Celebrate 15 years of GAIN at the Go Formal For Freedom Gala on March 20, 2020!
Celebrate 15 years of GAIN at the Go Formal For Freedom Gala on March 20, 2020! Help support GAIN's mission of providing free immigration legal services to victims of crime and persecution. Join us on March 20 to celebrate our clients and the volunteer attorneys who make an impact on [...]
View GAIN’s 2018 Impact Report!
Read our 2018 Impact Report by clicking here: GAIN's 2018 Impact Report
GEORGIA ASYLUM AND IMMIGRATION NETWORK RESPONDS TO U.S. POLICY CHANGES FOR ASYLUM-SEEKERS AND VICTIMS OF CRIME
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GEORGIA ASYLUM AND IMMIGRATION NETWORK RESPONDS TO U.S. POLICY CHANGES FOR ASYLUM-SEEKERS AND VICTIMS OF CRIME [Atlanta, GA, Friday, November 9, 2018] On Thursday, November 8, 2018, the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security announced an Interim Final Rule which seeks to limit claims of asylum [...]
NEW OPINION AFFECTS IMMIGRANT VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND GANG-BASED VIOLENCE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW OPINION AFFECTS IMMIGRANT VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND GANG-BASED VIOLENCE [Atlanta, GA, Wednesday, June 13, 2018] On Monday June 11th, 2018, Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued an opinion on Matter of A-B which overturned Matter of A-R-C-G, a Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) case allowing victims [...]
View GAIN’s 2017 Impact Report!
Read our 2017 Impact Report by clicking here: GAIN's Impact Report; 2017 Final.
Emory Law’s Event “Executive Action Restricting Travel and Refugee Resettlement”
Emory University School of Law will be hosting an event on Thursday, February 23rd entitled "Executive Action Restricting Travel and Refugee Resettlement" where some of GAIN's community partners, like Azadeh Shahshahani, Project South representative , will be speaking about how the Executive Order fits into current US immigration policies. Interested? RSVP [...]
Atlanta Bar Association’s March Madness Training
On Thursday, March 30th, GAIN will be participating in the Atlanta Bar Foundation's March Madness training. During the event, GAIN will teach potential volunteer attorneys and interested paralegals about GAIN's two projects, Victims of Violence and Asylum. To RSVP for the event, please visit the link below: http://www.atlantabar.org/?page=ProBonoMarchMadness
Atlanta International School Panel on Human Trafficking
On Tuesday, March 14th, 2017, GAIN's Lead Attorney/ Victims of Violence Attorney will be speaking at the Atlanta International School's Anti-Human Trafficking Pannel Discussion in celebration of #MyFreedomDay. To RSVP, email aisahumatrafficking@gmail.com.
Community Forum on Immigration Law Changes
Will you be joining GAIN's community partner, Raksha, Inc February 10th, 2017 for a community forum on immigration law changes at the Care and Counseling Center of Georgia ? We can't wait to see you there! Please email karnani@antoniniandcohen.com to confirm your attendance.
Intern Spotlight – Sarah Vargas, Masters’ of Social Work
Sarah Vargas excitedly joined the GAIN team as the MSW Intern for the academic year. She expects to complete her studies in May of 2017, earning a Master’s of Social Work from Georgia State University. Previously, Sarah worked as a case management intern with a Metro-Atlanta organization that provided social services [...]