The American Bar Association’s Commission on Immigration recently held a training on working with country conditions experts in asylum cases. The Commission on Immigration (COI) held the webinar titled, “Engaging …
The requirements for asylum applicants to receive an employment authorization document (EAD) have been in flux over the past several years. Below is an update covering a brief history of …
CILA is excited to announce that our summer legal intern, Queen Thomas, recently created a new resource for advocates working on LGBTQIA+ asylum cases. This compilation of country conditions for …
CILA is pleased to share that we have posted a recording of a recent presentation to CILA’s Online Library. The presentation will help advocates learn about available resources and services …
New Texas Office for Refugees (TXOR) Presentation on Asylee Benefits Read More »
The Fifth Circuit’s Opinion in Jaco v. Garland and Strategy Considerations for Your Unaccompanied Child Client’s Asylum Case. The decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Jaco v. …
CILA is excited to share a new resource for practitioners working with children and youth in remote proceedings before USCIS Asylum Office, state court, and immigration court. The tips sheet …
CILA issued an updated resource tracking the changes (and attempted changes) to asylum law. The resource, titled Navigating Asylum Law Changes: What are the Impacts on Unaccompanied Children?, provides an …
CILA Tracks Asylum Law Changes and Impacts on Youth Read More »
On April 2, 2021, EOIR issued a new Policy Memorandum (PM) 21-18, “Revised Case Flow Processing Before the Immigration Courts.” The PM replaces EOIR’s PM 21-05, “Enhanced Case Flow Processing …
EOIR Revises Case Flow Processing in April 2021 PM Read More »
In the 65 days that President Biden has been in office, he has issued 37 executive orders, and this does not even count any presidential proclamations or agency actions stemming …
UPDATE: Biden Administration Immigration Actions Read More »
Last month, CILA worked with the American Bar Association (ABA) Commission on Immigration (COI) and our COI sister projects, South Texas Pro Bono Asylum Representation Project (ProBAR) and the Immigration …
View Recordings of the ABA’s Free CLE on Asylum Law for Pro Bono Attorneys Read More »
