Slider – Colorado Asylum Center https://www.coasylum.org Protecting the rights of asylum seekers through zealous representation and advocacy. Fri, 27 Sep 2019 18:44:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.coasylum.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Artboard-1-75x75.png Slider – Colorado Asylum Center https://www.coasylum.org 32 32 167311100 Our Mission https://www.coasylum.org/our-mission/ Fri, 27 Sep 2019 10:43:19 +0000 http://raratheme.com/preview/benevolent/?p=154 Our Mission

Our mission is to protect the rights of asylum seekers through zealous representation and advocacy. 

We provide asylum seekers with education about their rights, information about the process of applying for protection in the United States, direct legal representation in some cases, and a chance for all asylum seekers to find a supportive community. 

What We Do

We want every asylum seeker who requests protection from our community to experience a full and fair consideration of their application under our nation’s laws.  In some cases, CAC will provide direct legal representation to asylum seekers before the immigration courts, federal courts, and administrative agencies. CAC organizes and sponsors pro bono legal services workshops to expand the availability of legal advice and services to more people who need the help of an attorney to move their own case forward, including asylum seekers who have had their deportation proceedings accelerated through the Family Unit Docket.

In addition to providing legal services directly to those who need them, CAC and its attorney volunteers also engage in advocacy on behalf of asylum seekers, urging our government representatives to take action to abandon inhumane policies and practices – including the “Migrant Protection Protocols” – in favor of improvements in law that will demonstrate our country’s commitment to due process and to providing protection to those whose lives and freedom are endangered by persecution.  CAC collaborates with journalists and human rights advocates nationwide to educate our leaders and the public about the effects of unjust policies on real asylum seekers and their families.

Where We Work

You will find us everywhere you find asylum seekers! CAC endeavors to provide direct representation to asylum seekers before the immigration courts, the Board of Immigration Appeals, and the federal courts. We will also represent asylum seekers before United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.

We are physically located in Denver, Colorado. However, we will accept clients nationwide, including individuals and families who are being returned to Mexican border towns through the “Migrant Protection Protocols.”

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Facts About Asylum Seekers https://www.coasylum.org/asylum-seeker-facts/ Fri, 27 Sep 2019 08:01:09 +0000 http://raratheme.com/preview/benevolent/?p=6
  • There are more than 800,000 pending cases before the United States immigration courts. Many are cases of those seeking asylum in the United States. Asylum seekers accounted for nearly half of the 305,899 new cases filed in 2018.
  • In our current political climate, asylum seekers are being denied a fair day in court to present their applications for protection. Between expedited processing of families seeking asylum, to the Migrant Protection Protocols and port courts, asylum seekers are being rushed through a process in appearance only, without access to counsel.
  • More than. 37,000 people have been forced into Mexico to wait to ask for asylum in the United States. These asylum seekers are in real danger; they are regularly kidnapped, raped, and extorted by criminals in Mexico, including Mexican government officials.
  • Access to counsel is vital in asylum cases. Asylum seekers are at least 5 times more likely to win asylum when represented. https://immigrationforum.org/article/fact-sheet-u-s-asylum-process/
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