Our Mission: To increase access to excellent, affordable legal representation for underserved immigrants in the Kansas City area through direct representation, pro bono placement, and community partnerships. Our Vision: All immigrants in our community deserve access to legal representation to seek humanitarian relief, defend themselves against deportation, and reunify with family. Three Pillars of Our Work: 1) direct legal services 2) systemic advocacy 3) community education and engagement The Asylum Clinic KC offers free legal consultations to anyone referred to us through one of our many partner organizations, both locally and nationwide. We prioritize offering representation to unaccompanied minors who are released from Office of Refugee Resettlement shelters around the country to sponsors in the Kansas City area. These children, although in removal proceedings, are often eligible to apply for asylum with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, and they may also be eligible for Special Immigrant Juvenile status (for minors who have been abused, abandoned, or neglected). Since our founding, our clinic has provided legal consultations to over 105 individuals.
