Amica Center for Immigrant Rights

Name

Amica Center for Immigrant Rights

Legal name

Amica Center for Immigrant Rights

Website

https://amicacenter.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Immigration Legal Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Immigrant & Refugee Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Immigration Law (BPAHAAAL), Migrant & Refugee Legal Aid and Documentation Services (BPADAHAE), Refugee & Humanitarian Newcomer Orientation (Resettlement Support) (EDAAADAI), Family & School System Navigation (Parent Engagement, Youth Services) (EDAAADAH)

Keywords

• Immigration legal services
• Deportation defense
• Pro bono representation
• Impact litigation
• Detention advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Individual donors contribute to the organization through the website donate function, mail donations, and event attendance. Fall fundraiser generated nearly $500,000 from over 250 guests in October 2025.
2. Corporate/Institutional Grants: Annual budget grew from $1 million in 2014 to over $12 million in 2024, indicating substantial grant and institutional funding support.
3. Event Revenue: Apparel collaboration (The Monarch Collection with Guerrilla FC) generates revenue through capsule collection sales with proceeds supporting legal representation.
4. Pro Bono Services (In-Kind): Law firms provide free legal services including Cooley LLP, Hogan Lovells, Zuckerman Spaeder, Baker Botts, Wilson Sonsini, Sidley Austin, Paul Hastings, and others representing clients at no charge.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Amica Center for Immigrant Rights provides free direct legal representation, Know Your Rights education, and strategic impact litigation to immigrant children and adults facing detention and deportation across the U.S. Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions. The organization runs the Detained Adult Program, Children's Program, and Immigration Impact Lab, supported by a pro bono partnership network of 20+ law firms, law school clinics, and trained volunteer translators and jail visit volunteers.

Product overview

Amica Center for Immigrant Rights is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit legal defense organization (formerly CAIR Coalition) offering a unified portfolio of legal services, not a technology platform. The core programs include: the Detained Adult Program providing direct legal representation and Know Your Rights presentations to immigrant adults in detention; the Children's Program serving unaccompanied minors; and the Immigration Impact Lab pursuing impact litigation. These are supported by volunteer coordination, pro bono partnership matching with law firms, an internship/scholarship program, and online legal resources and guides. The organization does not offer a technology product in the traditional sense.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,200+ detained minors received Know Your Rights presentations in 2025
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cooley LLPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaw firm providing pro bono legal representation to Amica Center clients. Represented Manuel in asylum case at Stewart Detention Center, Georgia. Team included Charlie Wood, Elizabeth Stameshkin, Erich Veitenheimer, Georgina I., Emily Terrell, Elizabeth Meers, Michael Zubrow, and Kaitlin Welborn.
• Hogan LovellscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor law firm partner providing pro bono representation. Represented Manuel (as co-counsel) and helped Maricela win permanent residency after long immigration journey. Team included Allen Pegg and Maria Helmick.
• Zuckerman SpaedercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaw firm partner representing multiple Amica Center clients. Represented Alfonso in SIJS case with attorneys Maggie O'Donnell and Bryan D. Thomson. Also represented Samantha A. Miller as volunteer attorney. Has participated in detention facility visits in Virginia.
• Baker BottscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaw firm providing pro bono SIJS representation. Represented Julio in Special Immigrant Juvenile Status case with attorneys Alexandra Dunn and Elie Kommel. Successfully completed state court custody process.
• Wilson SonsinicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaw firm provided pro bono representation to Theo, detained LGBTQ+ immigrant from country where gay relationships result in violence and death. Attorneys Brad Tennis and Jordan Hecht fought deportation and won asylum.
• Sidley Austin LLPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaw firm represented Adam, helping him navigate complex government legal argument and secure green card after winning asylum. Attorney Justin Becker provided dedicated representation.
• Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaw firm represented Olivier through multiple successful appeals over 2.5 years of detention. Team included Marija Ozolins, Andrew Larkin, Marwa Farag, and Jean Lambert. Won protection under Convention Against Torture.
• Strook & Stroock & Lavan LLPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaw firm represented Arash, Afghan refugee who fled Taliban. Pro bono team included Courtney Hunt, Zachary Fayne, Thomas Firestone, and Kerry Cooperman. Won asylum in September 2023.
• Paul HastingscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaw firm represented Katy and Jackie (sisters) in SIJS case. Pro bono team included Sam Pickett, Laurel Sutherland, Matt Herrington, Colby Moore, and Gary Zanfagna.
• Georgetown Law Center for Applied Legal Studies (CALS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaw school clinic partner representing Javier, Nicaraguan agricultural worker. Students Rodrigo Bermudez and Madeline Sachs worked under supervision of Lauren Hughes and Iman Saad. Won asylum at immigration court trial.
• Grannies RespondminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity organization helped coordinate Gregory's safe journey home to his family in DC after release from Pennsylvania detention.
• Casa San JoseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity organization partnered to help coordinate logistics for detained immigrants being released and reunified with families.
• DC Mayor's Office on Latino AffairsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner supporting Gregory's case continuation and ongoing representation alongside Amica Center.
• O'Melveny & MyerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPro bono counsel supporting Amica Center in developing practice advisory and model briefings on immigration court form addenda misuse. Helped create resources for attorneys across Third and Fourth Circuit appeals.
• DLA Piper LLPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate sponsor of 2025 Defend One Another fundraiser.
• Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate sponsor of 2025 Defend One Another fundraiser.
• Calderon SeguinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor of 2025 Defend One Another fundraiser.
• Blandon LawminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor of 2025 Defend One Another fundraiser.
• Guerrilla FCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSoccer-focused apparel company collaborating on The Monarch Collection - immigrant-inspired capsule honoring communities that shape soccer. Proceeds support Amica Center legal representation.
• GivePulsecoreTechnology or IntegrationVolunteer management platform used by Amica Center to post volunteer opportunities, share forms, and coordinate volunteer community. Free platform for nonprofit use.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• RAICES (Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services): Largest immigration legal services nonprofit in Texas, providing representation, advocacy, and social services to immigrants. Directly comparable in mission and service mix to Amica, though regionally concentrated in Texas rather than Mid-Atlantic.
• Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project: Provides free legal services to immigrants in Arizona immigration detention, with a heavy pro bono model. Direct comparable to Amica's Detained Adult Program, particularly in representing detainees in Arizona facilities.
• Justice for Our Neighbors: National network of immigration legal clinics providing free/low-cost representation. Comparable to Amica in pro bono-driven immigration legal services delivery model, though structured as a federated clinic network rather than a single organization.
• Immigrant Defenders Law Center: Southern California-based nonprofit providing legal defense to immigrants facing deportation, including unaccompanied minors. Directly comparable to Amica in service mix (children + detained adults) and justice-driven representation model.
• Kids in Need of Defense (KIND): National nonprofit providing legal representation to unaccompanied immigrant children in removal proceedings. Directly comparable to Amica's Children's Program, serving the same minor population with similar pro bono model and detention-related work.

Broad incumbents

• HIAS: International Jewish nonprofit providing refugee resettlement, legal services, and advocacy. Comparable to Amica in legal representation for newcomers and asylum seekers; broader international footprint and refugee resettlement scope.
• Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC): Largest immigration legal services network in the US, affiliated with Catholic Charities. Comparable in scope of immigration legal services, capacity-building, and advocacy; broader geographically and institutionally than Amica.
• National Immigrant Law Center (NILC): National advocacy and litigation organization focused on immigration law and policy. Overlaps with Amica's Immigration Impact Lab in impact litigation and class action work, but operates primarily at policy/advocacy level rather than direct representation.

Others

• American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA): National bar association of immigration attorneys. Relevant as an ecosystem partner and pro bono referral source for Amica; not a direct service competitor but a key infrastructure player in the immigration legal services field.

Emerging players

• Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP): Community-based organization providing legal representation and case support to asylum seekers. Comparable to Amica in mission and target population, with overlap in Know Your Rights education and direct representation for vulnerable immigrants.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/amicacenterforimmigrantrights
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/amica-center
• Instagraminstagram.com/amica.center
• Xx.com/AmicaCenter

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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