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The Florence Project recruits, trains and mentors attorneys who graciously accept our cases on a pro bono basis. Pro Bono attorneys represent detained immigrants in removal proceedings in connection with our Florence, Eloy, and Children Programs. Depending on the stage of the proceedings, pro bono attorneys may appear before an immigration judge, the Board of Immigration Appeals, circuit courts of appeal or federal district courts. Cases range in subject matter and include cancellation of removal for legal permanent residents, citizenship claims, adjustment of status for refugees, political asylum, Convention Against Torture relief, and acquiring Special Immigrant Juvenile Status. We also seek pro bono attorneys with criminal law experience to seek post conviction relief in appropriate cases. By representing detained immigrants, pro bono attorneys personally make a difference in remedying the inequality of representation for individuals in deportation proceedings. They also gain invaluable professional experience. If you have questions about our pro bono program or are interested in accepting a case with us please contact our pro bono coordinating attorney, Nancy Acevedo, nacevedo@firrp.org. Pro
Bono Attorney Resources Index of Training Presentations GOVERNMENT
WEBSITES U.S.
Citizenship & Immigration Services (Department of Homeland
Security) U.S.
Immigration & Customs Enforcement (Department of Homeland
Security) Office
of Refugee Resettlement (Department of Health & Human
Services) Executive
Office of Immigration Review (Department of Justice) Board
of Immigration Appeals (Department of Justice) Ninth
Circuit Court of Appeals U.S.
District Court, Phoenix, Arizona
COURT /
DETENTION FACILITY INFORMATION Eloy
Detention Facility (CCA) Florence
Service Processing Center (ICE) Federal
Rules of Appellate Procedure and Ninth Circuit Local Rules Phoenix
Immigration Court Local Operating Procures IMMIGRATION
FORMS ADVOCACY
RESOURCES American Bar Association Commission on Immigration American Immigration Lawyers Association American Immigration Law Foundation Amnesty
International Country Reports
Center
for Gender and Refugee Studies, University of California, Hastings
College of the Law (Gender law and asylum) Children
& Family Justice Center, Northwestern University School of Law (children
survivors of torture) EOIR
Virtual Law Library (with BIA precedent decisions) Human
Rights Watch, Country Specific Reports Human
Rights Watch, Children's Rights Division Immigrant
Legal Resource Center Immigration Equality (resources for LGBT asylum claims)
Immigration
Law in the Ninth Circuit Immigration
Regulations (CFR Title 8) National
Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild United
Nations High Commission on Refugees U.S.
Committee for Refugees & Immigrants Resource Library
(gang-related asylum, SIJS resources) University
of Minnesota Human Rights Library / Refugee & Asylum Resources |
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