National Immigration Litigation Alliance, Inc.
Immigrant justice through the courts
National Immigration Litigation Alliance, Inc.
EIN: 84-4675622
as of September 2023
as of September 18, 2023
Mission
The National Immigration Litigation Alliance (NILA) seeks to realizing systemic change in immigrants' rights through litigation—by engaging in litigation and by building the capacity of immigration attorneys to litigate in federal court. NILA’s impact litigation seeks to extend the rights of noncitizens or to eliminate systemic obstacles they or their counsel routinely face. NILA’s transparency litigation focuses on lawsuits seeking records that federal agencies have failed to disclose and shrouded from public disclosure. NILA's strategic assistance membership program, co-counseling program, pleading review program, and practice advisories are dedicated to elevating the skills and capacity of the immigration bar to succeed in federal court.
Ruling year
2020
Executive Director
Trina Realmuto
Main address
10 Griggs Terrace
Brookline, MA 02446 USA
EIN
84-4675622
Immigration law
Immigration and naturalization
Immigrants' rights
Public interest law
Population served
Women and girls
Immigrants and migrants
NTEE code
Public Interest Law/Litigation (I83)
Immigrants' Rights (R21)
Women's Rights (R24)
IRS subsection
501(c)(3) Public Charity
IRS filing requirement
This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Tax forms
Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Co-Counseling Program
NILA takes a hands-on approach to training and mentoring immigration attorneys seeking to improve their federal litigation capacity. We believe in learning by doing and that attorneys are stronger together. We understand that federal court can be daunting for those who have never filed a case, and even for more experienced attorneys who may be filing a new type of federal court case. To that end, NILA staff co-counsel federal court cases, allowing existing immigration counsel to learn litigation skills while simultaneously having the legal expertise and support to present the strongest case possible. Our co-counseling docket includes petitions for review, habeas corpus petitions, district court actions challenging agency delay, circuit court appeals, Federal Tort Claims Act claims, individual Freedom of Information Act lawsuits, rehearing petitions, and attorneys’ fees motions. Testimonials from attorneys who have used the program are on the Co-Counseling page of our website.
Impact Litigation Program
NILA’s impact litigation work includes affirmative district court litigation that seeks procedural or substantive change, either to extend the rights of noncitizens or to eliminate systemic obstacles they or their immigration counsel routinely face. For example, NILA has litigated and/or is litigating nationwide class actions related to access to immigration cases files, work authorization for asylum seekers and people applying for Temporary Protected Status, bond hearings for detained asylum seekers, and expedited processing of petitions to reunite refugee families. Our impact litigation also includes amicus briefing to assist federal court judges in their consideration of key legal issues.
Transparency Litigation
NILA’s transparency litigation focuses on lawsuits under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), seeking records that federal agencies have failed to disclose and shrouded from public view. NILA’s transparency litigation includes litigation seeking policy records which will benefit immigration attorneys and immigrants' rights advocates, all of which we then post on our website. For example, we are currently litigating cases seeking records related to refugee petition adjudications, records related to assaults and misconduct by immigration officers, and policies regarding deportations to non-designated countries of persons who have won protection from their country of origin. Some of our transparency cases are part of our co-counseling program. Please see our website for a listing of current cases.
Strategic Assistance and Pleading Review Programs
Attorneys can become NILA members and receive unlimited, one-to-one strategic assistance from our staff on their cases. Our annual membership rate is $250 for private attorneys and $125 for nonprofit attorneys. Membership also comes with priority for our Co-Counseling program, discounted rates for NILA-hosted webinars, and free welcome and end-of-year litigation resources intended to make it easier for our members to litigate immigration cases in federal court. In addition, depending on our availability and for a reasonable extra fee, NILA members can access our Pleading Review Program whereby NILA staff review and provide high-level comments and/or edits on pleadings in individual cases.
NILA Webinars
New in 2023, NILA hosts scheduled bi-monthly webinars for Continuing Legal Education credit as well as late-breaking webinars on new legal developments. The registration fee is $40 for members and $80 for non-members. For information on past and current webinar offerings, please see the NILA Webinars page of our website.
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Financials
Financial documents
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Liquidity in 2022 info
17.41
Months of cash in 2022 info
25.7
Fringe rate in 2022 info
18%
Funding sources info
Assets & liabilities info
Financial data
National Immigration Litigation Alliance, Inc.
Revenue & expensesFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
National Immigration Litigation Alliance, Inc.
Balance sheetFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
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National Immigration Litigation Alliance, Inc.
Financial trends analysis Glossary & formula definitionsFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
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| Profitability info | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation | $91,791 | $306,196 |
| As % of expenses | 40.6% | 113.8% |
| Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation | $91,791 | $306,196 |
| As % of expenses | 40.6% | 113.8% |
| Revenue composition info | ||
|---|---|---|
| Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted) | $318,128 | $586,499 |
| Total revenue, % change over prior year | 0.0% | 84.4% |
| Program services revenue | 61.6% | 70.6% |
| Membership dues | 11.8% | 7.9% |
| Investment income | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Government grants | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| All other grants and contributions | 25.8% | 21.5% |
| Other revenue | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Expense composition info | ||
|---|---|---|
| Total expenses before depreciation | $226,337 | $269,141 |
| Total expenses, % change over prior year | 0.0% | 18.9% |
| Personnel | 90.4% | 83.7% |
| Professional fees | 0.6% | 4.8% |
| Occupancy | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Interest | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Pass-through | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| All other expenses | 8.9% | 11.5% |
| Full cost components (estimated) info | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Total expenses (after depreciation) | $226,337 | $269,141 |
| One month of savings | $18,861 | $22,428 |
| Debt principal payment | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed asset additions | $0 | $0 |
| Total full costs (estimated) | $245,198 | $291,569 |
Capital structure indicators
| Liquidity info | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Months of cash | 13.7 | 25.7 |
| Months of cash and investments | 13.7 | 25.7 |
| Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets | 12.3 | 24.0 |
| Balance sheet composition info | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | $258,027 | $576,568 |
| Investments | $0 | $0 |
| Receivables | $0 | $0 |
| Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE) | $0 | $0 |
| Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Liabilities (as a % of assets) | 12.0% | 5.7% |
| Unrestricted net assets | $231,183 | $537,379 |
| Temporarily restricted net assets | N/A | N/A |
| Permanently restricted net assets | N/A | N/A |
| Total restricted net assets | $0 | $11,162 |
| Total net assets | $231,183 | $548,541 |
Key data checks
| Key data checks info | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Material data errors | No | No |
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Documents
Executive Director
Trina Realmuto
With over twenty-five years of experience in immigration and accountability litigation, Trina has litigated several precedent decisions on behalf of individuals, classes, and amicus curiae, written numerous practice advisories, and is a frequent presenter on immigration issues. From 2017 to 2020, Trina was Directing Attorney of Litigation at the American Immigration Council (AIC). Prior to that, she served as the Litigation Director of the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild for eight years and as a consulting attorney to AIC for six years. She also has worked abroad representing noncitizens applying for visas at U.S. embassies and consulates. Trina began her career as an associate attorney at Van Der Hout LLP in San Francisco. In 2015, Trina was awarded the Jack Wasserman Memorial Award for Excellence in Litigation by the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
Number of employees
Source: IRS Form 990
National Immigration Litigation Alliance, Inc.
Officers, directors, trustees, and key employeesSOURCE: IRS Form 990
Compensation data
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National Immigration Litigation Alliance, Inc.
Board of directorsas of 05/20/2023
Board of directors data
Trina Realmuto
National Immigration Litigation Alliance
Term: 2020 - 2026
Kevin Smith
Sirtex Medical
Robin Kessler
Sylvia Novinsky
North Carolina Pro Bono Resource Center
Mary Kenney
National Immigration Litigation Alliance
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