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Executive Summary.
The Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) is a nationally recognized legal services organization founded in 1984 (Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, 2017). NWIRP has a strong commitment to social justice as is outlined in their mission, vision, and values statements. NWIRP focuses its work in three main areas: Impact Litigation, Community Education, and Direct Legal Services (Survivors of Domestic Violence and Other Crimes, Asylum, Family Services, Children & Youth, Citizenship, Differed Action & DACA, and Detention & Deportation Defense). NWIRP has four offices located in Seattle, Granger, Wenatchee, and Tacoma (serving folks held at the Northwest Detention Center), which serve the specific needs of those communities. NWIRP currently has a staff of 62 employees (including attorneys and advocates) as well as a robust amount of community volunteers. NWIRP also has a governing board, several of whom are past clients. With the Trump administration’s quick targeting of immigrant and refugee populations, NWIRP is positioned to be a lead organization defending the rights of these targeted populations. NWIRP also has the opportunity to partner with other state agencies, such as the Washington State Attorney General and Washington State ACLU, litigating on behalf of clients adversely affected by the unconstitutional immigration ban from President Trump. Given the continued uncertainty of the Trump administration, the need for increased litigation, as well as the sheer number of people needing assistance, NWIRP must ensure that it has a strategic plan put in place to address continued sustainability, both in capacity and funding. NWIRP must also continue to build and maintain community partnerships that are committed to the same mission and values of the organization, which ultimately help to shape a positive narrative around immigrant rights.
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