Pro Bono attorneys needed for KYRs

If you would like to volunteer to participate in one of the "Know Your Rights" visits please contact Antonio Castro Aranda at acaranda@pairproject.org as soon as possible and at least ten days before the KYR visit day.

Upcoming Visits:

Bristol County Correctional Facility

Thursday, February 7
Thursday, March 7
Tuesday, April 2

Plymouth County Correctional Facility

Wednesday, March 13

Suffolk County House of Corrections

Wednesday, March 6
Wednesday, March 20
Wednesday, March 27
Wednesday, April 3

Time: five hours (includes travel time & KYR presentation from 8:30 - 1:30)

Upcoming Trainings

Learn about scheduled PAIR trainings in immigration topics and how to RSVP here.

Boston Immigration Court
John F. Kennedy Federal Building
15 New Sudbury Street, Room 320
Boston, MA 02203
(617) 565-3080

DHS Detention and Removal Operations, Burlington Field Office: (781) 359-7500

Immigration Detention in New England:

Barnstable County Correctional Facility
6000 Sheriff's Place
Bourne, MA 02532
(508) 563-4418

Bristol County Correctional Facility
400 Faunce Corner Road
North Dartmouth, MA 02747
(508) 995-1311

Cumberland County Jail
50 County Way
Portland, ME 04102
(207) 724-5939

Essex County Correctional Facility
20 Manning Avenue
Middleton, MA 01949
(978) 750-1900

FMC Devens
P.O. Box 879
Ayer, MA 01432
(978) 796-1000

Franklin County Correctional Facility
160 Elm Street
Greenfield, MA 01301
(413) 774-4014

Hartford Correctional Center
177 Weston Street
Hartford, CT 06120
(860) 240-1800

Norfolk County
P.O. Box 149, 200 West Street
Dedham, MA 02027
(781) 329-3705

Plymouth County Correctional Facility
26 Long Pond Road
Plymouth, MA 02360
(508) 830-6240

Strafford County Department of Corrections
266 County Farm Road
Dover, New Hampshire 03820
(603) 742-3310

Suffolk County House of Corrections
20 Bradston Street
Boston, MA 02118
(617) 635-1000

2012-13 Pro Bono Victories

Pro bono attorney Jesse Alderman, supervised by Mike Boudette (both of Foley Hoag LLP) won cancellation of removal for a client with traumatic brain injury and mental health issues who had lived almost her entire life in the United States. PAIR Detention Attorney, Heather Friedman, acted as mentor in the case. 

PAIR law student intern Luis Mancheno, supervised by Equal Justice Works Fellow Sarah Sherman-Stokes, recently won bond for his client. The client will be returning to live with his family after two months in detention.

PAIR pro bono attorney Kelly McLaughlin, of K&L Gates LLP won a minimal bond for her client, an asylum seeker from Uganda. The mentor was PAIR Equal Justice Works Fellow Sarah Sherman-Stokes.

Sarah Sherman-Stokes, Equal Justice Works Fellow at PAIR, won adjustment of status and a 209(c) waiver for her detained client from Liberia. He was released from detention and is returning home to his family and fiancé, who is nine months pregnant with their daughter. He is looking forward to being in the delivery room.

Sarah Sherman-Stokes, Equal Justice Works Fellow at PAIR, supervised by PAIR Detention Attorney Heather Friedman, won asylum – and release from detention – for their mentally ill client from Haiti. The client is now living with his family and receiving treatment for his mental illness.

Joseph Gregory, of the Law Office of Joseph Gregory, successfully represented two clients pro bono in bond proceedings, one man from El Salvador and the other from Guatemala, detained at Suffolk HOC. One has now joined his family outside of detention, and the other hopes to be bonded out soon. The mentor was Antonio Castro Aranda of PAIR.

Henry Scott successfully represented pro bono a man from Jamaica in his bond hearing. The client was released to join his wife and U.S. citizen children. Attorney Scott is continuing to represent his client pro bono for the case-in-chief for adjustment of status in Immigration Court. The mentor was Antonio Castro Aranda of PAIR.

Simon Glik successfully represented pro bono a long term lawful permanent resident from the Dominican Republic, detained at the Suffolk County HOC, and helped her win LPR cancellation of removal in Immigration Court. The mentors were Sarah Sherman-Stokes and Heather Friedman of PAIR.
  
Andrew Jones successfully represented a detainee from Ecuador on bond. Judge Day reduced his bond even though the client’s only relief appeared to be voluntary departure. The mentor was Antonio Castro Aranda of PAIR.
 
Ida Keir and Jocelyn Dyer successfully represented pro bono a woman from Ireland, detained at Suffolk HOC, and helped her win LPR cancellation of removal in Immigration Court. The mentor was Heather Friedman of PAIR. 

Kira Gagarin successfully represented pro bono a man from Ethiopia, detained at the Plymouth HOC, and helped him win LPR cancellation of removal. The client had originally arrived as a refugee with his family. Heather Friedman and Sarah Sherman-Stokes both of PAIR were the mentors.   

Susana Dyer and Kathryn Foley and Ming Zhu, of Ropes & Gray, successfully represented pro bono a man from Mexico, detained at Plymouth HOC, in his appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals, and won a remand to the Immigration Court where the client is seeking asylum.

Ronaldo Rause-Ricupero, of Nixon Peabody, successfully represented pro bono a man from Guatemala, originally picked up in the New Bedford raid, and helped him win asylum in Immigration Court, after five years.

Ryan Moore and Shemane Amin, of Brown Rudnick, successfully represented pro bono their client from El Salvador, who was originally picked up in the New Bedford raid, and won prosecutorial discretion.

Pon Nokham successfully represented a man from Cambodia, detained at Bristol HOC, and helped him win LPR cancellation of removal. The mentor was Heather Friedman of PAIR.

Amanda Karras and Lisa Cahan successfully represented pro bono a woman from Colombia, who had been detained at Suffolk HOC, seeking relief under the Convention Against Torture, in an appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals.

Michael Boudett and Jesse Alderman, of Foley Hoag, successfully represented pro bono a woman from El Salvador on her appeal to the federal circuit court. The mentor was Heather Friedman of PAIR.

Madeline Cronin successfully represented pro bono a man from Portugal, detained at Plymouth HOC, helping him win LPR cancellation of removal in Immigration Court. The mentor was Chris Lavery.

Mary Holper, professor at Roger Williams Law School and 3rd-year law student Luis Mancheno successfully represented pro bono a man from Kenya, detained at Bristol HOC, in his appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals, and won a remand to Immigration Court to pursue his asylum case.

Robert Watt successfully represented pro bono a woman from the Dominican Republic, detained at Bristol HOC, and helped her win LPR cancellation of removal in Immigration Court.