The virtual event, hosted by Human Rights and Access to Justice Program staff attorneys Romina Canessa and Astrid Reyes, recognized 12 law firms, including three firms that took on KFT cases for the first time in 2023. The Keep Families Together Initiative was launched in 2018 in response to the U.S Government’s Zero Tolerance Policy and has continued to expand and adapt since then to meet the needs of children and families navigating the U.S. immigration system. Through the Vance Center’s international co-counseling model, the program connects U.S. immigration counsel with lawyers in the immigrants’ home countries to address... read more
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Vance Center Recognizes 7 Firms at 2024 Michael Cooper Celebration of International Pro Bono Excellence
Posted on May 20, 2024On May 7, the Vance Center hosted its ninth annual Celebration of International Pro Bono Excellence, recognizing the pro bono achievements of seven firms. read more
Vance Center’s Women in Prison Network Leads IACHR Hearing on Women Deprived of Liberty
Posted on March 14, 2024Vance Center Staff Attorney Astrid Reyes (third from right) with presenters from the Women in Prison Network after the thematic hearing on the right to reintegration of women deprived of liberty, in Washington, DC, February 29, 2024. Photo: Vance Center On February 29, Vance Center Staff Attorney Astrid Reyes joined representatives of partner organizations and members of the Women in Prison Network from across Latin America for a special session on the right to reintegration of women deprived of liberty. During the hearing, the first ever held by the Commission specifically on this subject, Reyes and representatives of seven other... read more