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Resources
For More Information
For referrals to local immigration advocates, for background information on countering anti-immigrant myths, for an HIV-related legal training packet designed for immigration practitioners, or to join the Project's HIV and Immigration listserv, which provides technical support for immigration attorneys and service providers who are helping HIV positive noncitizens with immigration legal, contact:
National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild
14 Beacon Street, Suite 602
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 227-9727
www.nationalimmigrationproject.org
HIV/AIDS-related immigration memoranda, policy guidance, and a sample HIV waiver packet is available on the National Immigration Project's website by clicking on HIV and Immigrants. The National Immigration Project will provide advice and information to HIV/AIDS service providers and immigration attorneys or advocates. It does not represent individual clients, but can offer referrals to immigration attorneys and advocates.
Referrals to Local Immigration Advocates: Legal Services and Legal Aid
In 1996, Congress prohibited agencies receiving any federal money from the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) to provide assistance to certain noncitizens. Since LSC agencies are the primary legal agencies helping the poor, in many communities this has eliminated legal assistance to many noncitizens. It is vital that HIV/AIDS service providers work with Legal Services organizations to ensure that noncitizen clients who are eligible for services receive them. It is also vital for service providers to work with local immigration attorneys and organizations that do not receive LSC money to help their noncitizen clients.
Other National Sources
Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC)
119 West 24th Street
New York, NY 10011
(212) 367-1000
www.gmhc.org
Immigration Equality (formerly Lesbian and Gay Immigration Rights Task Force)
350 West 31st Street, Suite 505
New York, NY 10001
(212) 714-2904
www.immigrationequality.org
International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC)
350 Fifth Avenue, 34th Floor
New York, NY 10118
(212) 216-1814
www.iglhrc.org
IGLHRC's Asylum Documentation Project
San Francisco, CA
(415) 398-2759
asylum@iglhrc.org
Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund
120 Wall Street, Suite 1500
New York, NY 10005
(212) 809-8585
www.lambdalegal.org
National Immigration Law Center (NILC)
3435 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2850
Los Angeles, CA 90010
(213) 639-3900
www.nilc.org
Key resources:
Guide to Immigrant Eligibility for Federal Programs, noncitizens and public benefits listserv, issue briefs on immigrant-friendly health care access
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