ABOUT SERVING IMMIGRANTS
Serving Immigrants (SÍ) exists because we believe that the right to a safe and healthy life has no borders. Our goal is to connect immigrants in need with free or low cost legal, mental health, and casework services in a holistic, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive manner, and—as often as possible—in a language that is familiar.
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2U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Permission to Work in the United States (2022, November 15). https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/refugees-and-asylum/asylum
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4Eagly, I., & Shafer, S. (2016, September). Access to counsel in immigration court. American Immigration Council. https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/sites/default/files/research/access_to_counsel_in_immigration_court.pdf (page 21)