News & Updates

  1. A Small Victory in a Larger Fight: A Summer Bond Hearing During the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Throughout the pandemic, pro bono attorneys have collaborated with ProBAR to provide remote representation to clients in seeking release from ICE detention. Pro bono attorney Alex Schnapp of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP shared his experience.

  2. ProBAR Receives Texas Access to Justice Foundation Grant

    ProBAR was one of four legal aid organizations to receive a Texas Access to Justice Foundation grant. TAJF awarded these grants in honor of its 35th anniversary and bestselling author John Grisham.

  3. ProBAR marks 30 years helping immigrants and asylum-seekers

    Photo of numerous ProBAR staff at gala

    ProBAR celebrates its 30th Anniversary!

  4. ProBAR Receives State Bar of Texas Award

    Photo of Kimi Jackon and Emily Joiner receiving award.

    ProBAR Director Kimi Jackson and Director of Outreach Emily Joiner accepted a Presidential Citation on behalf of ProBAR at the State Bar of Texas’ annual meeting in Austin on June 12, 2019. ProBAR was recognized for its “outstanding service in providing access to justice to populations that cannot afford or do not have access to an attorney.”

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