CAIR Coalition partners with over 40 D.C. area law firms that provide thousands of hours of free legal assistance to immigrants being held in local jails in Virginia and Maryland. These pro bono partnerships are vital to CAIR Coalition's ability to serve the hundreds of immigrants who are detained in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody each month. For more information about our pro bono program, please visit our Pro Bono Overview page.
CASES IN NEED OF PRO BONO REPRESENTATION
CAIR Coalition staff has screened the following cases and determined that the individuals do not have the ability to hire or pay for legal counsel and need pro bono representation.
Political Leader from DRC Seeks Asylum in the United States(0)
This Pro Bono opportunity puts the attorney right in the courtroom, advocating for his client’s protection through asylum in the United States. Our CAIR Coalition legal director, Liz McGrail, will mentor the attorney throughout the process.
Mr. B has played an active leadership role for the Teachers’ Association, a significant advocacy group in the Democratic Republic [...]
Transgendered Guatemalan Faces Physical and Sexual Abuse if Deported To Guatemala (Non-Detained)
This Pro Bono opportunity puts the attorney right in the courtroom, advocating for his client’s protection from persecution and torture. Our CAIR Coalition staff attorney, Bernardo Rodriguez, has been assigned to mentor the attorney throughout the process.
Ms. MR, who last entered the United States in 2006, is a Guatemalan national. She will be persecuted and [...]
Television Show Participant Tries To Expose Fraud And Now Faces Torture In Peru
This Pro Bono opportunity puts the attorney right in the courtroom, advocating for his client’s protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). Our CAIR Coalition staff attorney, Bernardo Rodriguez, has been assigned to mentor the attorney throughout the process.
Mr. MG, a Peruvian national, fears he will be tortured and killed by Peruvian government officials because [...]
Detained LPR from Nicaragua Seeks Cancellation of Removal
Mr. MA, a citizen of Nicaragua, is currently detained at Hampton Roads Regional Jail in Portsmouth, Virginia. He first entered the United States in 1994 without immigration status and became a lawful permanent resident through the NACARA program in 2001. Mr. MA cares for his two children and has lived with their mother for seventeen [...]
More in this category
- Detained Brazilian National and LPR Seeks Termination of Proceedings/Cancellation of Removal
- Federal Habeas Corpus Petitions