News & Updates

  1. Securing Sanctuary amidst Shifting Sands; Pro Bono at the Border

    It’s October 2024 in the United States, and tensions are flaring in anticipation of the 47th presidential eletion. Each vote casts a wish for a better future. Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, a man named Teo and his daughter Nika make the difficult decision to flee their home country in Eastern Europe, fearing for their lives in the wake of their own national elections.

  2. ProBAR’s Youth Clients Win Asylum in Shifting Landscape

    Earlier this year, ProBAR attorneys learned that a number of their recent unaccompanied children clients were scheduled for asylum interviews. The two clients, a girl from Honduras and a boy from Egypt who both arrived unaccompanied to the U.S. in 2024, were not expected to have their interviews for at least a year.

  3. In Response to the Biden Administration’s Immigration Proclamation 

    September 12, 2017, Washington, DC, USA: The White House at night during the Trump Administration.

    In Response to the Biden Administration’s Immigration Proclamation On June 4, 2024, President Biden released issued a proclamation that imposes strict asylum limitations for migrants arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border when border encounters exceed a weekly average of 2,500. The…

  4. In Response to Biden’s Secure the Border Proclamation

    September 12, 2017, Washington, DC, USA: The White House at night during the Trump Administration.

    On June 4th, 2024, the Biden Administration announced changes to the immigration process that will severely restrict access to asylum for people arriving at the southern border, including many adults and families arriving in the Rio Grande Valley border region served by ProBAR.  

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