The Ford Fund, our longest standing community partner, will again work with us to work for justice in the neighborhood.
SWIRC is hiring a Legal Director
The Southwest Detroit Immigrant and Refugee Center is seeking a legal director to help manage our active caseload, supervise the Pontiac Legal Clinic and represent clients in court.
Join us for Salud Sin Papeles at Cinetopia on May 14
Southwest Detroit Immigrant and Refugee Center has been invited to introduce a film at the Cinetopia Film Festival! Join us May 14, 9:00 pm at the State Theatre in Ann Arbor.
Our (soon to be) New Home on W Grand Blvd.
This place will one day serve as our offices, program space and crisis housing for refugees and people seeking asylum.
Southwest Detroit Immigrant and Refugee Center Awarded Oakland County Bar Foundation Grant
Grant will allow greater access to justice for underserved communities in Pontiac.
Welcome Video: See Who We Are and What We Do
Welcome to the Southwest Detroit Immigrant and Refugee Center. We believe justice is for everyone, not just those who can afford an attorney.
Record Number of Clients Served This Week!
We had an amazing Wednesday in Southwest Detroit this week: we saw 42 clients, a record number!
We Build The Wall event tonight in Detroit
Supporters applaud at the start of a broadcast during a “We Build The Wall” town hall at the Netherland Hotel in downtown Cincinnati on Tuesday, March 12, 2019. Sam Greene, The Enquirer
SWIRC Awarded PDA Grant For The Defense of Detained Workers
Legal work is costly, but we still take clients without guarantee of payment. PDA’s grant will enable us to find justice for more people who can’t afford a private attorney.
No Eastside Clinic on Thursday
The Eastside Legal Clinic on Thursday, March 7 will be closed. Please come see us on Tuesday in Pontiac or Wednesday in Southwest Detroit. The clinic will resume the follow week on March 14.