Naturalization represents more than a legal status – it is a promise of belonging, opportunity, and protection. Today, on Citizenship Day, we celebrate and honor the courage, dedication, and hopes of people striving to become U.S. citizens. Their journeys are the heart of our country’s promise – but too often, barriers get in the way.
Immigration
Resources to keep immigrants safe, informed, and supported
Last week, the policy paradigm that awaits immigrant communities in 2025 became clearer and more urgent. We know this moment is bringing up a tremendous amount of fear, but we alongside hundreds of our advocate partners across the nation stand ready to protect and defend the rights of immigrants across our country.
We wanted to…
Citizenshipworks: “A service to humanity”
This Citizenship Day, we honored not only the thousands of newly naturalized citizens but also the countless individuals currently navigating their path to citizenship. Among them are millions of legal permanent residents eager to participate in our democracy and secure a brighter future for their families. Many have spent years overcoming barriers, only to find…
Pro Bono Net’s Immigrant justice technology incubator Justicia Lab announces $500,000 in funding from Google.org
Google’s philanthropy is funding the next generation of technology supporting immigrant rights and legal support in the United States
Last week, Pro Bono Net’s nonprofit innovation incubator for technology solutions supporting the immigrant rights movement, Justicia Lab, announced substantial new funding and support from Google.org, Google’s philanthropy. The $500,000 grant will focus on improving access…
Immigrant justice technology incubator Justicia Lab announces $1 million in funding from the Houston Endowment
Funding and partnership to advance digital infrastructure supporting the immigrants rights movement for the Houston metropolitan area
Last week, Justicia Lab, the nonprofit innovation incubator for technology solutions supporting the immigrant rights movement, announced a new $1 million grant from the Houston Endowment. Justicia Lab, a program of Pro Bono Net, creates digital…
The Immigration Advocates Network has a New Name!
In 2005, the Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC) approached Pro Bono Net for advice on how CLINIC could improve its technology, training and communications infrastructure to improve its network’s capacity to scale services in the event of a mass legalization program. Soon, with financial support from the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the JEHT …
Launched! The *NEW* Remote Legal Support Guide
Immigration Advocates Network (IAN), a Pro Bono Net project, is excited to launch the 2022 edition of “Remote Legal Support: A Post-Pandemic Guide to Nonprofit and Pro Bono Innovation.” The guide features profiles of nonprofit legal organizations that are leveraging technology and working remotely with volunteers and the community. It includes findings from …
Women’s History of Immigration
Women’s History Month is an opportunity to think about the long history of immigrant women in the United States. Immigrant women have made important contributions to arts, sciences, and politics in the United States for many years, from Chien-Shiung Wu, the only Chinese scientist to work on the Manhattan project¹, to Ilhan Omar, who …
A Conversation with UndocuBlack Network on the Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act
Listen to the Immigration Advocate’s Network new podcast, “A Conversation with UndocuBlack Network on the Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act (LRIF).” AmeriCorps VISTA Treshauxn Dennis Brown interviews Breanne Palmer, the Interim Policy & Advocacy Director at the UndocuBlack Network and Yatta Kiazolu, the Communications Assistant at African Communities Together. The conversation combines policy…
Immigration Advocates Network Wins the Workers Lab Innovation Fund Award for Digital Tool to Combat Wage Theft
The Immigration Advocates Network (IAN), a program of Pro Bono Net, has won The Workers Lab 2021 Innovation Fund award for ¡Reclamo! – a digital tool to combat wage theft. ¡Reclamo! was developed in partnership with workplace justice advocates from Make the Road New York and is designed to help workers and non-lawyer advocates …
