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Safe Passage Project provides free lawyers to immigrant and refugee children who are being deported. immigration officials while entering the U.S. illegally.

Each year since 2001, approximately 86,000 juveniles have been apprehended by U.S. Many of these children are unaccompanied and are seeking refuge from abuse and maltreatment. Others come to the U.S. with parents or family members who are unable or unwilling to care for them. Because the immigration process is a civil system, aliens in the U.S. are not entitled to legal counsel at government expense. As a result, many immigrant children face a complex system on their own. Safe Passage provides training, resources, and mentoring to volunteer attorneys regarding Special Immigrant Juvenile status (SIJS), as well as other possible immigration alternatives for children.

07/07/2026

Children in government custody are waiting longer than ever. Average stays have grown from about 30 days to more than 170 as of December 2025, while vetted sponsors face new barriers to bringing them home. At the same time, some children are being moved through expedited court dockets in a matter of weeks, leaving little time to find a lawyer or understand their own proceedings.

Children have the strongest outcomes when they're represented by counsel who knows them and their community.Read more here: https://www.texastribune.org/2026/07/03/trump-texas-doj-indigent-defense-unaccompanied-immigrant-children/

06/14/2026

Congrats, New York City! 🗽🧡💙
We’re celebrating with the city tonight. And Monday morning, we’ll be back to work, making sure every young person who comes to us has someone in their corner. LGK!

06/12/2026

Six and a half years. They never stopped waiting. We never stopped showing up.

03/26/2026

This week, our Managing Attorney for Partnerships & Advocacy testified at the immigration hearing about what is happening to the young people we serve in New York.
"One of our Brooklyn clients has been detained for nearly 4 months while his habeas proceedings continue."

He has a lawyer fighting for him. Your donation makes that possible. Watch, share, and comment STAND to receive a link to support.

03/19/2026

When Abdul fled Ghana after his identity put his life in danger, he arrived in the United States exhausted, relieved, and alone. What followed was a legal system he didn't understand, a missed court date he didn't know about, and a removal proceeding that threatened everything he was trying to build.

In this video, Abdul shares what it meant to have an attorney who made time for him, responded to his texts, and made him feel seen in a country where he knew no one. From detention to a green card, from survival to studying nursing, his story is one of resilience, community, and what it looks like when people facing impossible odds finally get the support they deserve.

02/04/2026

Gio arrived in the United States at 16, alone and unsure of what came next. Today, he holds his green card, is pursuing higher education, and reminds other young people facing deportation that help exists and they do not have to navigate this system alone.
If you are looking for a meaningful way to help, consider supporting the work that makes stories like Gio’s possible. Your donation helps ensure that immigrant youth are not forced to walk this road alone.

12/02/2025

You can help create a way forward for young people today. 💛💙
This Giving Tuesday, your generosity supports guidance, stability, and caring resources for youth who are building their futures in a new place.

Each contribution makes meaningful programs possible, from mentorship and educational support to the everyday tools young people need to grow and thrive.

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Your support truly changes futures. ✨

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185 W Broadway
New York, NY
10013

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(212) 324-6558

Website

http://www.safepassageproject.org/

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