Social Services Team Helps Clients Navigate Complicated Processes
For many of our clients, winning their immigration case is just the beginning of a long and complicated process to integrate into life in the United States. Getting settled can be complicated and full of processes that are difficult to navigate, particularly when language barriers and lack of transportation are involved. This was no different […]
BUILDING A COMMUNITY: CHILDREN’S TEAM SECURES REPRESENTATION
In March of 2016 I was given the opportunity to attend an on-site training hosted by the Vera Institute of Justice in Washington D.C. It was an incredible opportunity to come together with other representatives from legal service providers, to discuss our struggles, our triumphs, and construct new ways to help our clients. We met […]
PRO BONO PROJECT PAVES THE WAY FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Katia, an indigenous woman from Nicaragua, met her husband, Orlin, when she was 18 years old. After just a month together, he became extremely abusive. He would beat Katia and their daughter regularly, nearly killing them on several occasions. He treated herlike a slave, like she was his property. Katia reported Orlin’s abuse to the […]
