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Afghan Refugee Sanctuary Network (ARSN)

Help Afghan Women Seek Asylum (Out of the Cocoon)

Formed to provide legal safe passage out of Afghanistan to countries of safety.

Posted August 5, 2024

Immediate Problem

Issues will vary depending on the specifics each family is facing. Issues could first be encountered once an Afghan woman and her family reach a country with a U.S. embassy. The main legal support will be needed prior to receiving asylum in the U.S. Families will be linked to refugee support services through any number of resettlement agencies.

Work & Deliverables

Monitor and guide immigrants through the various immigration documents needed to obtain asylum in the U.S.

Project Plan

Preparation Phase

  • Family background information and specific status of each family's situation will be shared with ass

Collaboration Phase

  • Out of the Cocoon volunteers will be available to lawyers including translation.

Wrap Up

  • Submit the application to the USCIS

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Additional Information

  • Time Commitment: 6-10 hours
  • Training Provided: No
  • Site-Preference: Remote
  • Open to Law Students: No
  • Bar License(s) required: Any Bar License
  • Required Languages: None
  • Preferred Languages: Dari, Pashto
  • Required Legal Expertise: None
  • Preferred Legal Expertise: Immigration
  • Mentoring Provided: Yes
  • Supervision Provided: Yes
Afghan Refugee Sanctuary Network (ARSN)

The Afghan Refugee Sanctuary Network (ARSN) has been formed to provide legal safe passage out of Afghanistan to countries of safety including those in North, South and Central America, Europe, and Australia. Those involved are current residents, former NGO volunteers and interested individuals in the plight of Afghanistan women and children under Taliban rule. The physical torture, imprisonment, and death along with the psychological pressures on women elevate this work to the highest priority. Previous involvement in mostly agricultural non-profit work-built thousands of relationships which lead to the urgency of our mission. We think of it as building a modern-day Underground Railroad across multiple international borders to countries of peace and safety.

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