Immigration Equality

13/10/2026

SHINE 2026 is coming Thursday, October 22, and we can’t wait to celebrate with you! 🌈

Join us at City Winery NYC (25 11th Avenue, Pier 57) from 7:00 to 10:30pm for a night of music, performances, and q***r joy, featuring Megami, Dominique Jackson, Emanuel Xavier, Clints Pavelus, and Aja.

For over 30 years, Immigration Equality has provided free legal services to LGBTQ+ and HIV-positive immigrants, helping people find safety, freedom, and the opportunity to build their lives. SHINE helps sustain that work, which is more important than ever.

Come for the party, and stay for the cause.

🎟️ Get your tickets: imeq.org/SHINE2026

26/08/2026

Our clients remind us why we show up. 🏳️‍🌈

Watch Jude share what it meant to have Immigration Equality stand by them—and why they know we’ll always be here for them.

Thank you to everyone who continues to share their stories and inspire us to keep fighting. We’re grateful for the community that keeps us grounded and reminds us that LGBTQ and HIV-positive immigrants are some of the most talented, hardworking, creative, and resilient people out there.



https://www.youtube.com/live/FBlayRis-P4?t=1h42m50s

19/08/2026

Today, Immigration Equality joined a coalition of immigrant and LGBTQ organizations in filing a federal lawsuit challenging the government’s failure to provide asylum seekers with the due process they are entitled to.

For LGBTQ immigrants seeking safety in the United States, the asylum process can be the difference between safety and being sent back to persecution. Yet a new Trump administration rule is creating unacceptable barriers and delays for people trying to access protection.

At Immigration Equality, we see every day what is at stake when asylum seekers are denied their legal right to have their cases heard. Our legal team represents LGBTQ and HIV-positive immigrants navigating an increasingly hostile immigration system, and we are proud to stand with our partners in demanding a fair process.

This rule is illegal. This lawsuit is about a basic principle: people seeking asylum deserve the opportunity— and have a legal right—to be heard.

Read the full complaint here:https://immigrantjustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/001-Immigration-Equality-v-Mullin-Complaint_8-19-26.pdf

Read our press release here: https://immigrationequality.org/press/press-releases-2/immigrant-rights-groups-sue-to-protect-due-process-for-asylum-seekers/

13/08/2026

We march because visibility matters. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Last NYC Pride, our former client Jude shared why showing up matters: when LGBTQ immigrants see us in the streets, they can learn that they are not alone—and that support is available.

Every year, Immigration Equality brings together staff, former clients, their loved ones, impacted community members, and allies to march at NYC Pride in support of LGBTQ and HIV-positive immigrants.

Pride is a celebration of our community, but it’s also a reminder of why we keep showing up, making space, and fighting for LGBTQ and HIV-positive immigrants to live safely, freely, and with dignity.

26/06/2026

🚨 New report: LGBTQ refugees and asylum seekers are being deported to countries where they face persecution, detention, torture, and death, even when many of them have already secured lasting protection in the United States.

Delivered to Danger: How the Trump Administration's Third-Country Agreements Threaten the Lives of LGBTQ Refugees and Asylum Seekers documents the stories of LGBTQ refugees and asylum seekers who escaped horrific violence only to be sent into new danger through the administration's expanding use of third-country deportations and so-called "safe third country" agreements.

Download and read the full report:

Immigration Equality released Delivered to Danger: How the Trump Administration's Third-Country Agreements Threaten the Lives of LGBTQ Refugees and Asylum Seekers, a new report documenting how LGBTQ…

21/04/2026

Safe Haven 2026 is just around the corner! Join us on May 21st at Tribeca 360 as we celebrate the law firms and advocates whose pro bono service helps secure safety and freedom for LGBTQ and HIV-positive immigrants.

In the face of the most hostile immigration climate in decades, Immigration Equality remains on the frontlines — providing free legal representation, fighting unjust policies, and ensuring that LGBTQ and HIV-positive people fleeing persecution still have a path to safety. Your support keeps that work going.

See you there! Get tickets at imeq.org/safehaven26.

09/04/2026

Big news: We were featured on NBC4!

Our legal team is on the frontlines, fighting for LGBTQ and HIV-positive immigrants seeking safety in the U.S.

This powerful segment shows what’s at stake and how Immigration Equality is stepping up.

📽️ Watch the full piece now and help spread the word.

Watch a special NBC4 Segment for World Pride featuring our Executive Director, Aaron C. Morris, and our former client and law student, Nelson.

09/04/2026

A few months ago, Immigration Equality was invited by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency to participate in the Global Refugee Forum Progress Review. Our delegation was there to advocate for greater awareness and inclusion of LGBTIQ+ refugees in the global refugee protection system. Thank you, Alisa, for representing us and taking our mission to Geneva last year!