Keep Families Together

Launched in September 2018 in response to the U.S. government’s “Zero Tolerance” policy and following and international co-counseling model, the Vance Center’s Keep Families Together (KFT) initiative connects foreign pro bono counsel to U.S. pro bono immigration counsel representing children, families, and asylum seekers.

As of 2023, the Vance Center collaborates with nearly 150 U.S. and foreign corporate law firms, pro bono clearinghouses, non-profit organizations, bar associations and university legal clinics to support the legal representation of about 330 separated children and families, leading to many reunifications and permanent forms of immigration relief in the U.S.

Thanks to its clearinghouse partners in the Pro Bono Network of the Americas and beyond, Keep Families Together operates in partnership with lawyers in 31 countries around the globe: Angola, Argentina, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Germany, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Nepal, Nicaragua, Romania, Spain, Turkey, and Venezuela.