Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    LEGAL - IMMIGRATION EQUALITY PROVIDES DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES AND ADVOCACY FOR LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER, AND HIV-POSITIVE (LGBTQ/H) IMMIGRANTS. WE CURRENTLY PROVIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO 650 LGBTQ/H INDIVIDUALS THROUGH OUR IN-HOUSE LEGAL TEAM AND NATIONWIDE PRO BONO NETWORK. OUR STAFF ATTORNEYS REPRESENT CLIENTS DIRECTLY AND TRAIN PRO BONO ATTORNEYS ON HOW TO HELP THEIR CLIENTS. OUR LEGAL TEAM ALSO STAFFS TWO HOTLINES: A GENERAL LEGAL HELP HOTLINE AND A DETENTION HOTLINE. IN 2020, OUR PARALEGALS AND ATTORNEYS FIELDED ROUGHLY 6,000 LEGAL HELP HOTLINE CALLS, OR ABOUT 500 PER MONTH ON AVERAGE, FROM ASYLUM SEEKERS AND IMMIGRANTS SEEKING ANSWERS TO A WIDE RANGE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE IMMIGRATION PROCESS. WE PROVIDE THEM RESOURCES, HELP PLACE THEIR CASES, AND PROVIDE THEM REFERRALS. IN 2020, WE RECEIVED OVER 3,700 CALLS ON OUR DETENTION HOTLINE, OR ABOUT 300 CALLS PER MONTH ON AVERAGE, FROM PEOPLE IN IMMIGRATION DETENTION FACILITIES WHO NEED LEGAL SERVICES. WE ASSIST DETAINED INDIVIDUALS BY PROVIDING THEM FREE LEGAL ADVICE AND RESOURCES TO HELP THEM WITH THEIR ASYLUM CLAIMS.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $1M

  • Program 2 [2020]

    OUTREACH - IMMIGRATION EQUALITY'S COMMUNICATIONS AND EDUCATION EFFORTS FOCUS ON THE DISCRIMINATORY IMPACT OF IMMIGRATION LAW AND POLICY ON LGBTQ/H IMMIGRANTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. IMMIGRATION EQUALITY'S COMMUNICATIONS TEAM SECURED HUNDREDS OF MEDIA PLACEMENTS IN MAINSTREAM PRINT, NATIONAL TELEVISION, LGBTQ, TALK RADIO, AND OTHER OUTLETS IN 2020. MORE THAN 50,000 ACTIVISTS, ATTORNEYS, FAITH LEADERS, AND OTHER CONSTITUENTS SUBSCRIBE TO IMMIGRATION EQUALITY'S EMAILS AND SOCIAL MEDIA. ADDITIONALLY, OUR WEBSITE HAS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF UNIQUE VISITORS PER YEAR.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $187.2K

  • Program 3 [2020]

    ADVOCACY - IMMIGRATION EQUALITY WORKS TO ADVANCE POLICIES THAT PROTECT LGBTQ/H ASYLUM SEEKERS AND DETAINED INDIVIDUALS. IN MEETINGS, BRIEFINGS, AND HEARINGS IN WASHINGTON, D.C., WE EDUCATE DECISION MAKERS ABOUT THE DANGERS THAT LGBTQ/H IMMIGRANTS FACE. OUR CLIENTS, WHO HAVE FACED THESE DANGERS THEMSELVES, SHARE THEIR PERSONAL TESTIMONIES OF DISCRIMINATION AND VIOLENCE. WE LAY BARE THE TOLL OF HARMFUL POLICIES AND PROGRAMS, AND WE WORK IN COALITIONS TO PUT FORWARD SOLUTIONS. BY SUBMITTING COMMENTS TO ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES, CRAFTING AND ENDORSING POLICIES, AND RESPONDING TO ISSUES IN THE PRESS, WE PUSH OUR LEADERS TO CREATE LASTING CHANGE IN THE IMMIGRATION SYSTEM THAT BENEFITS OUR CONSTITUENTS.
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    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $500