Legal Immigration Navigation

2021-05-06 | Abigail

Dynamic and Integrated Immigration Support Services for Black immigrants. Through newly designed and accredited program Black immigrant community members have access to reputable and affordable immigration legal services and education. Cultural competency in addition to accessibility is key. Through a combination of in-house service provision and collaboration Black immigrants find support to navigate their unique circumstances while connecting to empowering organizing opportunities.

UAAI was founded in April 2006 in response to the massive outpouring of opposition of immigrants and their supporters to the repressive immigration bills then under consideration by the U.S. Congress. Black activists in the Oakland/San Francisco Bay Area were called to action by Rev. Kelvin Sauls,a South African immigrant and Rev. Phillip Lawson, a long time Civil Rights leader and co-founder/co-chair of the California Interfaith Coalition for Immigrant Rights.

UAAI also grew out of the efforts of the Priority Africa Network. PAN organizes Africa Diaspora Dialogues which have brought African Americans and black immigrants from Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America together to dialogue about the myths and stereotypes as well as the cultural, social and political issues that divide our communities.