Asylum Seeker Assistance Program (ASAP)
This program represents indigent asylum seekers from around the world who are eligible to apply for asylum in the U.S. In preparing their claims, PAPA assists individuals in proving a "past persecution” or “a well-founded fear of persecution" if they were to return to their country of origin. More …

Program Representing Immigrant Survivors of Abuse (PRISA)
This program provides legal counsel to battered immigrants and their children in self-petitioning for a visa without the sponsorship of the abusive spouse or parent, as well as in protecting them from deportation. These options are available under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). More ...

Detention Education and Representation Program (DERP)
This program conducts Know-Your-Rights presentations to immigrants detained by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), so that they are better prepared to assert their right to a hearing and seek representation before the Immigration Court. More…

Family Based Immigration, Adjustment & Citizenship Program (FBIACP)
PAPA provides legal counsel to low-income immigrants who are filing for family-based visa petitions, applications for adjustment of status and U.S. citizenship. More…

Immigrant Victims of Crime Protection Project (IVCPP)
The Immigrant Victims of Crime Project (IVCPP) was created in response to passage of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act (VTVPA) of 2000. IVCPP promotes and enforces the use of this new law to protect immigrant victims of crime through the “T” and “U” Visa provisions of the VTVPA. Both visas provide legal immigration status—including work authorization—to the victims and certain family members, most of whom will be able to adjust to Legal Permanent Resident (LPR) status after three years.  More…