Division of National Programs
Welcome to the Division of National Programs webpage!
The National Programs Division designs, funds, and
administers national legal and social programs.
Beneficiaries of these programs include particularly needy
populations such as refugees, asylees, the elderly, the
disabled, low-literate persons, low-income persons, and
persons in detention.
CLINIC partners in these programs with its member
agencies and other community-based organizations. These
programs attempt to strengthen immigrant families and
communities with legal and social services.
The National Programs Division designs, funds, and
administers national legal and social programs.
Beneficiaries of these programs include particularly needy
populations such as refugees, asylees, the elderly, the
disabled, low-literate persons, low-income persons, and
persons in detention.
CLINIC partners in these programs with its member
agencies and other community-based organizations. These
programs attempt to strengthen immigrant families and
communities with legal and social services.
415 Michigan Ave., NE
Suite 150
Washington, DC 20017
202.635.2556
202.635.2649 fax
media inquiries:
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(202) 635-5810
Suite 150
Washington, DC 20017
202.635.2556
202.635.2649 fax
media inquiries:
e-mail me
(202) 635-5810
DIVISION STAFF
Linda Arzaga
Staff Assistant
Laura Burdick
Deputy Director
Charles Cassidy
Detention Attorney
Jeff Chenoweth
Division Director
Julianne Donnelly
Supervising Attorney
Linda Arzaga
Staff Assistant
Laura Burdick
Deputy Director
Charles Cassidy
Detention Attorney
Jeff Chenoweth
Division Director
Julianne Donnelly
Supervising Attorney
PROGRAMS
• Asylum seekers and torture survivors
• BIA Pro Bono Project
• Citizenship
• Diocesan Detention Program Development
• Immigrant Integration and Empowerment
• Indefinite detainees
• Legal Rights Orientation
• Minors in Detention
• National Asylee Information and
Referral Line
• Gulf Coast Immigration Project
CLINIC NATIONAL CITIZENSHIP PLAN
Just as USCIS proposes to raise the fees
on citizenship and naturalization
applications, CLINIC releases a plan that
calls for, among other things,
Congressional support for a national
citizenship program.
• Download A More Perfect Union: A
National Citizenship Plan.
• Read CLINIC's press release on the
proposed fee hike.
• Read an article about it: New
Naturalization Report: CLINIC’s A
More Perfect Union recommends
steps everyone can take right now
New Americans (GCIR), Summer 2007
CLINIC Launches website for a special
project. See the Technical Assistance
to Promote Refugee Citizenship and
Civic Participation webpage.
CLINIC recognizes Pro Bono Attorney
in Los Angeles
Asylee Eligibility for Resettlement
Assistance: A Short Guide - UPDATED
The purpose of this guide is to give service
providers the information needed to
address the resettlement needs of
asylees. DOWNLOAD
Reports
Immigrant-Led Organizers in Their Own
Voices: Local Realities and Shared Visions
(pdf) May, 2006
CLINIC Announces 4th Edition of
“Citizenship for Us” Handbook.
Now Available: “Asylee Eligibility for
Resettlement Assistance” (pdf)
• Asylum seekers and torture survivors
• BIA Pro Bono Project
• Citizenship
• Diocesan Detention Program Development
• Immigrant Integration and Empowerment
• Indefinite detainees
• Legal Rights Orientation
• Minors in Detention
• National Asylee Information and
Referral Line
• Gulf Coast Immigration Project
CLINIC NATIONAL CITIZENSHIP PLAN
Just as USCIS proposes to raise the fees
on citizenship and naturalization
applications, CLINIC releases a plan that
calls for, among other things,
Congressional support for a national
citizenship program.
• Download A More Perfect Union: A
National Citizenship Plan.
• Read CLINIC's press release on the
proposed fee hike.
• Read an article about it: New
Naturalization Report: CLINIC’s A
More Perfect Union recommends
steps everyone can take right now
New Americans (GCIR), Summer 2007
CLINIC Launches website for a special
project. See the Technical Assistance
to Promote Refugee Citizenship and
Civic Participation webpage.
CLINIC recognizes Pro Bono Attorney
in Los Angeles
Asylee Eligibility for Resettlement
Assistance: A Short Guide - UPDATED
The purpose of this guide is to give service
providers the information needed to
address the resettlement needs of
asylees. DOWNLOAD
Reports
Immigrant-Led Organizers in Their Own
Voices: Local Realities and Shared Visions
(pdf) May, 2006
CLINIC Announces 4th Edition of
“Citizenship for Us” Handbook.
Now Available: “Asylee Eligibility for
Resettlement Assistance” (pdf)
Jeff Chenoweth, Director, DNP
photo: Mirna Torres
We maintain a good
working relationship with
the CLINIC staff and
frequently consult with
and assist each other.
We are very fortunate to
have CLINIC attorneys
present in our building
and that is helping us to
have more confidence in
serving the community.
Jo Marcel, Program
Director, Catholic
Charities of Los Angeles,
Inc.
working relationship with
the CLINIC staff and
frequently consult with
and assist each other.
We are very fortunate to
have CLINIC attorneys
present in our building
and that is helping us to
have more confidence in
serving the community.
Jo Marcel, Program
Director, Catholic
Charities of Los Angeles,
Inc.
Martin Gauto
Detention Attorney
Hiroko Kusuda
Detention Attorney
Carol Pelton
Attorney (BIA Pro Bono
Project)
Kathleen Sullivan
Detention Attorney
Detention Attorney
Hiroko Kusuda
Detention Attorney
Carol Pelton
Attorney (BIA Pro Bono
Project)
Kathleen Sullivan
Detention Attorney
NATURALIZATION WORKSHOP
TOOLKIT AVAILABLE NOW
Go to the special webpage on
naturalization workshops.
CLINIC SUPPORTS NATURALIZATION
GROUP PROCESSING WORKSHOPS
CLINIC is calling on lawful permanent
residents to obtain citizenship. To assist,
CLINIC is funding eighteen organizations
to conduct naturalization group application
workshops. The project is supported
with funding from the Carnegie
Corporation of New York.
read more.
ADVOCACY
• CLINIC comments on proposed
naturalization fee increases, March, 2007
(pdf)
TOOLKIT AVAILABLE NOW
Go to the special webpage on
naturalization workshops.
CLINIC SUPPORTS NATURALIZATION
GROUP PROCESSING WORKSHOPS
CLINIC is calling on lawful permanent
residents to obtain citizenship. To assist,
CLINIC is funding eighteen organizations
to conduct naturalization group application
workshops. The project is supported
with funding from the Carnegie
Corporation of New York.
read more.
ADVOCACY
• CLINIC comments on proposed
naturalization fee increases, March, 2007
(pdf)
"THE VISITOR" & DETENTION ISSUES
CLINIC welcomes interest in the film "The Visitor," a theatrical depiction of an
immigrant in detention in the United States.
CLINIC is the largest network of legal immigration service providers for
detainees. Its services include legal rights orientation identification of
vulnerable persons in need of legal representation, recruitment and training of
pro bono attorneys, expansion of detention-based programs, advocacy for
detention reforms and more.
Find out more about CLINIC's programs.
If you are a licensed attorney seeking pro bono opportunities in your community,
please download CLINIC's directory of member agencies to find the legal
immigration program that is closest to you.
If you are seeking pro bono opportunities for appellate cases, please contact
Carol Pelton, coordinator of CLINIC's Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA)
Project.
CLINIC welcomes interest in the film "The Visitor," a theatrical depiction of an
immigrant in detention in the United States.
CLINIC is the largest network of legal immigration service providers for
detainees. Its services include legal rights orientation identification of
vulnerable persons in need of legal representation, recruitment and training of
pro bono attorneys, expansion of detention-based programs, advocacy for
detention reforms and more.
Find out more about CLINIC's programs.
If you are a licensed attorney seeking pro bono opportunities in your community,
please download CLINIC's directory of member agencies to find the legal
immigration program that is closest to you.
If you are seeking pro bono opportunities for appellate cases, please contact
Carol Pelton, coordinator of CLINIC's Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA)
Project.
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