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January 28, 2016

2015 Year in Review & 2014 Annual Report

CAIR Coalition has published our 2014 Annual Report & our 2015 Year in Review. Both documents demonstrate the continued growth CAIR Coalition has had in providing legal services to children and adult immigrants in Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia facing detention and deportation.

January 27, 2016

An Asylum Seeker in Limbo

Yaya is an asylum seeker from Africa, whose story is a testament to the passion and commitment of pro bono attorneys and the inequities of how asylum seekers are treated while immigration courts are considering their case.

Yaya is seeking asylum in the United States. If he were to return to his home country, Yaya would face persecution, torture, and possible death.

January 21, 2016

January 2016: CAIR Coalition Volunteer Superstar

Join us in offering our ongoing thanks, appreciation, and applause to the many CAIR Coalition volunteers who devote countless hours to advance the rights of detained immigrants in the D.C. metropolitan area. Our volunteers provide translation and interpretation services, conduct intake during jail visits, attend Credible and Reasonable Fear Interviews, and provide invaluable telephonic access to counsel for detained immigrants by staffing our detention hotline.

January 20, 2016

A Day in Detention

-- by Jacob Lichtenbaum, CAIR Coalition volunteer

January 4, 2016

CAIR Coalition Urges President Obama to Stop the Raids

Capital Area Immigrants' Rights Coalition has joined over 160 local and national organizations to express our collective outrage regarding the Department of Homeland Security's plans to conduct raids in communities around the United States to round up and deport Central American children and their parents.

December 14, 2015

Straight Talk: Heidi Altman

On December 12, 2015, CAIR Coalition’s legal director, Heidi Altman sat down with André Hakes of 94.7 WPVC to discuss the legal issues that non-citizens face in the justice system. In the interview, they cover topics such as the immigration detention system, lack of counsel for unaccompanied children, and the Syrian refugee crisis.

December 14, 2015

"Straight Talk with André Hakes" Interview

On December 12, 2015, CAIR Coalition's legal director, Heidi Altman sat down with André Hakes of 94.7 WPVC to discuss the legal issues that non-citizens face in the justice system. In the interview, they cover topics such as the immigration detention system, lack of counsel for unaccompanied children, and the Syrian refugee crisis.

December 11, 2015

Board Transitions – Old Friends and New

December has been an eventful month for CAIR Coalition’s Board of Directors. CAIR Coalition is sad to see off our long standing board member and good friend, Karen Nathan. Karen has been on the Board of CAIR Coalition for many years and has been a steady and guiding hand, bringing to bear her expertise on accounting and finances. Karen will be greatly missed and all of CAIR Coalition thanks her for her service.

November 30, 2015

The Refugee Dilemma: What do we owe those we take in?

CAIR Coalition’s Legal Director is quoted in an article entitled “The Refugee Dilemma” appearing in the December 7, 2015 issue of the New Yorker. In this harrowing and compelling narrative, reporter Rachel Aviv profiles the story of a Sierra Leonean refugee, Nelson Kargbo, who ended ended up spending years in ICE detention after his struggle with mental illness led to involvement in a series of petty criminal offenses.

November 30, 2015

The New Yorker Profiles One Sierra Leonean Refugee's Struggle

CAIR Coalition's Legal Director is quoted in an article entitled "The Refugee Dilemma" appearing in the December 7, 2015 issue of the New Yorker. In this harrowing and compelling narrative, reporter Rachel Aviv profiles the story of a Sierra Leonean refugee, Nelson Kargbo, who ended ended up spending years in ICE detention after his struggle with mental illness led to involvement in a series of petty criminal offenses.

November 30, 2015

November 2015: CAIR Coalition Volunteer Superstar

November 24, 2015

CAIR Coalition Presses MD Gov. Hogan to Accept Syrian Refugees

In the midst of one of the largest refugee crises of our time, Capital Area Immigrant Rights' Coalition stands with over 30 organizations in pressing Maryland Governor Larry Hogan to change his policy on Syrian refugees.

November 18, 2015

Tolerance Over Fear: Join Our Conversation About Refugees

Amidst the pain and grief following Friday’s unspeakable tragedy in Paris, a wave of nativism threatens our nation’s identity and integrity. Leading lawmakers are calling for drastic damage to our refugee resettlement program, some openly demanding a policy of systematized religious discrimination against Muslim refugees. More than two dozen governors have affirmed - without any legal authority to do so - that they will not allow Syrian refugees to resettle in their states. These are expressions of fear and hatred.

November 11, 2015

CAIR Coalition Joins 60+ Organizations Demanding Asylum Access for All

The Statute of Liberty stands as a beacon to all those "yearning to breathe free." Yet today, the United States government routinely denies access to asylum to those who have previously been deported from the United States. This is the case even for those who suffered grievous harm and persecution subsequent to their deportation and fled back to the United States, seeking the safety of our shores once more.

November 9, 2015

Va. judges to advise immigrants that guilty pleas could mean deportations

In an article appearing November 8, Washington Post writer Tom Jackman discusses the disproportionate impact the criminal justice system has on non-citizens.

November 9, 2015

Virginia Justice Program Highlighted in Washington Post Article

In an article appearing November 8, Washington Post writer Tom Jackman discusses the disproportionate impact the criminal justice system has on non-citizens.

November 7, 2015

For non-U.S. citizens, early release from prison means swift deportation

In an article appearing on November 5, Washington Post reporter Pamela Constable looks at the cruel realities of the non-U.S. citizens who are released early from prison and are immediately sent into deportation proceedings.

November 6, 2015

CAIR Coalition Legal Director Quoted in Washington Post Discussing ICE's "Enforcement Priorities"

October 30, 2015

ICE - Give Immigrants the Chance at Due Process

CAIR Coalition has joined 13 other organizations to express our concerns about how ICE plans to process an estimated 1,870 to 2,000 immigrants scheduled for early release from the Bureau of Prisons on October 30, 2015, in accordance with Sentencing Commission Amendment 782. We urge ICE not to rush to judgment on these immigrants’ cases and to commit to ensuring individualized due process in each and every case.

October 20, 2015