Throughout the year, as humanitarian crises raged on the U.S.-Mexico border, in Afghanistan, in Ukraine, and many other places across the globe, We The Action channeled the passion of our community to support immigrant communities however possible.
For instance, We The Action helped launch the Welcome Legal Alliance, a nonpartisan initiative that channels the passion and skill of the nation’s lawyers to help Afghan evacuees coming to the United States access critical pro bono legal services.
We The Action also partnered with a coalition led by law firm Akin Gump to mobilize 150 lawyers who donated more than 3,000 hours to help nearly 3,000 migrants prepare for interviews with the government.
Spotlight on: Welcome Legal Alliance
In the spring, We The Action helped launch the Welcome Legal Alliance, a non-partisan initiative that channels the passion and skill of the nation’s lawyers to help Afghan evacuees coming to the United States access critical pro bono legal services. Since its launch in March, more than 200 lawyers have signed up for one of the Welcome Legal Alliance’s 32 projects to support immigrant communities.
The Welcome Legal Alliance is a program of Welcome.US, a new national initiative that mobilizes Americans to welcome and support refugees, beginning with those arriving from Afghanistan. WTA's platform is providing a single place for lawyers and legal organizations to find the right opportunity to help support our Afghan neighbors.
“We The Action is central to our ability to do this work,” said Robert Sabuda, Executive Director at the Afghan Refugee Housing Network. “WTA has saved us thousands of dollars in legal fees which we can then use to provide support and resettlement services.”