|
|
Programs in need of volunteer (pro
bono) attorneys, law students, law graduates and
others who wish to give of their time to assist
indigent immigrants in removal proceedings
| |
-
American Bar Association (ABA) Commission on Immigration
- The Commission directs Association efforts to ensure fair and unbiased
treatment, and full due process rights, for immigrants and refugees within
the United States. Acting in coordination with other Association entities,
as well as governmental and non-governmental bodies, the Commission: 1) Advocates
for appropriate statutory and regulatory modifications in law and governmental
practice consistent with Association policy; 2) Provides continuing education
and timely information about trends, court decisions and pertinent developments
for members of the legal community, judges, affected individuals and the public;
and, 3) Develops and assists the on-going operation of pro bono programs that
encourage volunteer lawyers to provide high quality, effective legal representation
for individuals in immigration courts, with special emphasis on the needs of the most
vulnerable immigrant and refugee populations.
- Asian
Pacific American Legal Center - APALC
is a nonprofit agency which has become the largest
organization in southern California that provides Asian and
Pacific Islander and other communities with multi-lingual,
cultural sensitive services and legal education. The
Immigration and Citizenship Unit provides immigration and
citizenship assistance to individuals and their families,
educates the public on important immigration issues, and
advocates for fair and sensible immigration law and
policies.
-
Archdiocese of Detroit
- For more than 25 years, the Archdiocese has been committed to the immigrants
and refugees of the Detroit metropolitan area by providing immigration legal
services, as well as resettlement and acculturation assistance to those in
need.
- Asylumlaw.org
- A free website run by an international consortium of agencies that help asylum seekers.
Over 95% of the content on this site is open to the public, including asylum seekers
from any country and the lawyers or advocates who represent them.
- Capital
Area Immigrants Rights (CAIR) COALITION - The
CAIR Coalition provides administrative
and legal support to community, social, and legal service
organizations in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area
and conducts joint immigration-related advocacy activities
with its member organizations. CAIR is also a partnering
agency with the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) in carrying
out the BIA Pro Bono Project, which seeks to increase the
level of pro bono representation for INS detainees who would
otherwise appear pro se before the BIA.
-
Catholic Charities, USA
- Catholic Charities encourages people to help themselves by learning to advocate for
their rights. By providing leadership, technical assistance, training and other
resources, this national agency enables local offices to better devote their own
resources to serving their communities. The site contains a list of Catholic Charities
offices throughout the country that offer refuge and immigration assistance.
-
Church World Service - The Immigration and Refugee Program of Church
World Service (CWS/IRP) is an ecumenical family empowering churches to show hospitality
to strangers, that is, to immigrants, refugees, asylum seekers and other uprooted people
in the United States and around the world. CWS/IRP resettles about 8,000 refugees and
entrants in the United States each year, and also helps meet the needs of people in
protracted refugee situations and refugees returning home.
- CLINIC
- Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.
- CLINIC provides a full range of legal and non-legal support
services to Catholic Charities' and diocesan legal immigration
programs. These programs, in turn, represent tens of thousands
of immigrants and their families each year. CLINIC is also
one of the partnering agencies with the Board of Immigration
Appeals in carrying out the BIA Pro Bono Project, which
seeks to increase the level of pro bono representation for
INS detainees who would otherwise appear pro se
before the BIA.
-
The Florence Project (Arizona)
- The Florence Project is a nonprofit legal service organization that provides
free legal services to men, women and children detained by U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement (ICE), formerly known as the INS. The Florence Project
has also developed comprehensive self-help legal materials for detained individuals
proceeding without legal representation.
-
Freedom House (Detroit, Michigan)
- Freedom House is an interdenominational, nonprofit charity that provides food, clothing,
shelter and legal services to people of all races and creeds. Freedom House works to
legally resettle refugees into Canada or the United States, speak out against injustice and
educate for systemic change. Freedom House is fully accredited by the U.S. Department of
Justice and the Board of Immigration Appeals.
-
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS)
- The oldest international migration and refugee resettlement agency in the U.S.,
HIAS provides information and a broad program of services at all stages of the
migration process for refugees and migrants, and advocates for fair and just
policies on their behalf.
- Human
Rights First -
The Lawyers Committee for Human Rights has worked to protect
and promote fundamental human rights. The Committee works to protect
refugees through the representation of asylum seekers and by
challenging legal restrictions on the rights of refugees in the United
States and around the world.
- Human
Rights Initiative (HRI) -
This organization is dedicated o the promotion of international human rights and services to
immigrants and refugees who have suffered human rights abuses. Legal Services provides
consultation and representation before the INS, the EOIR, and the BIA for those seeking
asylum. HRI also provides other services to individuals once they are granted asylum.
-
Immigration and Refugee Services of
America (IRSA) - IRSA develops and
manages education and assistance programs that help refugees
resettle in the U.S., and acts to defend human rights, build
communities, foster education, promote self-sufficiency, and
forge partnerships through an array of programs.
-
Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area
- The Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights is devoted to advancing the rights of people of
color, poor people, and immigrants and refugees, while maintaining its historical commitment
to provide legal advocacy for African-Americans. Since its inception in 1968, the Lawyers'
Committee has supported the rights of minority and low-income individuals by offering free
legal assistance in civil matters and by litigating cases that have the potential of improving
the lives of people often ignored by the legal system.
- The
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service
(also under http://www.elca.org/dcs/lirs.html)
- LIRS is the national agency set up by Lutheran churches
in the United States to carry out the churches' ministry
with uprooted people. LIRS programs include: refugee resettlement,
foster car for refugee minors, assistance for political
asylum seekers, immigration training and consulting, legislative
advocacy, and public education.
-
Nation Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) -
The NIJC assists impoverished immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers. With offices in metropolitan Chicago and a staff that includes licensed attorneys, Board of Immigration Appeals-accredited representatives and paralegals, and with the support of hundreds of volunteer attorneys, NIJC provides comprehensive immigration assistance and an open intake and telephone inquiry service.
- National
Immigration Project of the National Lawyers
Guild - The National Immigration Project is a
network of immigration lawyers, law students, jailhouse
lawyers, and legal workers who work to end unlawful
immigration practices, to recognize the contributions of
immigrants in this country, to promote fair immigration
practices, and to expand the civil and human rights of all
immigrants, regardless of their status in the United States.
NLG recruits attorneys and offers invaluable legal support
and guidance to pro bono attorneys associated with the BIA
Pro Bono Project, which seeks to increase the level of pro
bono representation for INS detainees who would otherwise
appear pro se before the BIA.
- The New York Association
for New Americans, Inc (NYANA) -
NYANA works to help those new to this country, and those
who have been here for some time, fashion a roadmap for
accomplishing their goals and dreams. NYANA provides a comprehensive
array of immigration-related legal assistance, including
preparing and filing applications for asylum, permanent
residency, work authorization, replacement of lost documents,
and family reunification.
-
Pro Bono Net - A national, nonprofit organization that works
in close partnership with nonprofit legal organizations across the country to
increase access to justice for poor and moderate-income people and other vulnerable
populations. It seeks to do so through (i) supporting the innovative and effective
use of technology by the nonprofit legal sector, (ii) increasing participation by
volunteers, and (iii) facilitating collaborations among nonprofit legal organizations
and advocates working on similar issues or in the same region.
- Refugee
Law Center - The Center is a non-profit
organization devoted to strengthening the human rights of
refugees and immigrants through legal representation,
research, educational initiatives, and policy development.
The Center works with other human rights and refugee policy
and legal representation organizations in the United States
and other countries, provides position papers, briefs, legal
support, human rights and country conditions documentation
and legal representation on issues relating to refugee
protection.
- United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- UNHCR helps the world's uprooted peoples by
providing them with basic necessities such as shelter, food,
water and medicine in emergencies and seeking long term
solutions, including voluntary return to their homes or
beginning afresh in new countries.
- Vive
La Casa - Vive La Casa assists asylum seekers
making their way into Canada. VIVE provides food, shelter,
medical, legal, and other services to refugees who would
otherwise be homeless in the city of Buffalo.
- Washington
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban
Affairs - The Committee represents both
individuals and groups regarding their civil rights cases,
employment, housing, public accommodations, claims based on
discrimination, and assists immigrants seeking asylum and
other help. The committee's litigation efforts have become
nationally known for landmark court victories, record
judgements and precedent-setting consent decrees.
|
return to EOIR main page
| | |