Immigrant ARC

On January 28, 2017, hundreds of lawyers descended on JFK Airport to help those caught in the Muslim Travel Ban. Three weeks later, we met in a law firm conference room, scared by the recent and upcoming developments, but energized by what we had accomplished by working together. Out of that meeting, the Immigrant Advocates Response Collaborative, or I-ARC, was born. Our mission is clear: to increase access to justice for all immigrant New Yorkers by mobilizing New York’s legal representatives to better serve our communities, organizing our resources and strategies because we are stronger when we work together, and shining a light on injustices and confronting inequalities faced by our communities in the legal system.

We are a coalition of immigration legal advocates that works on increasing access to justice and access to counsel for all immigrant New Yorkers.

How we do this:

Mobilize: Network New York State’s legal service providers by facilitating communication and information sharing to better support our immigrant communities.

Organize: Respond collectively to challenges as they arise by coordinating resources and fostering best practices among providers.

Resist: Challenge anti-immigrant policies by shining a light on injustices and confronting inequalities faced by our communities in the legal system.