A 501c6 organization
The American Immigration
Lawyers Association (AILA) is the national association of more than 11,000
attorneys and law professors who practice and teach immigration law. AILA works
with pro bono attorneys to represent low income and indigent immigrants before
the agency and the federal courts nationwide. In addition to the many pro bono
initiatives at AILA chapters across the country, AILA supports the Military
Assistance Project (MAP), AILA Citizenship Day, and the AILA Member Pro Bono
Pledge.
(But as you can see by the
federal grants below, it is OUR tax dollars that pay for these programs!)
NOTE: The AILA also works closely with Tides funded
organizations like the American Immigration Council EIN 52-1549711. More about them later
American Bar
Association Commission on Immigration
The American Bar
Association (ABA) Commission on Immigration directs the ABA's efforts to ensure
fair treatment and full due process rights for immigrants and refugees within
the United States. Pro bono programs operated by the Commission include the
South Texas Pro Bono Asylum Representation Project (ProBAR), the Immigration
Justice Project (IJP) of San Diego, the Detention Standards Implementation
Initiative (DSII), and The Fight Notario Fraud (FNF) Project. To learn more,
visit the ABA
Commission on Immigration.
Federal Grants to AILA
Contracting Agency
|
Date Signed
|
($)
|
Contracting Office
|
OFFICES, BOARDS AND DIVISIONS
|
5-Jun-06
|
$58,573.00
|
DEPT OF JUSTICE
|
OFFICES, BOARDS AND DIVISIONS
|
1-Jun-15
|
$199,018.00
|
LIBRARY STAFF
|
OFFICES, BOARDS AND DIVISIONS
|
3-Jun-10
|
$75,212.23
|
DEPT OF JUSTICE
|
U.S. CUSTOMS
|
6-Aug-12
|
$3,220.00
|
TRADE FACILITATION&MISSION SUPPORT CONTRACTING
DIVISION
|
U.S. CUSTOMS
|
7-Jul-14
|
$3,521.20
|
TRADE FACILITATION&MISSION SUPPORT CONTRACTING
DIVISION
|
U.S. IMMIG & CUSTOMS
|
19-Mar-08
|
$121,937.04
|
MISSION SUPPORT DALLAS
|
U.S. IMMIG & CUSTOMS
|
30-Oct-12
|
$0.00
|
MISSION SUPPORT DALLAS
|
U.S. IMMIG & CUSTOMS
|
16-Sep-08
|
$6,956.00
|
MISSION SUPPORT DALLAS
|
U.S. IMMIG & CUSTOMS
|
26-Aug-09
|
$1,868.00
|
MISSION SUPPORT DALLAS
|
U.S. IMMIG & CUSTOMS
|
8-Dec-09
|
$7,060.00
|
MISSION SUPPORT DALLAS
|
U.S. IMMIG & CUSTOMS
|
17-Dec-10
|
$7,060.00
|
MISSION SUPPORT DALLAS
|
U.S. IMMIG & CUSTOMS
|
20-Dec-11
|
$7,060.00
|
MISSION SUPPORT ORLANDO
|
U.S. IMMIG & CUSTOMS
|
6-May-13
|
($312.00)
|
MISSION SUPPORT ORLANDO
|
U.S. IMMIG & CUSTOMS
|
28-Jun-10
|
$99,886.00
|
MISSION SUPPORT ORLANDO
|
U.S. IMMIG & CUSTOMS
|
24-Jan-12
|
$0.00
|
MISSION SUPPORT ORLANDO
|
U.S. IMMIG & CUSTOMS
|
31-Jul-10
|
$21,661.34
|
MISSION SUPPORT ORLANDO
|
U.S. IMMIG & CUSTOMS
|
13-Jan-12
|
$0.00
|
MISSION SUPPORT ORLANDO
|
U.S. IMMIG & CUSTOMS
|
13-Dec-12
|
$6,956.04
|
MISSION SUPPORT ORLANDO
|
U.S. IMMIG & CUSTOMS
|
19-Apr-15
|
($0.04)
|
MISSION SUPPORT ORLANDO
|
U.S. IMMIG & CUSTOMS
|
25-Feb-14
|
$10,000.00
|
MISSION SUPPORT ORLANDO
|
U.S. IMMIG & CUSTOMS
|
13-Jan-15
|
$10,500.00
|
MISSION SUPPORT ORLANDO
|
U.S. IMMIG & CUSTOMS
|
16-Sep-06
|
$6,708.00
|
MISSION SUPPORT DALLAS
|
U.S. IMMIG & CUSTOMS
|
21-Aug-07
|
$33,327.95
|
MISSION SUPPORT DALLAS
|
U.S. IMMIG & CUSTOMS
|
12-Sep-07
|
$11,225.00
|
MISSION SUPPORT DALLAS
|
U.S. IMMIG & CUSTOMS
|
7-Dec-07
|
$0.00
|
MISSION SUPPORT DALLAS
|
U.S. CITIZENSHIP & IMMIGRATION
|
29-Aug-05
|
$5,364.00
|
USCIS CONTRACTING OFFICE
|
U.S. CITIZENSHIP & IMMIGRATION
|
8-May-06
|
$79,519.09
|
USCIS CONTRACTING OFFICE
|
U.S. CITIZENSHIP & IMMIGRATION
|
24-May-06
|
$6,516.90
|
USCIS CONTRACTING OFFICE
|
U.S. CITIZENSHIP & IMMIGRATION
|
1-Jun-06
|
$4,876.43
|
USCIS CONTRACTING OFFICE
|
U.S. CITIZENSHIP & IMMIGRATION
|
3-Aug-06
|
$3,280.55
|
USCIS CONTRACTING OFFICE
|
U.S. CITIZENSHIP & IMMIGRATION
|
12-Sep-06
|
$17,455.05
|
USCIS CONTRACTING OFFICE
|
U.S. CITIZENSHIP & IMMIGRATION
|
2-Jan-08
|
$3,397.00
|
USCIS CONTRACTING OFFICE
|
U.S. CITIZENSHIP & IMMIGRATION
|
25-Aug-08
|
$4,166.40
|
USCIS CONTRACTING OFFICE
|
U.S. CITIZENSHIP & IMMIGRATION
|
9-Sep-08
|
$6,252.39
|
USCIS CONTRACTING OFFICE
|
U.S. CITIZENSHIP & IMMIGRATION
|
30-Dec-08
|
$3,297.00
|
USCIS CONTRACTING OFFICE
|
U.S. CITIZENSHIP & IMMIGRATION
|
31-Aug-10
|
$3,202.89
|
USCIS CONTRACTING OFFICE
|
U.S. CITIZENSHIP & IMMIGRATION
|
31-Aug-10
|
$32,663.75
|
USCIS CONTRACTING OFFICE
|
U.S. CITIZENSHIP & IMMIGRATION
|
21-Jun-12
|
$4,267.00
|
USCIS CONTRACTING OFFICE
|
U.S. CITIZENSHIP & IMMIGRATION
|
24-Aug-12
|
$36,714.00
|
USCIS CONTRACTING OFFICE
|
U.S. CITIZENSHIP & IMMIGRATION
|
27-Nov-12
|
$5,797.60
|
USCIS CONTRACTING OFFICE
|
U.S. CITIZENSHIP & IMMIGRATION
|
20-Sep-13
|
$7,876.80
|
USCIS CONTRACTING OFFICE
|
U.S. CITIZENSHIP & IMMIGRATION
|
24-Sep-13
|
$10,381.20
|
USCIS CONTRACTING OFFICE
|
U.S. CITIZENSHIP & IMMIGRATION
|
6-Aug-14
|
$58,759.25
|
USCIS CONTRACTING OFFICE
|
U.S. CITIZENSHIP & IMMIGRATION
|
17-Sep-15
|
$8,077.84
|
USCIS CONTRACTING OFFICE
|
Know
the players:
Their
Council Ambassador: Stephen Blower
blowerlaw@yahoo.com
Blower Law Firm, PC
Blower Law Firm, PC
Their Council Ambassador: Kenneth Schmitt
kschmitt@us-legalsolutions.com
US Legal Solutions
Website: http://us-legalsolutions.com
US Legal Solutions
Website: http://us-legalsolutions.com
About
Kenneth: Ken is a founder and principal of US Legal Solutions. He has practiced
law in the St. Louis Metropolitan area for over twenty years and in the last
fifteen years, has focused a substantial and increasing portion of his
professional time representing immigrants and their employers and families in a
variety of immigration and other matters.
Ken received his Juris Doctorate cum laude from St. Louis University School of Law in 1993, his Master of Arts in Public Administration from St. Louis University in 1993 and his Bachelor of Arts in Biology and Political Science from St. Louis University in 1989. He is a graduate of St. Pius X High School in Festus, Missouri. He is a lifetime resident of Missouri, was raised in Jefferson County and currently resides in the City of St. Louis,
Kansas CLE Commission
(continuing Legal Education)
(continuing Legal Education)
400 S. Kansas Avenue
Suite 202
Topeka, KS 66603
Tel: (785) 357-6510
Suite 202
Topeka, KS 66603
Tel: (785) 357-6510
(See
the affiliate map for addresses – I count over a dozen for the KS/MO area
alone)
Catholic Legal Immigration
Network (CLINIC) is a non-profit legal support organization incorporated in
1988 to serve the nation's most vulnerable immigrants, including
refugees/asylum-seekers, detainees, families in need of reunification, laborers
abused in the workplace, and survivors of violence.
BIA Pro Bono Project
The BIA Pro Bono Project,
CLINIC's partnership with the Board of Immigration Appeals, is one of the
nation's most successful pro bono initiatives. Through this project, CLINIC
works with more than 400 attorneys and law school clinics to provide pro bono
legal representation to indigent immigrants. Through a network of committed volunteers,
trainers and mentors, the BIA Project facilitates access to justice, a critical
component to safeguarding the rights of vulnerable asylum-seekers and long-time
lawful permanent residents.
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