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Safe Passage Project

Represent An Immigrant Child in NY

Help an immigrant child gain legal status in the U.S. and protect them from deportation.

Posted February 25, 2022

Work & Deliverables

Y(17 yo) from Ecuador, (SIJS based on abandonment by father. Potential asylum claim). Y is seventeen years old. Y can pursue Special Immigrant Juvenile Status as an avenue of relief based on Y's father's abandonment. Y also has a potential asylum case based on sexual abuse.

Project Plan

Preparation Phase

  • Intro call with the pro bono department

Collaboration Phase

Details to be provided at a later date

Wrap Up

Details to be provided at a later date

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This project has been completed thanks to the efforts of our volunteers.

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Additional Information

  • Time Commitment: 21+ hours
  • Training Provided: Yes
  • Additional Training Details: We provide optional training sessions for pro bono attorneys centered on representing immigrant children and the main forms of legal relief we pursue.
  • Site-Preference: Remote
  • Open to Law Students: No
  • Bar License(s) required: New York
  • Required Languages: None
  • Preferred Languages: Spanish
  • Required Legal Expertise: None
  • Mentoring Provided: Yes
  • Supervision Provided: Yes
Safe Passage Project

Safe Passage Project is a highly-focused nonprofit immigration legal services organization. We provide free lawyers to refugee and immigrant children in the NYC-area who face deportation back to life-threatening situations, despite their strong legal claim to stay in the US.

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