Al Otro Lado Inc

AL OTRO LADO (AOL) PROVIDES INNOVATIVE CROSS-BORDER LEGAL SERVICES TO REFUGEES, DEPORTEES, AND OTHER MIGRANTSIN TIJUANA, MEXICO AND THROUGHOUT THROUGHOUT THE U.S., WITH A FOCUS ON SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. AOL'S MISSION IS TO UPLIFT IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES BY DEFENDING THE RIGHTS OF MIGRANTS AGAINST SYSTEMIC INJUSTICES IN THE LEGAL SYSTEM AND FIGHTING FOR ALL FAMILIES THAT HAVE BEEN TORN APART BY UNJUST IMMIGRATION LAWS. AOL HAS REPRESENTED CLIENTS IN IMMIGRATION PROCEEDINGS SINCE 2017, WITH A FOCUS ON INDIGENT, HARD-TO REACH, UNDERSERVED, AND EXCEPTIONALLY VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. AOL HAS BEEN A LEADING ORGANIZATION WORKING ON FAMILY REUNIFICATION AND PROVIDES REPRESENTATION AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO SEPARATED FAMILIES IN CENTRAL AMERICA AND REUNIFIED FAMILIES RESIDING THROUGHOUT THE U.S. AOL HAS ALSO SERVED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF REFUGEES IN BAJA CALIFORNIA AND OTHER US-MEXICO BORDER REGIONS. AOL PROVIDES HOLISTIC, TRAUMA-INFORMED SERVICES, ENGAGING PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, AND THOUSANDS

BORDER RIGHTS PROJECT EXPPROVIDES KNOW-YOUR-RIGHTS TRAINING AND LEGAL ACCOMPANIMENT TO REFUGEES AT THEUS-MEXICO BORDER, EMPOWERING REFUGEES WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS IN THE USASYLUM SYSTEM AND HOW POLICIES LIKE TITLE 42, CBP ONE, AND FAMILY SEPARATION MAYIMPACT THEIR ABILITY TO SEEK ASYLUM. WE SUBMIT REQUESTS FOR HUMANITARIAN PAROLE FORMEDICALLY VULNERABLE ASYLUM SEEKERS, AND CONDUCT HUMAN RIGHTS MONITORING,DOCUMENTATION AND DATA ANALYSIS AT US PORTS OF ENTRY. OUR OVERALL GOAL IS TO ENSURE THATALL REFUGEES, REGARDLESS OF NATIONALITY, CAN PURSUE THEIR LEGAL RIGHT TO SEEK ASYLUM AT THEUS-MEXICO BORDER WITHOUT THE NEED FOR ATTORNEY ACCOMPANIMENT AND THAT THEY ARE NOTSUBJECT TO FAMILY SEPARATION OR IMPRISONMENT WHILE THEY PURSUE THEIR CLAIMS FORINTERNATIONAL PROTECTION. IN 2023, WE PROVIDED LEGAL ORIENTATION TO OVER 12,600 MIGRANTS,AIDED 193 UNACCOMPANIED MINORS AND ASSISTED 1,259 FAMILIES SEPARATED BY BORDERPATROL AT THE US-MX BORDER.

US BASED ADVOCACY PROVIDES HOLISTIC, FULL-SCALE REPRESENTATION TO PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE IMMIGRANTS,INCLUDING UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN, LGBTQA+ INDIVIDUALS, INDIGENOUS MIGRANTS, BLACKMIGRANTS, TORTURE SURVIVORS, SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, CLIENTS WITHDISABILITIES/MEDICAL VULNERABILITIES, AND CLIENTS WHOSE CASES PRESENT FAMILY UNITYCONCERNS. WE REPRESENT CLIENTS BEFORE US CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES, THEIMMIGRATION COURT, THE BOARD OF IMMIGRATION APPEALS, AND THE NINTH CIRCUIT. WE ALSOADMINISTER THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE-FUNDED LEGAL ORIENTATION PROGRAM AT THE IMPERIALREGIONAL DETENTION FACILITY IN CALEXICO, CA. OUR GOAL IS TO WORK WITH CLIENTS ON ALLASPECTS OF THEIR CASES, FROM THEIR INITIAL APPLICATION FOR RELIEF THROUGH NATURALIZATION. IN2023 WE SECURED 361 SUCCESSFUL CASE OUTCOMES INCLUDING ASYLUM WINS, DACARENEWALS AND RELEASES FROM ICE PRISON.

FAMILY REUNIFICATION PROJECT EXPWORKS WITH PARENTS WHO WERE SEPARATED FROM THEIR CHILDREN DURING ZERO TOLERANCE ANDDEPORTED WITHOUT THEM. WE WORK TO BRING PARENTS BACK TO THE UNITED STATES TO REUNIFYWITH THEIR CHILDREN AND THEN PROVIDE ROBUST CASE MANAGEMENT AND LEGAL SUPPORT UNTIL THEY OBTAIN WORK AUTHORIZATION, EMPLOYMENT, STABLE HOUSING, FOOD SECURITY, AND ACCESSTO MEDICAL, MENTAL HEALTH, AND OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES. THESE REUNIFIED FAMILIES ARELOCATED THROUGHOUT THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES AND GENERALLY RECEIVE SERVICES FROM ALOTRO LADO FOR AT LEAST 1 - 2 YEARS POST-REUNIFICATION. IN 2023 WE REUNITED 74 FAMILYMEMBERS SEPARATED BY ZERO TOLERANCE POLICIES, 56 OF WHOM WERE CHILDREN.