This quarter’s newsletter features a message from COI and ProBAR leadership that highlights ProBAR’s commitment to providing transformational legal services, a profile of one of our represented clients, and highlights including a return to in-person services for detained adults and support to youth in transition.
News & Updates
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“To me, persevering means being independent – working for oneself without having to rely on anyone else.” The story of ProBAR client Mirian highlights what it means to persevere in the face of abuse, struggles, and an adversarial immigration process.
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Throughout the year’s transitions, ProBAR remains committed to providing transformational legal assistance to immigrants and asylum seekers, energized by the impact of these services for clients like a Cuban couple who recently adjusted status.
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Recently one of ProBAR’s Bilingual Clinicians witnessed a welcoming embrace that reminded her of the rewards of making a difference in someone’s life. Take a moment to read how our Clinical Tam assist youth who turn 18 in government custody to safely transition to new homes and prepare for the immigration process ahead.
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The Migrant Protection Protocols (“MPP”) program, otherwise known as “Remain in Mexico,” has just completed its second winddown process, this one following a court-ordered reinstatement in late 2021. ProBAR Senior Staff Attorney Pedro Spivakovsky-Gonzalez has recently published a piece on the ABA Commission on Immigration’s Generating Justice blog that explains the history of the program, its impact on asylum-seekers, and his observations of the winddown process.
