ABA Journal, December 2014
- Statement of William C. Hubbard, president, American Bar Association Re: Executive order by President Obama on immigration reform
ABA News, November 2014
- ProBAR ABA President Hubbard radio interview
Rio Grande Valley Public Radio 88 FM, November 2014
- ProBAR celebrates anniversary; honors pro bono champions
Valley Morning Star, November 2014
- ABA launches website to aid unaccompanied immigrant children
ABA News, November 2014
- Children’s Brunch puts spotlight on unaccompanied minors at ABA Annual Meeting
ABA News, August 2014
- Legal representation needed to fill justice gap, says immigration panel
ABA News, August 2014
- Ensuring immigrant detainees have lawyers also benefits court system, DOJ official says
ABA Journal, August 2014
- Q&A: Migrant kids’ legal needs are great, American Bar Association president says
The Dallas Morning News, August 2014
- ABA delegation visits emergency shelter for detained immigrant children in Texas
ABA Journal, July 2014
- ABA urges legal representation for unaccompanied children
The Washington Letter, July 2014
- Amid Wave Of Child Immigrants, Reports Of Abuse By Border Patrol
NPR, July 2014
- The Child Migrants at the Border
New York Times, July 2014
Written by ABA President James R. Silkenat
- Penn State law students work on complex immigration issues
Centre Daily Times, July 2014
- New Practice Advisory Regarding Notices to Appear
AIC Legal Action Center, June 2014
- Statement of James R. Silkenat, president, American Bar Association Re: Unaccompanied children crossing U.S. border
ABA News, June 2014
- 70,000 Kids Will Show Up Alone at Our Border This Year. What Happens to Them?
Mother Jones, June 2014