PAIR Project

Welcome

The Political Asylum/ Immigration Representation Project (PAIR) is a nationally recognized model that works to secure safety and freedom for asylum-seekers who have fled from persecution throughout the world, and works to promote the rights of immigrants unjustly detained.

Founded in 1989, PAIR is the core provider of pro bono legal services to low-income asylum-seekers in Massachusetts, and has over a 95% successful outcome in its cases.

Through its work, PAIR provides hope and a new beginning to asylum-seekers, torture survivors and immigration detainees. Since its inception, PAIR has provided direct legal services to more than 4,500 clients, and has trained and mentored over 900 volunteer lawyers in Massachusetts.

What's New

Please note PAIR's new location: 254 Friend St., 5th Floor, Boston 02114

PAIR is pleased to have Equal Justice Fellow Andrea Saenz and Yale Public Interest Fellow Medha Devanagondi now working with us. We also welcome new staff member Marie Handfield.

Upcoming Trainings: PAIR is holding several informative trainings this fall for pro bono attorneys.

Fall 2008 KYR Schedule: AILA attorneys are invited to provide Know Your Rights presentations to immigration detainees.

Congratulations! Sarah Ignatius, PAIR Executive Director, and Robert Hildreth, of the PAIR Board of Directors, will receive the National Immigration Forum's Keeper of the American Dream Award for their leadership of the National Immigrant Bond Fund.

Anita Sharma, PAIR Asylum Attorney, was recently selected for the 2008-09 Boston Bar Association’s Public Interest Leadership Program (PILP).