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Respond client, family granted asylum!
A Respond Crisis Translation client who was politically persecuted in Venezuela was just granted asylum, alongside his family, after a year-long case!
LEGAL WINS! Respond clients receive protection
At Respond Crisis Translation, every win is hard-fought. Working at the frontlines of suffering, injustice, and violence worldwide, we cherish every success and piece of good news we receive about the clients we serve.
Here are two recent success stories that testify to the life-changing impact Respond's work has for these clients.
Intersection Between Language and Asylum
Respond Crisis Translation volunteer Katie Becker recently graduated with a Master of Arts in Global Security and Borders from Queen’s University Belfast. Her master’s dissertation, (In)credible Fear: Linguistic Refoulement and Indigenous-Language Speakers at the U.S.-Mexico Border, was inspired by her work as a volunteer Spanish translator …
Human beings don’t belong in cages
Yet Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) imprisons tens of thousands of asylum-seekers and other noncitizens every day, just because of their immigration status. These “civil detention” facilities dotted throughout the United States are notorious for their unsanitary conditions, rampant abuse, violent conduct, negligent and…
California Welcoming Task Force: Rapid Response Translation of Crucial Border Policy Changes
As the Biden administration begins to unravel Title 42 and MPP, chaos at the border ensues as asylum seekers struggle to figure out what is happening with changing immigration policies…
Our client has been released from Otay Mesa after six grueling months
Our partner Immigrant Defenders shared good news this week! We are so proud of all of the translators on our Haitian Creole team, led by Krystel Alexandre, for their tireless work to support asylum seekers. We are so happy that our client Josie is finally safe and free…
Collaboration with Dartmouth College Engages Students in Critical Asylum Translation Work
During the summer of 2020, Respond Crisis Translation collaborated with Professor Pablo Dominguez and his students at Dartmouth College to complete a 125-page translation of critical evidence related to an asylum case.
Pulaar speaker has been released after months of detention
We are grateful to our partner Al Otro Lado for sharing this story with our team at Respond Crisis Translation. […]
A.A. has been in detention for months. Respond Crisis Translation connected his attorney, Denisha Jones, with a Pulaar interpreter…
Domestic violence survivor has won her asylum case
We are grateful to our partner Al Otro Lado for sharing this story with our team at Respond Crisis Translation. […]
B.R.P., originally from Mexico, is an asylum-seeker and survivor of severe domestic violence. She was detained at Otay Mesa Detention Center for nearly a year…
Trans Asylum Seeker, formerly denied legal representation, has been granted release
We are grateful to our partner Al Otro Lado for sharing this story with our team at Respond Crisis Translation. […]
B.L.C is a trans asylum seeker who was detained at Otay Mesa without legal representation. Respond translated all of her documents into English for her bond hearing, …
Detained asylum seeker, formerly denied access to interpreter, has been granted release
We are grateful to our partner Al Otro Lado for sharing this story with our team at Respond Crisis Translation. […] J.A.S., originally from Mexico, has worked in agricultural fields in the United States for years. He was arrested by local police and detained at Otay Mesa Detention Center for months …