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CAIR Coalition's Claudia Cubas Speaks with Kojo Nnamdi Show
Posted by Claudia Cubas, Esq. • May 01, 2018Claudia Cubas, Litigation Director at CAIR Coalition, speaks with the Kojo Nnamdi Show on the potential funding of legal representation for immigrants facing deportation in Montgomery County, Maryland.
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE RESUMES PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO DETAINED IMMIGRANTS - CAIR COALITION URGING SUPPORTERS TO CALL MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO ENCOURAGE PROGRAM CONTINUATION PAST EVALUATION YEAR
Posted by CAIR Coalition Staff • Apr 26, 2018WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 26, 2018) — During a Senate Appropriations Committee Hearing, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced he will reinstate the Legal Orientation Program (LOP), which allows organizations such as the Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition to provide legal assistance to detained immigrants and help them navigate the complex immigration process. This announcement came just two weeks after the Department of Justice (DOJ) through the Executive Office of Immigration (EOIR) abruptly suspended the program.
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In Major Win for Immigrants’ Rights, Supreme Court Decides Second Part of Aggravated Felony Crime of Violence Definition is Unconstitutional
Posted by Adina Appelbaum, Esq. • Apr 19, 2018Addressing a circuit split in a decision favorable to immigrants, on April 17, 2018 the Supreme Court held in Sessions v.
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Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights Coalition to Continue Regular Visits to Detention Facilities Despite The Department of Justice Halting Funding for Program That Provides Legal Assistance to Detained Immigrants
Posted by CAIR Coalition Staff • Apr 12, 2018WASHINGTON (April 11, 2018) — This week, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it is indefinitely pausing its Legal Orientation Program (LOP).
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CAIR Coalition Condemns ICE's Change in Policy to Detain Pregnant Immigrant Women
Posted by Claudia Cubas, Esq. • Apr 04, 2018Blog
Why Every Immigrant Child Facing Deportation Needs an Attorney
Posted by Azadeh Erfani, Esq. • Apr 02, 2018Blog
False Claims of Gang-Ties Ruin Lives and are on the Rise
Posted by Lucia Curiel, Esq. • Mar 30, 2018Unsubstantiated gang allegations can greatly impact the legal case of immigrants in deportation proceedings. Allegations of gang affiliation can increase the chance that a person will be detained.
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DC Immigration Service Providers Advocate for $1.8 million Immigrant Defense Fund
Posted by Kathryn M. Doan, Esq. • Mar 19, 2018CAIR Coalition has joined the Central American Resource Center (CARECEN), Catholic Charities, Ayuda, Whitman Walker Health and the DMV Sanct
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CAIR Coalition's Nithya Nathan-Pineau Speaks with Yahoo News
Nithya Nathan-Pineau, director of CAIR Coalition's Detained Children's Program, speaks with Yahoo News, discussing the ramifications of stalled cases and the seemingly indefinite detention of minors.
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Adventures to Snow Hill in a Nor'easter
Posted by CAIR Coalition Staff • Mar 09, 2018Last week, our Detained Adults Program Staff and volunteers ran into a slight bump on their trip to the Snow Hill Detention Center... Hurricane force winds, road closures, even overturned vehicles couldn't stop them!