Capital Area Immigrants' Rights Coalition - CAIR Coalition

Capital Area Immigrants' Rights Coalition - CAIR Coalition CAIR Coalition is now Amica Center for Immigrant Rights. area.

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We work to advance the rights of detained immigrants in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. The Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights Coalition strives to ensure equal justice for all immigrant adults and children at risk of detention and deportation in the Capital region area and beyond through direct legal representation, know y

our rights presentations, impact litigation, advocacy, and the enlistment and training of attorneys to defend immigrants.

A win for immigrant rights! Be sure to follow our new page to stay up to date: Amica Center for Immigrant Rights
07/31/2024

A win for immigrant rights!

Be sure to follow our new page to stay up to date: Amica Center for Immigrant Rights

After 25 years of client-driven legal advocacy, Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition starts a new chapter. C...
06/17/2024

After 25 years of client-driven legal advocacy, Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition starts a new chapter. CAIR Coalition is now officially the Amica Center for Immigrant Rights (“Amica Center” for short).

Follow our new page to stay up to date! Amica Center for Immigrant Rights

Make sure to follow our new page to stay up to date! Amica Center for Immigrant Rights
06/12/2024

Make sure to follow our new page to stay up to date! Amica Center for Immigrant Rights

06/11/2024

CAIR Coalition is Amica Center for Immigrant Rights!

We will no longer be active on this account. To get the latest Amica Center updates, please follow our new page: Amica Center for Immigrant Rights

06/10/2024

The Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition is now Amica Center for Immigrant Rights (“Amica Center” for short). Learn more about our new name at www.amicacenter.org

Like and follow our new page at Amica Center for Immigrant Rights

Since our founding in 1999, we have grown significantly and added new services to support immigrants in detention. Recently, CAIR Coalition has outgrown our name, expanding beyond our initial services and geographic boundaries.

“Amica” is the Latin word for “friend,” and that echoes the way we approach what we do. Just as friends stand with one another, Amica Center stands with our clients to achieve the safety, stability, and opportunity we all deserve.

Andrés García, a former CAIR Coalition client, came to the U.S. in 2016, fleeing anti-LGBTQ+ violence in El Salvador. He...
06/05/2024

Andrés García, a former CAIR Coalition client, came to the U.S. in 2016, fleeing anti-LGBTQ+ violence in El Salvador. He recently told his story of the asylum process to The Guardian

While Andrés has since won asylum, the new executive order shuts down the U.S.-Mexico border to asylum seekers like Andrés when the average number of people arriving surpasses 2,500 per day, over a seven-day period.

This order will cause immense harm to people seeking safety, including LGBTQIA+ migrants and other vulnerable communities. CAIR Coalition strongly condemns this action which violates international and U.S. refugee law, and we will continue to defend the rights of all people seeking protection.

You can read Andrés’s full story at https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/04/asylum-process-first-person-esssays

The Biden Administration issued an executive order today banning asylum on a massive scale. This order is akin to the ba...
06/04/2024

The Biden Administration issued an executive order today banning asylum on a massive scale. This order is akin to the bans and border shutdowns initiated by the Trump Administration that harmed tens of thousands of people fleeing persecution, violence, and death. Click here to read our statement: https://bit.ly/Bexecorder

As the most restrictive border policy issued by any modern Democratic President, President Biden’s Executive Order shuts down the U.S.-Mexico border to asylum seekers when the average number of people arriving surpasses 2,500 per day, over a seven-day period.

Because the average number of daily arrivals is currently higher than 2,500, this means the asylum ban will go into effect immediately. In violation of due process, people seeking safety will be rapidly turned away without the right to a hearing, forced to seek dangerous routes, and deported to life-threatening situations.

Today, the Biden Administration announced a new plan focused on further criminalizing the Southern Border. The Administ...
05/31/2024

Today, the Biden Administration announced a new plan focused on further criminalizing the Southern Border.

The Administration plans to significantly increase resources for the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security at the southern border with a goal of increasing criminal prosecutions for immigration violations at the border.

This will result in more prosecutions of people seeking safety, hamper asylum, and increase the separation of families.

Instead of leaning on the criminal system and weaponizing old laws to punish immigrants, President Biden should be focused on leading with humane, protective, and sensible immigration policies.

Read our full statement at https://www.caircoalition.org/2024/05/31/biden-administrations-new-plan-further-criminalize-southern-border

Last week, we rallied with organizations and community members to urge Congress to pass the Fairness to Freedom Act. Th...
05/31/2024

Last week, we rallied with organizations and community members to urge Congress to pass the Fairness to Freedom Act. The Fairness to Freedom Act would establish a universal right to federally funded legal representation for anyone facing deportation who can't afford a lawyer on their own.

During the rally, former CAIR Coalition client Andrés shared his story of seeking asylum, his hopes for the future, and why he supports the Fairness to Freedom Act.

Tell Congress to pass the . Every person should have the right to a court-appointed attorney, including those facing deportation: https://secure.vera.org/a/fair2free

Last week, a federal court temporarily knocked down a key part of Florida’s anti-immigrant law. This is the beginning of...
05/30/2024

Last week, a federal court temporarily knocked down a key part of Florida’s anti-immigrant law. This is the beginning of what could be a massive win for immigrants' rights against anti-immigrant state laws!

On May 22nd, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida granted a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit challenging the main provision of Florida's anti-immigrant law SB1718. This means that this part of the law is temporarily stopped while the full case continues to be litigated.

Congratulations to our partner organizations ACLU Southern Poverty Law Center American Immigration Council and Americans for Immigrant Justice for leading this lawsuit and securing this initial win! CAIR Coalition Immigration Impact Lab Senior Attorneys F. Evan Benz and Daniel J. Melo and American Immigration Lawyers Association's Amicus Committee also submitted an amicus brief in support of the lawsuit.

As we see more and more states seek to pass anti-immigrant laws at the state level following Florida's lead, this decision granting the preliminary injunction in this case is an important milestone moment in the efforts of advocates to fight back.

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