IDC Attorney Lindsay Nichols meets with congressional members in Washington, DC for American Immigration Lawyers Association’s National Day of Action

On April 16, 2026, Attorney Lindsay Nichols attended the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)’s National Day of Action in Washington, DC. AILA collectively met with over 300 congressional offices to advocate for AILA’s legislative priorities: reforming ICE and Border Patrol; accountable, fair, and lawful immigration enforcement; strengthening the economy and modernizing the legal immigration system; and strengthening communities through a pathway to permanent status for people who are undocumented or in limbo status. Read more about AILA’s legislative priorities here. 

Lindsay joined her AILA New England colleagues in seven meetings with Massachusetts and Rhode Island congressional offices to discuss AILA’s priorities and to share how the current immigration climate is impacting clients, including the new $100,000 payment for certain H-1B petitions, Immigration Court changes, and USCIS processing delays. Four congressional members joined these meetings alongside their staffers: Senator Ed Markey (MA) and Congressmen Gabe Amo (RI-1), Jake Auchincloss (MA-4), and Seth Magaziner (RI-2).