Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP)

Programs

  • Refugee Families
    The Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP) works to prevent the wrongful deportation of refugee families who have come to the United States fleeing unspeakable violence, including repeated sexual assault and the murder of relatives. Most are from Central America, with others traveling from countries as far as Syria, Eritrea, and Brazil. To learn more, visit Who We Serve.
  • Online Community Center
    ASAP uses technology to connect thousands of formerly detained refugees across the country, including in isolated areas.  In our private online community, members ask questions of expert attorneys, share stories and strategies, and build community power. To view some of our resources in Spanish, visit apoyodeasilo.org.
  • Legal Emergency Room
    ASAP provides rapid response legal services to community members in moments of crisis, including deportation, detention, and raids.  As the U.S. government targets more refugees than ever before, ASAP is responding by taking on cases with short timelines in some of our nation’s most underserved areas.  To check out one example, visit the Emergency Motions to Reopen Project.
  • Crowdsourcing
    ASAP mobilizes hundreds of volunteers across the country to represent refugee families, training a new generation of advocates. ASAP breaks cases into discrete tasks and delegates those tasks to volunteers who work in parallel to meet tight deadlines, with the help of detailed templates and guides. To volunteer with ASAP, visit Get Involved.
  • Systemic Reform
    ASAP magnifies the advocacy efforts of community members through litigation, press, policy work, and speaking events. For example, ASAP filed a first-of-its-kind federal lawsuit on behalf of a refugee mother and child, seeking monetary damages for the inhumane treatment they suffered while detained. To learn about that case and more, visit ASAP in the News.
  • Nationwide Impact
    ASAP serves refugee families in hard-to-reach places, including detention centers and rural areas in over 40 states. To date, ASAP has prevented over 400 deportations using our unique remote representation model and provided over 3,000 families with critical legal information. To learn more, visit Our Impact.

Refugee Families

ASAP works to prevent the wrongful deportation of refugee families who have come to the United States fleeing unspeakable violence, including repeated sexual assault and the murder of relatives. Most are from Central America, with others traveling from countries as far as Syria, Eritrea, and Brazil. To learn more, visit Who We Serve.

Online Community Center

ASAP uses technology to connect thousands of formerly detained refugees who might otherwise be geographically isolated.  In our private online community, members ask questions of expert attorneys, share stories and strategies, and build community power. To view some of our resources in Spanish, visit apoyodeasilo.org.

Legal Emergency Room

ASAP provides rapid response legal services to community members in moments of crisis, including deportation, detention, and raids.  As the U.S. government targets more refugees than ever before, ASAP is responding by taking on cases with short timelines in some of our nation’s most underserved areas.  To check out one example, visit the Emergency Motions to Reopen Project.

Crowdsourcing

ASAP mobilizes hundreds of volunteers across the country to represent refugee families, training a new generation of advocates. ASAP breaks cases into discrete tasks and delegates those tasks to volunteers who work in parallel to meet tight deadlines, with the help of detailed templates and guides. To volunteer with ASAP, visit Get Involved.

Systemic Reform

ASAP magnifies the advocacy efforts of community members through litigation, press, policy work, and speaking events. For example, ASAP filed a first-of-its-kind federal lawsuit on behalf of a refugee mother and child, seeking monetary damages for the inhumane treatment they suffered while detained. To learn about that case and more, visit ASAP in the News.

Nationwide Impact

ASAP reaches refugee families in hard-to-reach places, including detention centers and rural areas in over 30 states. To date, ASAP has prevented over 400 deportations using our unique remote representation model and provided over 2,500 families with critical legal information. To learn more, visit Our Impact.

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