New Sanctuary Coalition
“As a Coalition, we resist the unjust global and systemic economic relationships and racism that create undue hardship for immigrants. We seek reform of United States immigration laws to promote fairness, social and economic justice.”
– New Sanctuary Coalition
What We Do
Pro Se Legal Clinics
NSC’s Pro se legal clinics create a safe space where Friends fight for their right to remain in the United States.
Accompaniment
NSC extends sanctuary into the halls of the immigration system through its Accompaniment programs in which citizens accompany immigrants to court hearings and ICE check-ins.
Community Driven Campaigns
NSC campaigns put pressure on actors within the immigration system and raise public awareness of the injustices faced by immigrant communities.
Our Story
New Sanctuary Coalition (NSC) is an organization and a movement, led by and for immigrants. NSC works to empower immigrants facing detention and deportation as well as their families, and seeks to address the deeper systemic issues of racism and inequality. NSC refers to those seeking immigration services as “Friends”, not “clients”. NSC wants a society where everyone belongs and recognizes each others’ humanity regardless of citizenship status.
NSC utilizes the power and influence of its base to transcend the work of traditional immigration organizations and actively build a movement. It runs a large Accompaniment program, a weekly Pro se legal clinic, and gathers community members to create protest art, march, and take subversive action. NSC holds defense committees in which volunteers and friends brainstorm options for an individual case, perform ICE phone banking, and encourage faith leaders to use their influence to petition for legislative change. NSC aims to transform U.S. citizens into activists and partners. Through movement building, NSC publicly supports all Friends, pressures immigration institutions, and empowers Friends and their families.
Visit the New Sanctuary Coalition homepage.
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About
This website is a project of the Legal Empowerment and Immigration Network, a group convened by NYU School of Law’s Bernstein Institute for Human Rights and Global Justice Clinic. The website is part of a multi-year documentation initiative to make visible the powerful impacts of legal empowerment programs to advance the rights of asylum seekers, refugees and immigrants in the U.S.Interested in joining the network or want to find out more information? Contact us: law.bernstein-institute@nyu.edu.