2020-2021

impact report

Northwest Immigrant Rights Project promotes justice by defending and advancing the rights of immigrants through direct legal services, systemic advocacy, and community education.

Letter from the Board President and Executive Director

LIZ DUNBAR

&

JORGE L. BARÓN

To say the last two years have been difficult would be an understatement.

We are heartbroken by the toll the global pandemic has had on the immigrant community here in the U.S. and communities around the world. Many of the people we serve have been left out of federal support programs, effectively barring them from the economic assistance, health services, and other crucial lifelines available to other community members.

NWIRP’s 2020-2021
Impact by the Numbers

Number of work authorizations granted

Lawsuits and complaints filed by our impact litigation team

36

109

Community education outreach events

Total number of case intakes completed

19,139

Number of community members provided direct legal immigration services

People reached through community education efforts

5,869

Total number of cases closed.

Number of countries our clients came from

151

Number of languages spoken by NWIRP clients

25,452

Total number of people served by NWIRP

Cases placed with pro bono attorneys.

NWIRP’s 2020-2021
Impact by the Numbers

Number of work authorizations granted

Lawsuits and complaints filed by our impact litigation team

36

Community education outreach events

109

Total number of case intakes completed

Number of community members provided direct legal immigration services

19,139

People reached through community education efforts

Total number of cases closed.

5,869

Countries our clients came from.

151

Languages spoken by our clients.

Total number of people served by NWIRP

25,452

Cases placed with pro bono attorneys.

Pro Bono
Spotlight

 

Northwest Immigrant Rights Project places great emphasis on training others, in order to stretch its resources as far as they can go. One of NWIRP’s great successes is our pro bono panel of attorneys, who are instrumental in sharing the workload of directly representing immigrants. We spoke with two pro bono attorneys about their experience representing clients for NWIRP.

Thank You!

Every story in this report happened because of the work of this community. From the brave immigrants who faced overwhelming injustices in their pursuit of safety and security, to the supporters who provided their time, talent, or treasure to connect these community members to important resources.

From all of us at NWIRP, we would like to say thank you.

2020 Financials

 

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Individual, Event (net) and Business Contributions $4,635,008
Foundation Grants $3,409,911
Government Grants and Contracts $6,257,578
Additional Revenue (Earned Income, Investments, Fees, etc) $482,835
Total  $14,785,332
Program Services $11,165,412​
Management and Administration $1,405,690
Fundraising $810,786
Total  $13,381,888

Revenue and expenses are reported without including donated services, which were valued at $1,727,810 in 2020.

2021 Financials

 

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Individual, Event (net) and Business Contributions $6,253,007
Foundation Grants $3,241,579
Government Grants and Contracts $8,506,338
Additional Revenue (Earned Income, Investments, Fees, etc) $356,918
Total  $18,357,842
Program Services $12,282,020
Management and Administration $1,172,507
Fundraising $861,235
Total  $17,081,340

Financial information for 2021 is preliminary and has not yet been reviewed by an independent auditor. Figures for government grants in 2021 include one-time revenue due to forgiveness of a loan under the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) that NWIRP received in 2020 but which must be recognized as revenue in 2021. Individual contributions figures also reflect a generous five-year pledge made in 2021 that will be received in 2022-2026 but which must be recorded in 2021 under accounting rules. Similarly, foundation grant numbers reflect one multi-year grant awarded in 2021 to be used in 2022-2023.

Revenue and expenses are reported without including donated services, which were valued at $2,765,578 in 2021.

Board of Directors and Staff

Board of Directors

Liz Dunbar | President

Sok Pok | Vice President

Renata De Carvalho Garcia | Secretary

Ali Higgs | Treasurer

Francis Adewale

Manal Al-ansi

Richa Arora

Miguel A. Bocanegra

Paul Castañón

Kamau Chege

Dave Heiner

Wendy Hernandez

Nushina Mir

Tania Santiago Pastrana

Our Staff

Seattle Staff

Aaron Korthuis, Staff Attorney (Impact Litigation)

Aarti Khanna, Director of Development

A.J. Johnson, Staff Attorney (VAWA)

Alex Romero, Staff Attorney (CYAP)

Alexis Rufi, JVC Legal Advocate (CYAP)

Amairani Dominguez, Social Services Manager

Anarose Reardon-Helferd, Staff Attorney (RDU)

Annie Farber, DOJ Accredited Representative (VAWA)

Ashley Piper, Supervising Attorney (VAWA)

Audrey Gilliam, Supervising Attorney (RDU)

Bruce Yasutake, Grants and Contracts Associate

Bruna Estrada Fortanelli, Staff Attorney (RDU)

Chiyo Crawford, Associate Director

Christopher Collado, Supervising Attorney (FSU/ Afghan Community Project)

Chris Strawn, Senior Attorney / Supervising Attorney (Asylum)

Claudette (Claudia) Antuña, Psy.D Volunteer Forensic Psychological Evaluator

Dayana Camacho, Front Desk Coordinator / Receptionist

Daniel Pérez-Moreno, Senior Legal Advocate, Intake & Outreach Coordinator

Denisse Guadarrama, Staff Attorney (Asylum/ Afghan Community Project)

Deniz Uysal-Ferré, DOJ Accredited Representative (FSU)

Eithne Leahy, Temporary Legal Advocate (Citizenship and Naturalization)

Elizabeth Eisenberg, Staff Attorney (RDU)

Emiko Smukler, Legal Advocate (RDU)

Emily Headings, Temporary Staff Attorney (Citizenship and Naturalization)

Gema Soto, Front Desk Coordinator / Receptionist

Glenda Aldana Madrid, Temporary Staff Attorney (FSU)

Guadalupe Ramirez, Human Resources Director

Henry Hwang, Directing Attorney (Asylum and RDU)

Jenny Mashek, Directing Attorney (VAWA)

Jessica Zellmer, JVC Legal Advocate (Asylum)

Jordan Wasserman, Senior Pro Bono Coordinating Attorney

Jorge L. Barón, Executive Director

Kaitlyn Schroeder, Staff Attorney (VAWA)

Kayley Bebber, Staff Attorney (CYAP)

Kevin Haag, Administrative Director

Kevin Hollinz, Staff Attorney (Citizenship and Naturalization)

Kevin Nuñez, DOJ Accredited Representative (CYAP)

Lisseth Gaspar, Legal Advocate (VAWA)

Lizeth Garcia, Legal Advocate (CYAP)

Leila Kang, Staff Attorney (Impact Litigation)

Mac Daily, QuEST Legal Advocate (General Intake)

Maggie Cheng, Professional Development and Resources Attorney

Maha Khalil, Staff Attorney (VAWA)

Malou Chávez, Deputy Director

Margot Adams, Staff Attorney (Litigation Unit)

Masoumeh Moradi, Accountant

Matt Adams, Legal Director

Meghan Casey, Supervising Attorney, (CYAP)

Melissa Vue, DOJ Accredited Representative (Citizenship and Naturalization)

Merkys Gomez, Staff Attorney (CYAP)

Michael Hur, Legal Fellow (Litigation Unit/ Asylum)

Michele Suarez, Supervising Attorney, (CYAP)

Miguel Rivas Perez, IT Manager

Miriam Cervantes-Gomez, Senior Legal Advocate / DOJ Accredited Representative (FSU)

Mohammad Bakshi, Legal Advocate (FSU)

Mozhdeh Oskouian, Directing Attorney

Natasha El-Sergany, Supervising Attorney, (Citizenship and Naturalization)

Olivia Saldaña Schulman, Staff Attorney (VAWA)

Omar Haggag, Senior Legal Advocate / DOJ Accredited Representative (Citizenship and Naturalization)

Pragya KC, DOJ Accredited Representative (RDU)

Rachael Scheibert, DOJ Accredited Representative (VAWA)

Rachel Nowlin-Sohl, Legal Fellow (CYAP)

Raul Alvarez, Communications Manager

Rex Neff Brown, Development and Events Manager

Rocio Martinez, DOJ Accredited Representative (VAWA)

Roxana Rahmani, Supervising Attorney (VAWA)

Rukhsar Sadat, Legal Advocate

Rus Batten, Philanthropy Officer

Sapida Barmaki, Legal Advocate (FSU)

Sara Flores, Legal Advocate (VAWA)

Sarah Reilly, JVC Legal Advocate (VAWA)

Sefanit Ghezahegn, DOJ Accredited Representative (FSU/ Afghan Community Project)

Sofia Velling, Staff Attorney (Asylum)

Sophia Greenberg, SSC Legal Advocate (RDU)

Stacey Nakagawa, Development Database Administrator

Stteffany Duran, Office Manager

Stephanie Martinez, Supervising Attorney (VAWA)

Sydney Maltese, Legal Advocate (Impact Litigation)

Taika Gebretsadik, Accountant

Tess Duong, Finance Director

Thomas Robinson, Volunteer Legal Advocate (RDU)

Vanessa Arias, Legal Advocate (VAWA)

Yessenia Medrano, Interim Supervising Attorney (FSU)

Yesenia Bosch Ramos, Supervising Attorney (RDU)

Wenatchee Staff

Bethany Eichler, Supervising Attorney

Carmela Mendez, Office Manager / Receptionist

Cecilia Anguiano, Supervising Attorney

Christine Trigg, Volunteer Legal Advocate

Chrystal Arceo-Rosales, DOJ Accredited Representative

Dustin Hovda, Temporary Staff Attorney

Grant Reichert, Supervising Attorney

Janet Moran, DOJ Accredited Representative

Madeline Wilson, Staff Attorney

Nancy Davila, Temporary Legal Advocate

Sylvia Montes, Legal Advocate

Taylor Kenck, Staff Attorney

Teresa Smith, Staff Attorney

Vanessa Gutierrez, Directing Attorney

Tacoma Staff

Alex Askerov, Temporary Staff Attorney (Tacoma)

Alison Hollinz, Supervising Attorney (LOP)

Amanda Ng, Staff Attorney (DIA)

Andrea Lino, Supervising Attorney (DIA)/ Interim Supervising Attorney (Detained Work)

Bill Schwarz, Pro Bono Coordinator / DOJ Accredited Representative

Calixto Torres-Santay, Legal Advocate (LOP)

Camila Maturana, Supervising Attorney (TSU)

Carolina Quesada Ponce, Temporary Staff Attorney (LOP)

Chris Stanislowski, Supervising Attorney (DIA)/ Interim Supervising Attorney (Detained Work)

Elizabeth Benki, Directing Attorney (Detained Work)

Emma Rekart, Supervising Attorney (LOP)

Gina (Virginia) Cole, Senior Office Manager

Jenifer Becerril Pacheco, Legal Advocate (LOP)

Jenna Hain, DOJ Accredited Representative (LOP)

Julie Braker, Staff Attorney (DIA)

Karina Perez-Gonzalez, DOJ Accredited Representative (DIA)

Leah Fitter, JVC Legal Advocate (TSU)

Lesly Avila, Staff Attorney (DIA)

Lisa Herrera, Interim Supervising Attorney (LOP)

Maggie Davis, Staff Attorney (TSU)

Maria Cordero-Miranda, Accredited Representative (LOP)

Mariah Ferraz, Supervising Attorney (TSU)

MariaJose Cordero, DOJ Accredited Representative (DIA)

Suresh Sampath, Staff Attorney (TSU)

Stacy Kowalski, Staff Attorney (TSU)

Steven Muñoz, Staff Attorney (LOP)

Tim Warden-Hertz, Directing Attorney (Non-Detained Work)

Xiomara Urán, Staff Attorney (LOP)

Granger Staff

Adela Ruiz, Senior Legal Advocate / DOJ Accredited Representative

Brittany Given, Staff Attorney

Irma Ramos, Senior Office Manager / Receptionist

Keally Cieslik, Staff Attorney

Laura Contreras, Directing Attorney

Laura Ferrari-Agudelo, Staff Attorney

 

Lavette Holman, Staff Attorney

Norma Gutierrez, Senior Legal Advocate / DOJ Accredited Representative

Stephanie McAloon, Supervising Attorney

Yoselyn Ceja Lopez, Legal Advocate

Seattle Office

615 2nd Avenue, Suite 400

Seattle, WA 98104

Phone: 206.587.4009

Toll Free: 800.445.5771

Granger Office

121 Sunnyside Avenue

Suite 146

Granger, WA 98932

Phone: 509.854.2100

Toll Free: 888.756.3641

Wenatchee Office

620 N. Emerson Avenue, Suite 201

Wenatchee, WA 98801

Phone: 509.570.0054

Toll Free: 866.271.2084

Tacoma Office

1119 Pacific Avenue, #1400

Tacoma, WA 98402

Phone: 206.816.3893

Toll Free: 877.814.6444

 

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