Community Immigration Law Center

The Community Immigration Law Center (CILC) is dedicated to ensuring dignity and access to justice for individuals, particularly those facing deportation. The center provides legal representation and consultations, along with support and education on immigration issues for the broader community. CILC aims to address the unmet legal needs of immigrants in Madison and surrounding areas.

The firm offers a free immigration clinic and provides free or low-cost legal representation to eligible detained non-citizens involved in removal proceedings. The legal clinic assists low-income immigrants by offering information, support, and referrals to immigration attorneys or accredited representatives. Community volunteers, including law students, conduct initial intake interviews, followed by confidential interviews with an attorney or accredited representative to discuss immigration matters.

CILC's legal representation services cover all aspects of immigration court proceedings. This includes assistance for individuals in detention and after release, master calendar hearings, bond proceedings, competency hearings, and merits hearings. The center also handles USCIS applications and proceedings, BIA appeals, remands from the BIA, and state court proceedings related to immigration relief. The organization relies on contributions to support its free legal clinic and provide accessible legal services.