Spotlight on the NW Immigrant Rights Project

We all need to know about the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project. The Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advocating for the rights of immigrants and providing them with essential legal services. NWIRP believes that access to justice should not depend on an individual's birthplace or financial status. They strive to ensure that all immigrants have the resources and support they need to navigate the legal system.

NWIRP helps people file applications for asylum with US Citizenship and Immigration Services’ Asylum Office and Immigration Court. NWIRP represents asylum seekers at their asylum interviews and immigration court hearings.

NWIRP recruits, trains, and provides assistance for volunteer attorneys who take on asylum cases. They connect asylum-seekers with these volunteer attorneys, increasing capacity to assist those who are seeking asylum. NWIRP also defends asylum-seekers, asylees, and refugees against deportation from the United States in Immigration and Federal Courts.

Even minor criminal convictions can be grounds for deporting a person granted asylum or refugee status back to the country where he or she fears persecution or torture.  Learn more about the important work being done with this vital community resource.

Link: NW Immigrant Rights Project