Organization: ASYLUM SEEKER ADVOCACY PROJECT INC
Mission: THE ASYLUM SEEKER ADVOCACY PROJECT (ASAP) SEES A FUTURE WHERE THE UNITED STATES WELCOMES INDIVIDUALS FLEEING VIOLENCE. WE WORK ALONGSIDE OUR MEMBERS - THOUSANDS OF ASYLUM SEEKERS - TO MAKE THIS VISION A REALITY.
Activities: URGENT LEGAL ASSISTANCE:ASAP PROVIDES URGENT LEGAL INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE THAT IS RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF ASYLUM SEEKERS IN CRISIS. ASAP HAS RESOLVED MORE THAN 1650 LEGAL EMERGENCIES TO DATE AND HAS TRAINED MORE THAN 500 ATTORNEYS OVER THE LAST YEAR ON BEST PRACTICES IN REMOTE LEGAL AID.
COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND MASS COMMUNICATION:ASAP USES TECHNOLOGY TO CONNECT WITH ASYLUM SEEKERS WHO CAME TO THE UNITED STATES SEEKING SAFE HAVEN. THIS YEAR, ASAP CONNECTED WITH OVER 4,500 ASYLUM SEEKERS IN 44 STATES. ASAP ALSO CREATED ACCESSIBLE RESOURCES, AND ANSWERED OVER 10,000 QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS.
SYSTEMIC REFORM:ASAP WORKS ALONGSIDE OUR MEMBERS TO ADVOCATE FOR A UNITED STATES THAT WELCOMES ASYLUM SEEKERS, THROUGH FEDERAL LITIGATION, PRESS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY. OVER THE LAST YEAR, ASAP REUNITED A FAMILY THAT HAD BEEN SEPARATED FOR OVER 2 YEARS AND HELPED OVER 270 FORMERLY SEPARATED PARENTS AND CHILDREN TO BRING MONETARY DAMAGES CLAIMS.
NTEE category: International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
Secondary category: Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy