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AI v. immigration lawyer: Playing ‘Beat the Champ’

By Elizabeth M. Klarin and Eileen M. Martin ( May 27, 2026, 1:20 PM EDT) -- These days, there is a lot of chatter about AI replacing jobs — even those of professionals like doctors and lawyers. But the role of AI isn’t really to prepare a case for someone; there is far too much nuance to the practice of immigration law, and to what makes most cases successful, than can be boiled down to a formula that can be followed by AI. That said, more and more of the initial vetting of ideas regarding what kinds of status one might qualify for is being done through AI, with mixed results....