While RILA remains focused on providing excellent legal services to our clients, we know there are needs that go beyond what we can offer. And this is why RILA invites churches to partner in our work.
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Two of our clients were recently granted asylum because they suffered severe persecution at the hands of the authoritarian and dictatorial governments in their home countries. They openly opposed their governments by embracing the values of democracy, freedom of speech and expression, and a fundamental respect for human rights.
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How to craft and apply compassionate and just immigration laws in a volatile world is exceedingly complex, but our work is a simple response — a natural outpouring of love and mercy from the love and mercy we ourselves have received.
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A Fairfax district court’s ruling makes these two boys eligible for SIJS, a pathway to legal permanent residence in the U.S. and hope for a better future.
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Like many of our clients Emely continued to believe that God's plan was at work and that the death of her son would not be in vain. She is a mother deserving of justice.
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We welcome this policy change as we believe that this will help limit disruptions to our clients’ employment as they rebuild their lives in the U.S.
[Volunteering] has allowed me to connect with people who have vastly different experiences than my own and put faces and names behind news headlines or political debates.
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Read about the strength and courage of one woman’s journey to seek asylum here in the DC metropolitan area.
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Hear why our legal assistant/interpreter, Mirna, serves at RILA.
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Listen to Simon’s story in his own words.
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SIJS can be a powerful help to families and a clear pathway to legal status for a child.
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We are now seeing Afghan immigrants who entered the United States through the Southern Border in removal proceedings. The defensive asylum process all but requires full legal representation for success.
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RILA is partnering with the American Bar Association to pilot a Pro Se asylum clinic in an effort to assist Afghan immigrants seeking refuge in the United States.
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My work with RILA has helped me learn to humbly walk with God by using my legal skills to help the marginalized.
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“Since they couldn’t kill me, they killed my fear.”
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“We have big dreams for the future.”
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“Since I was young, sports were always my greatest joy.”
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Earlier this year, RILA’s leadership team discussed what sort of core values each of our staff members and volunteers embody: Compassion, Committment and Collaboration.
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SIJS is a life-changing benefit to the children we serve because their dire circumstances often leave them with few options to remain safely in the United States. My vision is for every single SIJS-eligible child in Northern Virginia to be represented.
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After the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August 2021, the United States evacuated 76,000 people. An additional 9,000 individuals have been evacuated since then, with more than 5,000 people settled in the Virginia area alone. T
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