CILA Updates Resources on SIJS
CILA is pleased to share that the CILA team recently updated three resources on Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS). The resources are short explainers that provide the basics of SIJS. …
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CILA Resource on New SIJS Regulations
CILA is excited to share our most recent resource on DHS’s new regulations on Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), which went into effect on April 7, 2022. The overview provides …
New CILA Resource on SIJS Specific State Legislation
CILA has produced a brand-new resource intended to help practitioners determine if there is law in a specific state that directly and intentionally benefits youth seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile Status …
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Service of Citation by Social Media
This post was written by CILA’s fantastic legal intern, Nancy Benet. Thank you for all your research and hard work, Nancy! Service of process is a concept in civil procedure …
CILA and Justice in Motion Collaborate on Expert Affidavits
Explaining Paternity Law in Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador Greetings everyone! Today, CILA is pleased to announce the completion of a year’s long project to provide foreign law affidavits that …
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Update to Rules Regarding Citation of Service by Publication
In May 2019, we drafted a Legal Update titled When and How to Use Service of Citation by Publication in Texas SIJS Cases explaining in detail the ins and out of the …
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CILA Published in the Juvenile Justice Update
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 …
Translation Requirements in Texas Family Courts
As a first step to obtaining Special Immigrant Juvenile status for a child client, immigration attorneys must present their case in state court. Often, foreign language documents are used as …
When and How to Use Service of Citation by Publication in Texas SIJS Cases
We have heard from many of you with questions about what to do when your client is unable to obtain service for a suit affecting the parent-child relationship (SAPCR) because …
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