Florence Project Calls for the Immediate Resumption of Regular Asylum Processing at the Border
The Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project is dismayed by the continuation of the Title 42 border closure, which has now been in place for nearly three years, outlasting nearly every other COVID-19 pandemic measure in the United States. Ignoring both the fact that the President of the United States has broad authority over immigration […]
Florence Project Calls on United States Senate to Protect Dreamers Without Sacrificing Life-Saving Protections for Asylum Seekers
Florence Project Calls on United States Senate to Protect Dreamers Without Sacrificing Life-Saving Protections for Asylum Seekers
Florence Project Announces Generous Gift from Victory Noll Sisters
Florence Project Announces Generous Gift from Victory Noll Sisters PHOENIX, AZ – The Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project (Florence Project) is proud to announce a generous gift from the Our Lady of Victory Missionary Sisters, commonly known as the Victory Noll Sisters, to strengthen the Florence Project’s Integrated Social Services Program and Border Action […]
MacKenzie Scott Makes Historic Gift to the Florence Project
MacKenzie Scott Donates $10 Million to the Florence Project to Pursue Its Vision for Representation for All The Florence Project is thrilled to share that we received a $10 million gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott to launch our vision of legal representation for all people facing deportation in Arizona! Ms. Scott’s incredible […]
Florence Project and Kino Border Initiative Welcome Court Decision Vacating Title 42
Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project and the Kino Border Initiative Welcome Court Decision Vacating Title 42 On Tuesday, a federal judge vacated the Title 42 border closure policy, which for nearly three years has allowed immigration authorities to summarily expel people seeking asylum from the United States, under an archaic public health law. The […]
140 Groups Demand Biden Fully Reinstate Visitation for Immigration Detention
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Immigrants rights advocates from 140 organizations today delivered a letter to President Joe Biden demanding his administration fully reinstate social visitation at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities. More than 40 ICE detention facilities currently restrict or block families’ and communities’ access to visitation, despite ICE announcing its plans to reinstate […]
Honoring and Celebrating our Pro Bono Attorneys and Volunteers!
This week is Pro Bono Appreciation Week and we are excited to share with you the winners of our 2022 Pro Bono Appreciation Awards! On Thursday, October 27, 2022, we celebrated and honored our generous, dedicated, and talented pro bono attorneys and volunteers at our annual Pro Bono Appreciation Event! Pro Bono attorneys and volunteers […]
Florence Project and Kino Border Initiative Condemn the Expansion of Title 42 to Venezuelan Asylum Seekers
Florence Project and Kino Border Initiative Condemn the Expansion of Title 42 to Venezuelan Asylum Seekers The Florence Project and the Kino Border Initiative are dismayed by the Biden administration’s plans to expand the Title 42 border closure to people from more countries, including Venezuelans who do not have ties to the United States. The […]
Legal Organizations Sue ICE for Illegally Preventing Attorneys from Communicating with Detained Immigrants in Four States
FLORENCE, AZ —Several legal services organizations filed a lawsuit today against Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) for unlawfully preventing attorneys from communicating with immigrants detained in four detention facilities in Florida, Louisiana, Texas, and Arizona. The complaint details numerous obstacles attorneys face in attempting to communicate with detained people at the Florence Correctional Center in […]
Florence Project and Kino Border Initiative Welcome Recent Wins in Immigration Policy
The Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project and the Kino Border Initiative celebrate recent victories for immigrants’ rights: the effective end of the Migrant Protection Protocols (also known as MPP or “Remain In Mexico”) and the defeat of anti-immigrant amendments in Congress. The passage of the Inflation Reduction Act through the House and Senate without […]
