Al Otro Lado

Border rights project expthe border rights project provides legal orientation and accompaniment to asylum seekers at the us-mexico border. We empower migrants to make informed decisions, accompany them in the humanitarian parole process, conduct human rights monitoring, and litigate against government abuses. Over 80,000 migrants across eight border cities have completed our online survey to register for services in spanish, haitian kreyol, french, english, russian and ukrainian. In the past year, we provided legal orientation to 15,000+ migrants and accompanied 12,000 asylum seekers from 29 countries, and speaking 32 different languages, to seek humanitarian parole and safety in the us. Our community-facing tiktok channel has over 78k followers, and produces videos in 15 different languages, providing asylum seekers with critical information about us border policies that impact their right to seek asylum, and helps to ensure they do not fall victim to the many types of scams facing migrants who are desperate to seek asylum.

Family reunification project expthe family reunification project represents asylum-seeking parents separated from their children by us immigration authorities and deported without them. Our staff and volunteers have traveled extensively throughout central america and mexico to find separated parents and work to reunify them with their children. We work closely with the ms. l v. ice steering committee, the aclu, and president biden's family reunification task force to advocate for the rights of deported parents and their children. In 2022, we have reunited 27 families with a total of 102 individuals reunified and helped 68 additional family members to enter the united states to reunify formally separated parents and children already residing in the us. Once individuals arrive in the u.s, the family reunification project provides case management services and has been able to provide social services support to 68 families totaling 274 individuals in 2022.

Us based advocacy the u.s. based advocacy team provides direct representation, legal orientation, case management, and humanitarian aid to immigrants in the u.s. our team represents immigrants before the immigration court on the detained and non-detained dockets and in affirmative cases before us citizenship and immigration services (uscis) in matters including: asylum, withholding of removal, convention against torture relief, cancellation of removal (non-permanent resident, permanent resident, and special rule varieties), u visa, t visa, vawa, family-based petitions, cuban adjustment act, daca, labor based deferred action, tps, and naturalization. In addition, we provide appellate representation before the board of immigration appeals and the ninth circuit court of appeals. We bring lawsuits in federal courts, such as habeas suits for individual immigrants in detention, mandamus suits for individuals injured by unreasonable delays by immigration agencies, or other claims seeking to redress abusive actions and policies by the u.s. government and private contractors, particularly for people killed or injured in ice detention. We also collaborate with other organizations on impact litigation work, including class actions and amicus briefing. The u.s. based advocacy team has obtained over 875 successful case outcomes and is currently representing individual clients in over 400 cases. In 2022, we began serving as the legal orientation (lop) provider at the imperial regional detention facility and we have provided lop services to over 900 individuals in ice custody. Our case management work includes public benefits assistance, medical and therapy referrals, workforce development referrals, emergency housing assistance, dmv navigation support, transportation assistance, food resources, community resources and collaboration with other organizations to provide assistance for specific needs.

Binational deportee programthe binational deportee program assists deportees in filing freedom of information act requests to obtain copies of their us immigration and criminal history records, which is critical to evaluate if an individual has a legal path to return to the us. We provide information regarding how to obtain mexican identity documents and make referrals for social services, such as medical care and shelter. The program strives to build community and collaborates with organizations serving deportees throughout mexico.

Tijuana humanitarian fundthe tijuana humanitarian fund provides essentials food, clothing, shelter, transportation, and medical assistance) to migrants trapped at the border and recent deportees.we have provided food support to 1,044 people, supported 3,138 mothers with diapers, formula, wipes, and clothes benefiting 4,019 babies. We have cared for 1,620 boys and girls in our educational play program, the nest. We have informed and referred 520 asylum seekers to shelters, supported 317 with transportation, supported 4 migrants with their medical attention and treatments. We provided temporary accommodation for 130 asylum seekers and provideded clothes and blankets to almost 100 migrants.

Ymca tijuana-program ended in july 2022this basic english workshop is designed for underage unaccompanied minors who temporarily live in the ymca house in tijuana, baja California, mxico. The workshop has as a main objective the instruction of basic commands, questions, and communicative abilities through different activities and exercises, and it's designed to practice the following aspects, following just one simple rule, "what you give right now, is what they take where they go".