News & Updates

  1. A Letter from Meredith Linsky, Director of the ABA’s Commission on Immigration

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    Last week, I had the privilege of traveling with ABA President-elect Barbara Howard to visit ProBAR, a long-standing ABA legal services program in Harlingen, Texas. President-elect Howard came away inspired by ProBAR staff and moved by the clients and advocates she met there.

  2. Children Belong With Their Families, and ProBAR is Fighting to Bring Them Home 

    As Spring blooms, our team celebrates the resilience and strength we see in our clients. As we continue to fight to reunify children with their families, we bear witness to the costs of prolonged detention, the joy of families reunited, and the resilience of children. No one better embodies resilience than the children ProBAR serves.

  3. ProBAR Community Team Continues to Meet the Moment

    Pictured: members of ProBAR's Community Team and staff from the Mexican Consulate in Brownsville.

    When you imagine ProBAR at work, you might picture our office or a courtroom; but for ProBAR’s Community Team – who primarily serves individuals who are not in detention – the workplace can change multiple times per month.

  4. Showing Up, Bearing Witness: Volunteer Reflections from the PAPAs Project at San Antonio Immigration Court

    Showing Up, Bearing Witness: Volunteer Reflections from the PAPAs Project at San Antonio Immigration Court Volunteers getting ready for their participation at the Court Observation Project   Last month, the ABA Commission on Immigration volunteered with the American Gateways Pro Se…

  5. Last Line of Defense: Access to Bond

    Last Friday, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that individuals who are detained by ICE and placed in deportation proceedings can no longer be released on bond while their case is pending. For nearly 30 years, bond has allowed…