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Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, Jorge Baron, Maria Kolby-Wolfe, Kristen Smith Dayley, Twila Bird, Tsos
Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, Jorge Baron, Maria Kolby-Wolfe, Kristen Smith Dayley, Twila Bird, Tsos
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The Northwest Immigrant Rights Program has been around for 35 years, started in 1984 specifically to help Central American refugees during the mid-1980s, when they were fleeing civil wars. A pro-bono group of attorneys performing "direct legal representation", helping low income community members who are navigating different aspects of the immigration system. NWIRP also engages in "systemic advocacy" which attempts to change systems and policies revolving around asylum and immigration rights.
Steve & Anita, Steve, Anita, Tsos
Steve & Anita, Steve, Anita, Tsos
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Steve and Anita Canfield helped the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Turkey. They helped send blankets, coats, and washing machines to Syrian refugees. They were assigned to Frankfurt to assess refugee camps, soup kitchens, warehouses, and immigrant communities. The couple visited refugee camps and soup kitchens all over Europe to determine what was needed most by refugees.
The Canfields established the Friendship Center in Rome. The center offers classes in Italian, English, Italian, and a Red Cross course. It also has a gospel choir, a popular activity for primarily African refugees. The LDS Church has plans to …
Leonard Bagalwa, Leonard Bagalwa, Tsos
Leonard Bagalwa, Leonard Bagalwa, Tsos
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Leonard was forced to join the military at the age of 17 in his home country of the Congo. A Catholic priest smuggled me out of the country and I lived in refugee camps in several different countries until 2004 when he came to the United States.
In 2005, a couple came to Leonard when he was homeless in the Provo library. They found out that he needed help and offered to let me live with them. They ended up paying my tuition for my education and I went to college for five years.
Leonard uses his experiences to teach …
Closing Protection Gaps: Handbook On Protection Of Palestinian Refugees In States Signatories To The 1951 Convention, Susan M. Akram
Closing Protection Gaps: Handbook On Protection Of Palestinian Refugees In States Signatories To The 1951 Convention, Susan M. Akram
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The Quad (The Spring 1989 Alumni Magazine), Southern Methodist University, School Of Law
The Quad (The Spring 1989 Alumni Magazine), Southern Methodist University, School Of Law
The Quad (Law Alumni Magazine), 1988-present
• Testing the Legal Limits - Asylum Project Assists Refugees
• Volunteer Spotlight: The Law School and the Underwood Law Library recognize with gratitude the exceptional leadership shown by E. Russell Nunnally
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