When we work together,
freedom cannot be detained.
When we work together,
freedom cannot be detained.
On any given day
immigrant adults and children are detained in Arizona.
Detained immigrants facing deportation in the U.S. do not have the right to a public defender. Without representation, many will lose their case and get sent back to the conditions they are fleeing. To some, this is a death sentence.
Who We Serve
Carlos
In this short video, we feature our young client [...]
Clara and Rafael
Growing up in El Salvador, *Clara endured a traumatic home [...]
Belinda
Belinda walks through her favorite park in Phoenix, a community [...]
News and Media
Lawyers for Civil Rights and the Florence Project Take Action on Behalf of Vulnerable Immigrants at U.S.-Mexico Border
The organizations partnered to file a Freedom of Information Act request to assess the full scope of the crisis surrounding humanitarian parole at the border. Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR) [...]
Florence Project and Kino Border Initiative React to the Resumption of “Remain in Mexico” and Continuation of Title 42
Florence Project and Kino Border Initiative React to the Resumption of "Remain in Mexico” and Continuation of Title 42 “Arriving at a port of entry hoping to receive protection, instead we find a mockery of [...]
U.S. Border Agents Turn Away Vaccinated Asylum Seekers (Video)
On November 8, we accompanied this family in Mexico to attempt to seek asylum at a Nogales, Arizona port of entry. They brought their vaccination cards, since the U.S. began [...]