Priscilla Villarreal
Host: Catholic Charities Dallas
Sponsor: AmeriCorps, Catholic Charities, U.S. Department of Justice
This project provides legal services to unaccompanied children in immigration proceedings.
Over the past summer, thousands of children fleeing violent conditions and poverty in their home countries of Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, crossed the border into the United States, often seeking to be reunited with family members who have been living here for years. As no legal representation for these children is mandated, most of them have no idea how to present their claims for asylum or for other relief. This project seeks to remedy that situation for some of these children. With legal representation, the children have a much better chance of having their stories heard and their claims advanced.
Host: Catholic Charities Dallas
Sponsor: AmeriCorps, Catholic Charities, U.S. Department of Justice
Host: Catholic Charities Legal Services
Sponsor: AmeriCorps, Catholic Charities Legal Services, U.S. Department of Justice
Host: University of Alabama School of Law
Sponsor: AmeriCorps, U.S. Department of Justice
Host: Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project
Sponsor: AmeriCorps, Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project, U.S. Department of Justice