Address
254 Friend Street, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02114
Website
www.pairproject.org
Description
The Political Asylum/ Immigration Representation Project (PAIR) is a nationally recognized model that works to secure safety and freedom for asylum-seekers who have fled from persecution throughout the world and to promote the rights of immigrants unjustly detained. PAIR provides hope and a new beginning to asylum-seekers, torture survivors and immigration detainees.
Founded in 1989, PAIR is the core provider of pro bono legal services to low-income asylum-seekers in Massachusetts, and has over a 95% successful outcome in its cases. PAIR has provided direct legal services to more than 4,500 clients, and has trained and mentored over 900 volunteer lawyers in the state.
Category
Crime & Legal-Related, Human Rights, Other
