Our Pro-Se Legal Orientation Program offers basic legal orientation and pro-se clinics to empower and provide tools for immigrants to apply for asylum. We’re thrilled to have the skills and leadership of Pablo Guerrero, a train legal preparer and asylee from Nicaragua, who has become an invaluable member of the IM4HI community. Through Pablo’s consultations and workshops, families from the Concord Immigration Court and our Nueva Esperanza Accompaniment Teams Program are receiving support they may otherwise not have access to.
Want to volunteer?
If you are interested in volunteering, Pablo will train you and support you to assist families to fill out their own asylum applications. We ask all volunteers to be bilingual in Spanish-English. We are constantly building our volunteer team and invite you to join us.
Please contact Kelly Younger, Accompaniment Manager, at kyounger@im4humanintegrity.org to sign up or learn more about our Pro-Se Legal Orientation Program
Pablo’s Journey with IM4HI: Serving Fellow Migrants
| At IM4HI we believe that immigrants, especially those who have experienced the challenges of our immigration system firsthand, know best how we can collectively protect and serve immigrants. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Pablo reached out to us with a passion for supporting his community and raising awareness about the situation in Nicaragua. IM4HI was able to support him to bring his children from Nicaragua through our I-134a Reuniting Families program, and he is now happily reunited with them. As a former attorney in Nicaragua, he began volunteering with us, assisting asylum seekers with their applications through our NEAT Accompaniment Program, demonstrating unwavering dedication to helping others like himself. Pablo also became the lead volunteer for our Newcomer Housing summer program at the University of San Francisco for two years, ensuring that 10 asylum seekers had filed their asylum applications in eight weeks so they could move with confidence into their next venture. |
| On November 19th, 2024 Pablo completed his Legal Preparer Training with the Paralegal Institute of the Americas. He has since spearheaded and designed our Pro-Se Legal Orientation program, which will have a lasting impact on the lives of hundreds of immigrants facing deportation and uncertain futures. |