Georgia Asylum and Immigration Network

What Georgia Asylum and Immigration Network does

Georgia Asylum and Immigration Network (GAIN) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2005 in Atlanta, Georgia, that provides free immigration legal services to immigrant survivors of crime and persecution across the state. Originally launched as the Atlanta Bar Asylum Project (ABAP) by a coalition of major Atlanta law firms (Alston & Bird, King & Spalding, Eversheds Sutherland, Troutman Pepper Locke, McKenna Long & Aldridge) and the Atlanta Bar Association, GAIN has grown into a 11-50 person organization serving more than 2,000 clients and family members annually from over 120 countries, with cumulative reach exceeding 30,000 individuals since inception. Service delivery is built on a hybrid model combining in-house legal staff, a network of volunteer pro bono attorneys from Atlanta's law firms, and dedicated multilingual case managers.

The organization operates six core programs: an Asylum Program (legal representation for individuals fleeing persecution), a Victims of Violence Program (U-visa, T-visa, VAWA filings for crime survivors), a Client Care Program launched in 2024 (case management and basic-needs support), a Coordinated Community Response (legal clinics and outreach including Project Ally for newly resettled Afghans), a Court Watch program documenting immigration bond hearings, and a Mandamus Project litigating delayed immigration cases. Specialized capacity extends to detained populations at Stewart and Folkston ICE Processing Centers through an Equal Justice Works Fellowship sponsored by Greenberg Traurig and UPS.

GAIN's revenue model is a multi-stream nonprofit structure combining individual donations, foundation grants (notably the Georgia Bar Foundation), corporate sponsorships (Greenberg Traurig, UPS, law firm partners), federal grants, and significant in-kind pro bono legal services from partner firms. Pricing to clients is free, with services supported entirely by philanthropic and volunteer contributions. Following the loss of U.S. Department of Justice Legal Assistance for Victims funding effective October 2025, GAIN is actively diversifying its fundraising base while continuing to scale programs, partnerships, and advocacy work across Georgia.

Name

Georgia Asylum and Immigration Network

Legal name

Georgia Asylum & Immigration Network, Inc.

Website

https://georgiaasylum.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Georgia Asylum and Immigration Network (GAIN) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2005 in Atlanta that provides free immigration legal services and holistic client care to over 2,000 low-income immigrant survivors of crime and persecution annually across Georgia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Immigration Legal Aid Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Migrant & Refugee Legal Aid and Documentation Services (BPADAHAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Refugee & Immigrant Support Services (BPAGAEAI), Immigrant & Refugee Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAG)

Keywords

• Immigration legal services
• Asylum representation
• Victims of violence
• Pro bono legal aid
• Client care services

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Tax-deductible donations from individuals supporting GAIN's mission to protect immigrant survivors. Donors can give one-time or recurring monthly donations, with Guardian Circle recognition for gifts of $1,000+/year.
2. Federal Grants: Federal funding including Department of Justice grants (Legal Assistance for Victims/LAV Program). In 2025, GAIN was denied DOJ funding for victim services, representing a significant loss of federal support.
3. Foundation Grants: Grant funding from organizations such as Georgia Bar Foundation for specific projects like the Mandamus Project.
4. Corporate Sponsorships: Corporate sponsorship support from companies like Greenberg Traurig and UPS for fellowship programs and organizational capacity.
5. Pro Bono Legal Services (In-Kind): Volunteer attorneys from major law firms provide free legal representation, which constitutes significant in-kind support powering GAIN's service delivery model.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

Georgia Asylum and Immigration Network (GAIN) provides free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrant survivors of crime and persecution across Georgia. Core offerings include asylum representation, U-visa/T-visa/VAWA petitions for survivors of human trafficking and domestic violence, work authorization, family reunification, and holistic client case management supported by a network of pro bono attorneys from Atlanta's major law firms.

Product overview

Georgia Asylum and Immigration Network (GAIN) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization offering a suite of immigration legal services and holistic support programs for immigrant survivors of crime and persecution. The core programs include the Asylum Program (providing legal representation for those fleeing persecution since 2005) and the Victims of Violence Program (supporting survivors of trafficking, domestic violence, and other crimes since 2010). These are complemented by the Client Care Program (comprehensive case management launched in 2024), Coordinated Community Response (pro se clinics and community outreach including Project Ally), Court Watch Program (documenting bond hearings since 2024), and Mandamus Project (addressing case delays since 2024). GAIN assists over 2,000 clients and family members annually across Georgia, primarily through direct legal representation and pro bono referrals to Atlanta's legal community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Asylum Program Provides free legal representation in immigration matters for immigrants fleeing persecution abroad, including those affected by female genital mutilation, gender-based violence, wrongful imprisonment, and torture, improving case outcomes in Georgia's immigration courts.
• Victims of Violence Program Provides free immigration legal representation to survivors of human trafficking, domestic violence, sexual abuse, and other qualifying crimes, enabling U-visa, T-visa, and VAWA petitions, family reunification, and access to safety and stability resources.
• Client Care Program Comprehensive case management providing initial assessments, crisis management, confidential referrals to legal and social services, and emergency basic-needs support (clothing, food, gas gift cards) to all GAIN clients.
• Coordinated Community Response Short-term projects and pro se/educational clinics responding to pressing needs of client communities, including Project Ally serving newly resettled Afghans and 2025 support for detained immigrants navigating complex legal cases.
• Court Watch Program Trains volunteers to attend and document immigration bond hearings for individuals detained at Stewart and Folkston detention centers, identifying patterns related to procedural fairness, language access, and due process (over 900 hearings documented).
• Mandamus Project Advocates for timely resolutions in long-pending immigration cases by compelling government agencies to make decisions on delayed asylum, work permit, and other immigration benefit applications through mandamus litigation.
• Equal Justice Works Fellowship Program Fellowship program placing recent law graduates at GAIN to serve detained immigrants in Georgia, directly representing individuals fighting for their freedom and coordinating with partners serving detained populations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 94% approval rating for decisions (2023)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered emerging, minor, core and founding.

• WABE 90.1 AtlantaemergingGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 March 2026Atlanta's public radio station featuring immigration reporting that highlights GAIN attorneys and clients. Emily Wu Pearson serves as featured speaker at Taste of the World 2026 and has covered detention issues including GAIN's work.
• Georgia Network to End Sexual AssaultminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2026Training partnership for victim advocates covering technical details of U- and T-Visas as well as trauma-informed approaches to serving immigrant survivors of sexual assault.
• Chatham County District Attorney's OfficeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2026GAIN provides training to victim advocates on immigration relief for crime survivors including U- and T-Visas and trauma-informed service approaches.
• PaladincoreTechnology or Integration · 1 June 2025Online platform for volunteer opportunity management where GAIN posts pro bono case opportunities and attorneys can sign up to represent clients.
• Senegalese Community for Aid and Self-Development (SENCAD)emergingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnership to serve newly arrived Senegalese asylum-seekers in Georgia. SENCAD provides community organization, interpretation services (including Wolof speakers), and emergency response support for refugees fleeing political and gender-based persecution.
• Georgia Human Rights Clinic at Emory UniversityemergingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Collaboration with Emory Rollins School of Public Health providing medical and mental health care connections for asylum-seekers through comprehensive medical database, and one-on-one consultations with survivors.
• Atlanta Mayor's Office of International and Immigrant AffairsemergingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024GAIN participates in asylum support group organized by the Mayor's office, connecting with additional local immigrant communities needing legal assistance.
• Alston & BirdfoundingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2005Founding law firm partner in the Atlanta Bar Asylum Project (ABAP) that evolved into GAIN. Alston & Bird attorneys volunteer on pro bono asylum and immigration cases for GAIN clients. Partner employee Joshua Becker has testified to GAIN's impact.
• King & SpaldingfoundingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2005Founding law firm partner and ongoing pro bono volunteer resource. King & Spalding hosted Afghan Asylum Clinic in March 2022. Bill Hoffmann served as pro bono partner at King & Spalding before retirement.
• Eversheds SutherlandfoundingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2005Founding law firm partner in the Atlanta Bar Asylum Project (ABAP) that evolved into GAIN.
• Troutman Pepper LockefoundingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2005Founding law firm partner in the Atlanta Bar Asylum Project (ABAP) that evolved into GAIN.
• McKenna Long & Aldridge (now Dentons)foundingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2005Founding law firm partner in the Atlanta Bar Asylum Project (ABAP) that evolved into GAIN.
• Atlanta Bar AssociationfoundingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2005Founding partner that co-established the Atlanta Bar Asylum Project (ABAP) with major Atlanta law firms in 2005, which evolved into GAIN.

Scale indicators26 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center: El Paso-based nonprofit providing free immigration legal services to low-income immigrants, including asylum, family-based petitions, and detention representation. Strong operational comparability to GAIN's core legal aid and detention work.
• Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES): Texas-based nonprofit providing free and low-cost immigration legal services to immigrant survivors, including asylum and victims-of-crime representation. Highly comparable operating model: pro bono attorney mobilization, holistic client services, detention work, and federal-court litigation — directly analogous to GAIN's stack.
• Americans for Immigrant Justice: Florida-based nonprofit legal aid provider delivering immigration representation to low-income immigrants, including asylum, U-visa/T-visa, and detention cases. Closely comparable in mission, service mix, and reliance on a pro bono/private-bar model.
• Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project: Arizona-based nonprofit providing free legal services to immigrants in detention and to adults and children in immigration proceedings. Most directly comparable to GAIN's detention-focused services at Stewart/Folkston and its federal-court advocacy.
• Tahirih Justice Center: National nonprofit providing legal services and public policy advocacy for immigrant survivors of gender-based violence. Directly comparable to GAIN's Victims of Violence Program, including U-visa/VAWA filings and holistic client services.
• Kids in Need of Defense (KIND): National nonprofit providing pro bono legal representation to unaccompanied immigrant children. Comparable in its pro bono law-firm-driven model and immigration court representation, though scoped specifically to minors.

Broad incumbents

• HIAS (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society): International Jewish nonprofit providing refugee resettlement, legal services, and advocacy. Comparable in mission (refugee/asylum representation, integration services) but operates globally and at much larger scale than GAIN.
• International Rescue Committee (IRC): Global humanitarian organization providing resettlement, asylum, and integration services for refugees across the U.S. Comparable mission area but operates at vastly larger scale and broader service scope than GAIN's Georgia-focused model.
• Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC): National nonprofit network providing immigration legal services and capacity-building support to affiliated Catholic Charities agencies. Comparable to GAIN in mission but operates a broader affiliate-network model rather than direct-service delivery in one state.

Regional players

• Catholic Charities Atlanta: Local Atlanta affiliate providing immigration legal services, refugee resettlement, and social services. Directly comparable service offerings in GAIN's home geography; serves as both a peer and a referral partner in the Atlanta immigrant-services ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/georgia_asylum
• Facebookfacebook.com/GAINatlanta
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/georgiaasylum
• Instagraminstagram.com/georgia_asylum

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

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