April 18, 2019
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.
April 12, 2019
Southwest Detroit Immigrant and Refugee Center Awarded Oakland County Bar Foundation Grant
Grant will allow greater access to justice for underserved communities in Pontiac.
April 2, 2019
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.
March 15, 2019
Record Number of Clients Served This Week!
We had an amazing Wednesday in Southwest Detroit this week: we saw 42 clients, a record number!
March 14, 2019
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
March 4, 2019
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.
March 1, 2019
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.
February 5, 2019
$336,442 in Legal Services
We delivered an amazing $336,442 worth of legal services to clients in 2018! This includes the work of our dedicated volunteers across three legal clinics, the clients we represent in immigration courts around the country and the other legal work we undertake at a fraction of what traditional legal firms ask. This money represents families reunited or kept whole, the
February 2, 2019
3076 Hours in 2018
Last year the Southwest Detroit Immigrant and Refugee Center delivered more than three thousand hours of legal services to our clients. Much of it given by volunteer attorneys, translators and researchers. A lot of this time was at our clinics, which means it was completely free to clients. Some was spent in court where we charge a fraction of what
December 19, 2018
Legal Clinics Holiday Schedule
The Southwest Detroit Immigrant and Refugee Center is taking a couple of days off for the Christmas holiday. Tuesday, December 25 – Pontiac Clinic Closed Wednesday, December 26 – Southwest Clinic Closed Thursday, December 27 – Eastside Clinic Closed Tuesday, January 1 – Pontiac Clinic Closed Wednesday, January 2 – Southwest Clinic Open Thursday, January 3 – Eastside Clinic Open
