Organization:
Capital Area Immigrants' Rights Coalition
Our Detained Unaccompanied Children’s Program works with immigrant children detained at Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) juvenile immigration detention centers in Maryland and Virginia.
These facilities include large shelter programs, secure detention facilities, shelters for tender age children, and long-term foster care programs.
Our support consists primarily of free legal counsel, educational presentations, and social services. We also offer free representation in immigration proceedings to all children who are released locally from ORR centers in Virginia and Maryland, and to children who face prolonged detention. Clients may be placed with our talented in-house attorneys or with one of our pro bono partners, mentored by CAIR Coalition staff. We provide trauma-sensitive, client-centered representation and deeply value our clients' autonomy
