Our Asylum Campaign – Thank You!
February 14, 2025
During the first two weeks of January, we conducted a campaign to help undocumented HIV+ and/or LGBT people file applications for asylum before the new federal administration took over. Nearly two dozen individuals participated, and over half of those who received a consultation were able to get their applications in before the deadline. (The balance were advised not to apply at this time.)
We are profoundly grateful to everyone who stepped forward to help:
Attorneys who conducted intake interviews
Diego Castillo
Jonathan Dunten
Athena Johns
Jose Marin
Shawn Matloob
Courtney McCausland
Brett Snider
Individual attorneys and firms who volunteered to help file applications
Fenwick LLP (3 attorneys)
Annie Gorden
Liebert Cassidy Whitmore
Jose Marin
Gioconda Molinari
Philip Monrad
Susan Petro
Peter Saltzman
Seyfarth Shaw LLP (5 attorneys)
Shartsis Friese LLP (5 attorneys)
Antonia Stabile
WilmerHale (2 attorneys)
Volunteer law students and translators
Bryce Dennis
Zehan Fu
Jimena Maldonado Gonzalez
Nancy Martin
Stacey Martin
Maria Watson
Andrew Watson
And Rachel Kafele, Director of Program and Advocacy at Oasis Legal Services, for teaching our emergency MCLE on December 19 on how to file the I-589 asylum application form.
Thank you so much to everyone who volunteered!
Image: Spanish-speaking law students and volunteers turned out to support the asylum clinic on Saturday, January 4