Immigration

ASISTA (Advanced Special Immigrant Survivors Technical Assistance) – an exciting new project that provides technical assistance on complex questions arising in immigration cases for domestic violence and sexual assault survivors. This assistance is offered exclusively to grantees of the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), including recipients of state STOP grants.  The consultants are available to answer your inquiries and troubleshoot problems in certain individual immigration cases with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Des Moines, IA.

Ayuda –- "help" in Spanish, is a nonprofit, community-based legal and social service agency serving the low-income Latino and foreign-born community in the D.C. metropolitan area. Since its incorporation in 1973, it has become the District's leading source of bilingual legal assistance for this population in the areas of immigration, domestic violence and relations, Washington, DC.

Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law – a non-profit, public interest legal foundation dedicated to furthering and protecting the civil, constitutional, and human rights of immigrants, refugees, children, and the poor, Los Angeles, CA.

Centro de Justicia Para Mujeres (con una sección para mujeres inmigrantes) – brindar una defensa gratuita a víctimas de violación, violencia doméstica y abuso infantil, particularmente en las comunidades hispanas y otras que no son atendidas adecuadamente en el condado de Sonoma. Proveer capacitación en defensa pública y educación comunitaria. Coordinar la Fuerza de Tarea sobre Mujeres en la Policía con el objetivo de incrementar el número de mujeres y personas pertenecientes a minorías en nuestras agencias de aplicación de justicia. Comprometernos con la justicia igualitaria para todas las mujeres y las niñas, Santa Rosa, CA.

The Greater Upstate Law Project, Inc. – working to defend, enforce and protect the legal rights of low-income residents of New York State, Albany, NY.

Human Rights Initiative of North Texas – promotes international human rights through local service to refugees and immigrants who have suffered human rights abuses, Dallas, TX.

Immigrant Justice Project, Southern Poverty Law Center – works to ensure that the rights of immigrant workers are protected in the Southeastern states, Montgomery, AL.

Immigrant Legal Resource Center – works with immigrants and citizens to make critical legal assistance and social services accessible to all, regardless of income, and to build a society that values diversity and respects the dignity and rights of all people, San Francisco, CA.

Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, National Immigration Project, Boston, MA

Immigrant Women Program, Legal Momentum, Washington, DC.

Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center – serves the most vulnerable in our immigrant community: refugees who are escaping persecution and seek political asylum, battered women who are poor and unable to access opportunities for safe shelter and seek help and justice, and unaccompanied children, who are traveling alone to escape abuse and neglect and seek reunification with their family members. We provide high quality pro-bono legal representation for these indigent refugees and immigrants, collaborate with government and private agencies that work with immigrants, nurture self-reliance and self-esteem amongst our clients and coordinate aggressive public education throughout the El Paso area, El Paso, TX.

National Immigrant Victim Service Provider Resource Directory, Legal Momentum – a listing of organizations working with battered immigrant women nationally and groups working on women's rights and domestic violence issues internationally, New York, NY.

National Immigration Forum – established in 1982, The Forum is the nation’s premier immigrant rights organization. The Forum is dedicated to embracing and upholding America’s tradition as a nation of immigrants. The Forum advocates and builds public support for public policies that welcome immigrants and refugees and are fair to and supportive of newcomers to our country, Washington, DC.

National Immigration Law Center (NILC) – a national support center whose mission is to protect and promote the rights and opportunities of low income immigrants and their family members. NILC staff specialize in immigration law, and the employment and public benefits rights of immigrants.  The Center conducts policy analysis and impact litigation and provides publications, technical advice, and trainings to a broad constituency of legal aid agencies, community groups, and pro bono attorneys, Los Angeles, CA.

National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild – working to defend the rights of all newcomers to the United States. We believe that, in protecting the rights of the most vulnerable, we strengthen the civil and human rights of all U.S. residents regardless of legal status, Boston, MA.

National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights – a national organization composed of local coalitions and immigrant, refugee, community, religious, civil rights and labor organizations and activists. It serves as a forum to share information and analysis, to educate communities and the general public, and to develop and coordinate plans of action on important immigrant and refugee issues, Oakland, CA.

National Network to End Violence Against Immigrant Women – seeks to challenge and eliminate all forms of oppression and discrimination against immigrant women facing violence by empowering them to build better lives of their choice. A joint project of the Family Violence Prevention Fund, ASISTA Immigration Technical Assistance Project and Legal Momentum – Immigrant Women Program.

Pennsylvania Immigrant and Refugee Women’s Network – referring, advocating, networking and empowering refugee and immigrant women in Pennsylvania to live to their fullest potential, Enola, PA.

Program Representing Immigrant Survivors of Abuse (PRISA) of Political Asylum Project of Austin – began in 1995 to provide immigration legal services to battered immigrants and children. PRISA also provides education and training to law enforcement officials, advocates and members of the immigrant community regarding the legal remedies available to battered immigrants under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).  PRISA seeks to provide battered immigrants with the tools to become advocates for themselves. Thanks to the commitment of the staff, pro bono attorneys, volunteers, and the funders of PRISA, immigrant survivors of abuse are able to live safe and free of domestic violence, Austin, TX.

Tapestri – Immigrant and Refugee Coalition Challenging Gender Based Oppression – dedicated to ending violence in immigrant and refugee communities, using culturally competent and appropriate methods.  As advocates for refugee and immigrant families affected by domestic violence, sexual assault and exploitation, we are committed to using direct services, education, community organizing and advocacy to effect change in the lives of those families, Avondale Estates, GA.

Women's Justice Center (English/Español site with section for immigrant women) – provides advocacy, free of charge, for victims of rape, domestic violence, and child abuse, particularly in the Latina and other under served communities of Sonoma County; provides advocacy training and community education; coordinates the Task Force on Women in Policing with the goal of increasing the number of women and minorities in our law enforcement agencies; and is committed to equal justice for all women and girls, Santa Rosa, CA.

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