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CLASI’s Laura Graham Named “Top Lawyer” by Delaware Today
Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (“CLASI”) is excited to announce that Deputy Director Laura Graham has been named a 2023 “Top Lawyer” by Delaware Today magazine. She was selected as a top lawyer for immigration and international law, based on a poll of lawyers across the state regarding the best practitioners in various areas of…
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CLASI Deputy Director Laura Graham Receives Vision of Peace Award
(Pictured: Domestic Violence Coordinating Council Executive Director Angela DiNunzio Seguin, Laura Graham, and CLASI Executive Director Dan Atkins) We are pleased to announce that Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (CLASI) Deputy Director Laura Graham has received the 2023 Vision of Peace Award from the Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence, in recognition of her outstanding leadership…
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CLASI Praises Efforts to Welcome Migrants to Delaware and Stands Ready to Assist
In the wake of Tuesday’s news that a chartered plane of migrants might be coming from Texas to Georgetown, CLASI stands ready and willing—as always—to provide whatever legal education and representation we can to support migrants arriving in Delaware. “All migrants deserve to be treated with dignity and respect as they navigate our legal system,”…
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The HEROES Act (H.R. 6800)
The HEROES Act (H.R. 6800) Blog Post authored by Emily Houde, CLASI Staff Attorney Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives introduced its latest COVID-19 aid package: the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act, or the HEROES Act, H.R. 6800, which passed the House on Friday, May 15, 2020, and now goes…
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Public Charge Rule Video
Deputy Director Laura Graham and Paralegal Jane Curschman present a video explaining the Public Charge rule.
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Attorney Gil Pierre Reflects on her Time at CLASI
Staff attorney and Roxanna C. Arsht Fellowship recipient reflects on her two years at CLASI and the lessons she’s learned from her colleagues and clients in this thoughtful piece in the May issue of the Delaware State Bar Association Journal. A copy of the article can be found here. Source: Delaware State Bar Association Journal,…
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Unaccompanied Youth Seek Avenues to Safety
CLASI Deputy Director and Managing Attorney, Laura C. Graham authored a piece in this quarter’s Delaware Lawyer Magazine titled “Unaccompanied Youth Seek Avenues to Safety.” In a few pages Graham covers an issue that is central to the national conversation on immigration: unaccompanied children. Many factors play into children fleeing their homes and seeking peace…
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Deputy Director Laura Graham Testifies before Senate Homeland Security Committee
Deputy Director/New Castle Managing Attorney Laura Graham testified today in front of the Senate Homeland Security Committee about the treatment of unaccompanied minors and protecting them from abuse. Laura’s testimony starts at 2:27:15 here: https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/hearings/oversight-of-hhs-and-dhs-efforts-to-protect-unaccompanied-alien-children-from-human-trafficking-and-abuse
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Tips from the Immigration Law Resources Center
This resource from the Immigration Law Resource Center (ILRC) includes tips for community members to remain calm, get informed, be prepared and stay safe in the current deportation climate https://www.ilrc.org/plan-de-proteccion-familiar. Este enlace del Immigration Law Resource Center (ILRC) incluye consejos para los miembros de la comunidad animándoles a tranquilizarse, informarse, prepararse y mantener su seguridad…
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