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International Women’s Day at Benach Collopy

March 8, 2016

Benach Collopy celebrates our first International Women's Day as an entirely woman-owned law firm. Not only that, Benach Collopy, for the moment, is staffed exclusively by women. On this International Women's Day, we reflect not...

Benach Collopy Announces Summer Fellowship for Law Students Interested in Trans Asylum Issues

March 7, 2016

I have been so lucky to get to know so many brave, hard-working, family-oriented, and generous people from all over the globe. They all shared one thing in common: a willingness to...

Welcome to Benach Collopy as Thomas Ragland Moves on

January 26, 2016

We are extremely excited to announce that Benach Ragland LLP is now Benach Collopy LLP as Thomas Ragland departs the firm at the end of January 2016. Partners Ava Benach, Dree Collopy and Jennifer Cook...

Client of the Month January 2016- Monique Kagayigayi

January 12, 2016

Our Client of the Month for January 2016 is Monique Kagayigayi. A survivor of the Rwandan genocide whose asylum claim was granted in 2004, Monique just received her green card after more than 10 years...

Clients of the Month November 2015- Allison and Jessica

November 10, 2015

For November 2015, we want to honor two good friends of Benach Collopy (FOBR), Allison Rashkin (left) and Jessica Lang (right), who became U.S.citizens this year. Allison came to the U.S. from Montreal, Canada and...

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...

Bad Decision on Transgender Asylum Seeker Reversed by 9th Circuit

September 4, 2015

In Avendano-Hernandez v. Lynch, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled today that the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) made an error of law in denying protection under the Convention Against Torture...

Client of the Month for September 2015- Aura Carrera

September 3, 2015

For September 2015, we are proud to present Aura Carrera of Heber City, Utah as our client of the month. Her green card arrived last month and she is heading home to Guatemala for the...

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...

Under Pressure over Family Detention, the Administration Finally Agrees to Exercise a Little Humanity

July 14, 2015

Since last summer, when the Obama Administration hastily resurrected the concept of family detention to jail refugee women and children seeking asylum, thousands of women and children have languished in inhumane conditions, have been refused...

Cheer Caitlyn, But Learn About Nicoll and Marichuy

June 2, 2015

Much of the world rejoiced yesterday upon seeing the photos of Caitlyn Jenner's exquisite transformation on the cover of the June issue of Vanity Fair. Much of the commentary I saw focused not so much...

May 2015 Client of the Month- VM

May 28, 2015

VM is our Client of the Month for May 2015. VM became a client of Benach Collopy attorneys starting in 2008, when she was detained upon her arrival at the airport from Brazil. Today, after...

House Democrats (and Dree!) Call on Obama to End Family Detention

May 22, 2015

Yesterday, several prominent House Democrats called on the administration to end family detention. Organized by Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren of California, the Democrats decried the Obama administration's detention of women and children fleeing violence in Central...

BR Attorneys Lobby the Administration and Congress to End Family Detention

April 27, 2015

Once a year immigration attorneys from all over the country march to Washington, D.C. to meet with their elected officials and to encourage them to take action toward fixing this country’s broken immigration system. The...

March 2015 Client of the Month- D-R-

March 16, 2015

Our March 2015 client of the month is no stranger to readers of BR's blog. The Immigration Judge's grant of D-R-'s residency in February 2015 ended a saga that began in 2009, when the U.S....