The past few weeks have been troubling. From family separations at the border to the travel ban, immigrant communities across the country face increasingly difficult circumstances. HIRC is committed to advocating for the rights of asylum-seekers, refugees, and all others seeking safety in the U.S. We encourage our students, alumni, and the broader community to take action to support immigrant communities in whatever capacity they can. Here are some ways to get involved:
Call Your Representative
In May, the Massachusetts Senate included 4 basic protections in its version of the FY2019 budget which would stop law enforcement from being co-opted by ICE and protect civil rights and due process. The Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition is calling on local legislators to pass these important protections. Email and call your representative today!
Volunteer
In Massachusetts: Do you speak a language other than English? HIRC is in need of interpreters to help with client meetings and to translate documents. Please consider signing up in our interpreter database.
At the border: There are a number of organizations that are looking for volunteers to help them provide pro-bono legal services to detained immigrants. There are opportunities with the following organizations:
- Immigrant Justice Campaign (Texas and other states across the country)
- CARA (Texas)
- Florence Project (Arizona)
- Texas Civil Rights Project (Texas)
Donate
There are many organizations across the country that need funds in order to provide services to immigrant communities. Here is a growing list of organizations you can support:
- Al Otro Lado
- Aldea
- American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
- American Immigrant Representation Project (AIRP)
- Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project
- CARA
- CASA
- Casa Cornelia Law Center
- Catholic Charities of Rio Grande Valley
- Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law
- Children’s Immigration Law Academy
- CLINIC’s Defending Vulnerable Populations
- Community Deportation Defense & Bond Fund
- Freedom for Immigrants (Formerly CIVIC)
- Florence Project
- Houston Immigration Legal Services Collaborative
- Human Rights First
- Immigrant Defenders Law Center
- Immigrant Justice Corps
- Immigration Justice Project
- International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP)
- Jewish Family Service
- Justice in Motion
- Kids in Need of Defense
- Kino Border Initiative
- Michigan Immigrant Rights Center
- Migrant Center for Human Rights
- National Immigrant Justice Center
- Northwest Immigrant Rights Project
- ProBAR
- Pueblo Sin Fronteras
- RAICES
- Texas Civil Rights Project
- Legal Aid Justice Center
- Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network
- UnLocal
- Women’s Refugee Commission
- Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights