LEGAL services

RISE for Immigrants provides free and low-cost representation before government agencies like USCIS and the Immigration Courts. We specialize in humanitarian cases like asylum, special immigrant juvenile status, VAWA, and U and T visa applications. Our hope is that no individual is left without legal representation due only to financial barriers.

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS

Legal orientations to help individuals  navigate immigration systems, ensuring they understand their rights and options, as well as to combat misinformation.

COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT

We facilitate programming that builds collective strength, such as: Know Your Rights workshops, language-accessible civic trainings, community consultation days, food Bank etc. 

ADVOCACY & STORYTELLING

RISE for immigrants centers on the wisdom of lived experience; because transformation begins with truth.

We amplify immigrant stories through:

• Strategic campaigns and media partnerships

• Coalition-led policy engagement

• Community-led storytelling spaces

SOCIAL SERVICES

We provide resource navigation support to people facing multiple vulnerabilities, to connect them with the resources they need.