Legal assistance for immigrant survivors

The Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWRIP) was awarded a $600,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women to provide legal assistance services to immigrant survivors under the Legal Assistance for Victims program. The grant period runs from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024 in Seattle, Washington.

Under the Legal Assistance for Victims program (CFDA 16.524), which aims to increase access to civil and criminal legal aid for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking, NWRIP will use the funding to deliver comprehensive legal services to immigrant survivors of abuse on matters directly related to or arising from their experiences of violence. The services will help survivors address protection, family law, U visa/T visa and other immigration issues stemming from victimization.