CILA is growing our small but mighty team of capacity builders! We are hiring for the following positions: Social Worker CILA is seeking an experienced and self-starting social worker to …
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We wanted to reach out during this time of uncertainty to let you know that CILA is committed to continuing our work building capacity for those working to advance the …
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Announcing: Paid 2020 Summer Legal Internship with CILA Read More »
Keeping up with the changes to asylum law can be challenging when they are happening so frequently. Check out CILA’s new resource regarding how the changes are impacting unaccompanied children …
New CILA Resource: Asylum Law Under Attack – What is the Impact on UC Read More »
The December issue of Houstonia Magazine hit newsstands over the weekend, and included in it was an article about CILA. Houstonia profiled our work as a legal resource center and …
CILA Senior Staff Attorneys Yasmin Yavar and Vickie Giambra had their article, “The Impact of Unaccompanied Children on a Juvenile Justice Practice,” published in the Fall 2019 edition of Juvenile …
At CILA, our mission is to empower Texas UC Champions–advocates guiding children through complex legal territory- to do so with courage, competency, compassion, and creativity. We fulfill our mission through …
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Three years ago, the Children’s Immigration Law Academy (CILA), a project of the American Bar Association (ABA), opened its doors in response to the thousands of children from Central America …
