Today RMIAN, CBA-CLE, Colorado Lawyers Committee, and the Boulder County Bar Association are partnering to train volunteer attorneys to represent clients in the release from immigration detention bond and parole. We are grateful to the over 100 attorneys in Colorado who registered for this training and who are committed to protecting due process, the rule of law, and equal access to justice.

RMIAN has an immediate opening for a Staff Attorney to represent noncitizens who are detained by ICE at the Denver Contract Immigration Detention Facility in Aurora. The successful candidate is a seasoned attorney able to manage a robust caseload independently and demonstrates a keen understanding of immigration law and legal strategy.  The Staff Attorney will primarily provide direct representation and supervise others providing direct representation to noncitizens detained at the Aurora facility who are selected without regard to the merits of their cases under RMIAN’s universal representation model and who are appointed counsel through the National Qualified Representative Program (NQRP). 

Read the Introduction of RMIAN Founding Board Member and UCLA Law Professor Hiroshi Motomura’s new book, Borders and Belonging, here.

RMIAN Director of Advocacy & Litigation, Laura Lunn, pens an opinion piece featured in the Colorado Sun. “It is in all our interests to step up and help where we can. Deporting millions of immigrants would create devastating ripple effects that would hurt families and Colorado for generations to come. Let’s all get involved to make a meaningful impact in someone’s life and bring our communities closer. “

The Director of Development & Communications is responsible for the strategic planning, execution, management, and evaluation of fundraising efforts at RMIAN. Responsibilities include annual giving, major gifts, development and stewardship of donors, fundraising events, and external communication. Additionally, the Director of Development & Communications will oversee RMIAN’s substantial grant and contract portfolio, including proposal writing and reporting. Ultimately, this person is instrumental in shaping and executing the long-range fundraising plan for the organization. This position works closely with the Executive Director, Vice President of Finance, and the Board of Directors. The Director of Development & Communications is a member of the RMIAN leadership team. This position will supervise the Development and Communications Coordinator.

In The Denver Gazette, RMIAN’s Director of Advocacy and Litigation, Laura Lunn, speaks out about preparing for potential changes in immigration enforcement that could impact our neighbors, friends, and families. Lunn shares “More than anything, people are afraid, and (the Trump administration) has been really effective at making people fearful,” she said. “I can’t understate all of these terrible things that could happen, but the day-to-day existence of living with the type of fear people experience when they’re being threatened is really powerful.”

In a recent Colorado Sun article, RMIAN’s Children’s Program Managing Attorney, Ashley Harrington, shares, “There is so much fear. So many children are calling us to say, ‘Am I going to get deported? Are my parents going to get deported? Can you please help us?’ There’s such widespread fear already even from the rhetoric, even though nothing has happened yet. It’s been really overwhelming to hear how terrified children are.” 

In response to revelations about "Operation Aurora," a plan under the Trump administration to deport thousands of immigrants from the Denver area, RMIAN joins other advocates in condemning this extreme, anti-immigrant tactic. The strategy, which sought to coordinate large-scale raids to apprehend and deport immigrants, has sparked widespread concern within Colorado’s immigrant advocacy community.

In a recent Denver Post article, RMIAN’s Executive Director, Mekela Goehring, shares, “Now, the most critical component is ensuring there are lawyers in the system so there is some accountability and a check of due process,” Goehring said. “Separating children from their parents (or) forcing people to be in a prison-like setting while navigating immigration proceedings is incredibly harmful to community members.” 

Save the Date! Jan 17th, 10:00am - 12:00pm. Free CLE training: Representing Individuals in Bond and Release Requests from Immigration Detention. Join RMIAN, CBA-CLE, and CLC to defend Colorado's community members and provide essential due process protections! Click HERE for more information.