Tag:RMIAN

Mayor, Immigrant Stakeholders Talk Future of Legal Defense Fund

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock on Aug. 25 met with representatives from the Denver Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs and clients and awardees of...

With New DHS Memo DACA Downsized, Multiple Applications Rejected Immediately

The Department of Homeland Security announced July 28 it is making significant changes to how it handles DACA applications. The department said it will reject...

Denver Immigrant Legal Services Fund Overview Reveals Action and Application

Created by executive order by Mayor Michael Hancock in 2018, the Denver Immigrant Legal Services Fund has been providing assistance to immigrant service groups...

Six Questions for RMIAN’s Executive Director

Mekela Goehring is the executive director of the Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network, which connects detainees in the Aurora Immigrant Detention Center with pro...

‘There’s Hope Here’

Even for seasoned lawyers, it can be intimidating to step outside their practice area and into the foreign territory of immigration law. But interest...

Deadline Looms for Family Separation Cases

During the past two months, the U.S. government has transferred approximately 100 asylum seekers, the majority of whom are from Central America’s violent northern...

Federal Legal Immigration Program Sees Funding Cuts

The Department of Justice announced to the Vera Institute of Justice it will halt funding to the Legal Orientation Program at the end of...