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100 Women 100 Miles- A Vigil for Immigrant Justice by Naya Gonzalez

September 23, 2015

This post was written by BR's administrative services manager, Naya Gonzalez. 100 women, 100 miles. Waving banners, singing hymns, pushing strollers and full of hope – that’s how 100 women walked 100 miles from an...

Transitions at Benach Collopy- Sandra Edition

August 18, 2015

This summer we have had to say farewell to one of our original team members. Since Benach Collopy opened doors on April 2, 2012, Sandra Arboleda was here ready with a fresh cup of coffee...

Scenes from the Immigration Bar: It’s Paddy, not Patty

March 16, 2015

EXECUTIVE REFORMS: Families of U.S. Armed Forces Members and Enlistees

November 23, 2014

The package of reforms introduced by the President includes new policies on the U.S. of parole-in-place or deferred action for the family members of those seeking to enlist in the military. Parole in place is...

La Santa Cecilia Celebrates the Beatles, Migrant Workers and Strawberries.

August 6, 2014

For the last few years, La Santa Cecilia, a Mexican-American band, based in Los Angeles, California, has not only made excellent music, but has also championed the plight on undocumented immigrants in the U.S. Their...

Welcome Back Rachael and Satsita!

May 6, 2014

Last week, Benach Collopy began to feel normal again as attorney Rachael Petterson returned from maternity leave and Satsita Muradova joined the firm. It is really nice to have old friends close. Rachael has been...

Coke’s Beautiful Ad

February 4, 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=443Vy3I0gJs Coca-Cola had a beautiful advertisement during the Super Bowl. The ad featured America the Beautiful sung in a variety of languages by Americans of all different ethnicities. It is easy to be jaded...

Witnessing Justice: Transgender Woman Granted Asylum in Baltimore by FOBR Liz Keyes

November 22, 2013

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p500h-1ihCc This is a guest post by FOBR Liz Keyes, who direct the Immigrant Rights Clinic at the University of Baltimore. Today was a beautiful day in Baltimore immigration court. A young woman from Honduras,...

Administrative Relief for Military Families via Parole in Place

November 19, 2013

Members of the U.S. military make significant sacrifices in order to serve their country. Yet, many dedicated U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents are either prevented from serving in the military or their service is...

Meet Jim Mowrer, Running Against Steve King of Iowa

August 23, 2013

On Tuesday, August 20, approximately fifty people gathered at Benach Collopy’s offices in Washington, DC to meet and support a 27 year old candidate for Congress from the 4th District of Iowa. Jim Mowrer, born...

A Saturday with CASA de Maryland

June 17, 2013

On Saturday, June 15, BR team members Benach, Sandra Arboleda, and Mariela Sanchez-Odicio spent the morning at CASA de Maryland in a free legal clinic in anticipation of immigration reform. In these events, we are...

Feliz cumpleaños abuela

May 1, 2013

Today, May Day, would have been my grandmother, Marta Socarras y San Martin's 94th birthday. She was born in Havana in 1919 as the world witnessed the violent death of kingly empires and the birth...

STEM Sells: But the U.S. Economy Depends on the Arts and Humanities Too

March 22, 2013

Increasing the number of immigrant and non-immigrant visas available to highly-skilled workers – particularly in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) – currently appears to be the least controversial and most bipartisan...

BR Eats Tacos and Thinks About Immigration

February 26, 2013

I had the best tacos I have ever had this weekend in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The whole Benach Collopy attorney gang headed out to the country to meet in the quiet of the mountains. And, of...

The Immigration Industrial Complex

January 9, 2013

The Migration Policy Institute recently released a study documenting that the U.S. government spent $18 billion on immigration enforcement, dwarfing the $14 million spent on other federal law enforcement agencies. The FBI, the DEA and...

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