By Staff Attorney Lisa Herrera Losing a case is tough whether or not we’re in a pandemic. Unfortunately, immigration court proceedings are one of the few things that continued during COVID-19 so we never stopped representing clients. Moreover, data shows that...
Xuexing and Chaoqun came to the United States from China over two decades ago. Xuexing wanted to start a new life with his family, and dreamed of owning his own restaurant. Chaoqun sought asylum in the United States after escaping a dangerous situation in her home...
In the midst of a pandemic, building community may seem impossible. But over the past two years, NWIRP’s Wenatchee office has thrived by building connections with partner organizations to better serve immigrants and their families in North Central Washington. These...
At the beginning of 2022, NWIRP’s legal director Matt Adams presented arguments before the United States Supreme Court in Garland v. Aleman Gonzalez, the latest in a series of cases the Court has taken on the issue of immigration detention. The central issue is...
In December of 2021, Granger office directing attorney Laura Contreras received a holiday card from a former client named Catalina whom she had helped nearly a decade before. Here’s what it said: Dear Laura, I have lugged this thank you card around for almost 9 years....
By Haiyun Damon-Feng and William (Bill) Abrams, NWIRP Pro Bono Volunteer Attorneys Haiyun: I’ve been doing immigration pro bono work since law school but was encouraged to take on a case through NWIRP after speaking with my colleague and friend, Bill Abrams. We...
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