CILA Services
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
Help with legal strategy, procedural and evidentiary issues, best practices, ethical issues, and more
WEBINARS & TRAININGS
WEBINARS & TRAININGS
Timely information from CILA's experience, research, data collection and guest speakers.
ONLINE RESOURCES
ONLINE RESOURCES
Practice Advisories and other written materials on important and emerging issues
WORKING GROUPS
WORKING GROUPS
Listservs and quarterly meetings to share knowledge and experience with your peers
LATEST LEGAL UPDATES
New CILA-NILA Recorded Training + Example Template Motion Available Now
EOIR Revises Case Flow Processing in April 2021 PM
Intro to Federal Court Practice – Part II is here!
Interested in Pro Bono?
Pro Bono Matters for Children Facing Deportation
Find available pro bono cases on platform and information to support you in your pro bono representation.
Through our work, we hope to ensure more children are represented and to provide the resources and expertise needed to support those who endeavor to represent them.
Upcoming Events
These Resilient Children Need Your Help!
The ABA Children’s Immigration Law Academy (CILA) is an expert legal resource center focused entirely on children’s immigration matters. CILA started in Texas, the epicenter of the battle to maintain much-needed protections for unaccompanied children.
These Resilient Children Need Your Help!
The ABA Children’s Immigration Law Academy (CILA) is an expert legal resource center focused entirely on children’s immigration matters. CILA started in Texas, the epicenter of the battle to maintain much-needed protections for unaccompanied children.
ABOUT CILA
THE ABA CHILDREN'S IMMIGRATION LAW ACADEMY (CILA)
We are the Children’s Immigration Law Academy (CILA), an expert legal resource center created by the American Bar Association (ABA). CILA builds capacity for those working to advance the rights of children seeking protection through trainings, technical assistance, and collaboration.
CILA serves both legal service providers and pro bono attorneys who are representing children in immigration-related proceedings in Texas and across the nation. CILA began operations in late 2015.
ABOUT CILA
THE ABA CHILDREN'S IMMIGRATION LAW ACADEMY (CILA)
We are the Children’s Immigration Law Academy (CILA), an expert legal resource center created by the American Bar Association (ABA). CILA builds capacity for those working to advance the rights of children seeking protection through trainings, technical assistance, and collaboration.
CILA serves both legal service providers and pro bono attorneys who are representing children in immigration-related proceedings in Texas and across the nation. CILA began operations in late 2015.