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Representing Immigrants in Bond Proceedings
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Bienvenidos a la
Red de Migrantes de Carolina del Norte
Carolina Migrant Network’s (CMN) core mission is to build and sustain services for people targeted by the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration (DHS). We provide compassionate and competent pro-bono legal representation. We organize with communities to disrupt the deportation pipeline/ system. We envision a world of empowered, self-determined, organized communities, free from the fear of deportation and family separation.
Nuestra Historia
CMN fue cofundada por Stefania Arteaga y Becca O’Neill. Stefania y Becca se conocieron en 2017 haciendo trabajo de defensa legal en el sector sin fines de lucro en Charlotte. Aunque NC tiene una población migrante e inmigrante establecida (y en crecimiento), los servicios legales de inmigración gratuitos y de bajo costo disponibles para estas comunidades tienen un alcance limitado.
Actualmente no hay organizaciones sin fines de lucro en Carolina del Norte que ofrecen servicios legales de inmigración gratuitos o de bajo costo para personas detenidas por ICE.
¿Qué Hacemos?
Legal Services
CMN represents individuals in removal proceedings at no cost. We represent individuals detained by DHS, and people who are not detained. We are the only nonprofit in the Carolinas that represents individuals detained by DHS free of charge. In addition, CMN hosts asylum clinics where individuals can meet with an attorney who assists in preparing and filing their asylum application, and conducts informational Know-Your-Rights sessions for communities across the state.
Network
CMN has trained a network of volunteer attorneys to provide free legal representation in immigration bond proceedings to individuals detained by ICE. The Carolina Migrant Network is based in Charlotte, North Carolina, but is able to offer representation at no cost for eligible individuals across the nation.
Community Organizing
Our advocacy department collaborates with young people from immigrant or refugee families in Mecklenburg county to focus on organizing efforts pertinent to community needs such as non-partisan voter engagement, educational and cultural events. In 2023 we launched the Monarca Fellowship, which aims to train youth organizers in the Charlotte area on immigrants rights organizing and advocacy.