- Letters
Coalition calls on Congress to Fund Appointed Counsel in Immigration Proceedings
Published
The American Immigration Council and 117 other organizations wrote a letter to the U.S. House and Senate Committees on Appropriations in support of funding for appointed counsel for immigration proceedings for Fiscal Year 2022. The letter asks that the $50 million for appointed counsel included in H.R.4505 be maintained, and that the same funding level be incorporated in any Senate counterpart. It explains how funding appointed counsel would increase due process, as well as reduce detention and court costs.
Help us fight for immigration justice!
The research is clear – immigrants are more likely to win their cases with a lawyer by their side. But very few can get attorneys.
Introducing the Immigration Justice Campaign Access Fund.
Your support sends attorneys, provides interpreters, and delivers justice.
Immigration Justice Campaign is an initiative of American Immigration Council and American Immigration Lawyers Association. The mission is to increase free legal services for immigrants navigating our complicated immigration system and leverage the voices and experiences of those most directly impacted by our country’s immigration policies to inform legal and advocacy strategies. We bring together a broad network of volunteers who provide legal assistance and advocate for due process for immigrants with a humane approach that includes universal legal representation and other community-based support for individuals during their immigration cases.