AILA Presents Sarah Owings with the 2017 Advocacy Award

Read the press release here.

In 2017, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) presented its Advocacy Award to Sarah Weston Hayes Owings and Ruby Lichte Powers. The award recognizes their outstanding work promoting AILA’s federal legislative priorities and advocating for fairer immigration policies.

Sarah Owings is an immigration attorney known for her strong advocacy in deportation defense, humanitarian cases, family-based petitions, and asylum.
Ruby Powers is the founder of Powers Law Group in Houston, a board-certified immigration attorney recognized for her public advocacy, media work, and leadership in the immigration field.

Together, they were honored for their dedication to advancing immigration reform and protecting the rights of immigrants.