The National Immigration Litigation Alliance (NILA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We strive to protect, enforce, and expand the rights of noncitizens and individuals perceived to be noncitizens through federal court litigation and to empower lawyers with the support, skills, and guidance needed to pursue these goals.

NILA was founded by Trina Realmuto and Mary Kenney in 2020 with two goals in mind: (1) to enforce and expand immigrant rights through impact, transparency, and damages litigation; and (2) to support and develop immigration litigators. Our holistic approach to the latter goal is to co-counsel with immigration attorneys, provide timely, individualized strategic assistance, review pleadings, produce well-researched legal templates and practice advisories, and host quality educational webinars. Investing in the growth of immigration attorneys to gain or improve their litigation skills cannot be understated. Successful training, support, and mentoring of an attorney helps every future noncitizen represented by that attorney.

Moreover, an increased number of immigration enforcement actions, agency policy changes, lack of transparency, and an anti-immigrant political agenda have exacerbated the need for federal court litigation. It will take years to roll-back the policies and practices adopted in the last few years, and successful impact litigation and a strong federal immigration bar is vital to making this happen.

For information on NILA’s most recent financials, click here (2025). NILA’s EIN # is 84-4675622.