Did you know that the ABA Commission on Immigration operates three projects in Texas and California that promote due process and access to counsel for migrants and asylum seekers? Learn more about the work of the South Texas Pro Bono Asylum Representation Project ("ProBAR"), which provides free legal information and services to detained adult migrants and unaccompanied children; the Immigration Justice Project ("IJP"), which provides pro bono information and services to adult migrants and asylum seekers appearing before the San Diego and Otay Mesa immigration courts; and the Children's Immigration Law Academy ("CILA") in Houston, Texas, which serves as a legal resource center for attorneys representing migrant children. Staff from each of the three projects will discuss challenges facing adults detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and unaccompanied children in the custody of the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Refugee Resettlement, how their work has changed during COVID-19, and how lawyers can assist adult migrants detained in South Texas and San Diego with requesting release on parole.

Panelists

• Priscilla Orta, Senior Staff Attorney, South Texas Pro Bono Asylum Representation Project
• Ambreen Walji, Pro Bono Coordinator and Staff Attorney, Immigration Justice Project
• Chloe Walker, Senior Staff Attorney, Children’s Immigration Law Academy

Moderator

• Jennie Kneedler, Staff Attorney, ABA Commission on Immigration