carolina migrant network

What carolina migrant network does

Carolina Migrant Network (CMN) is a Charlotte, North Carolina-based nonprofit organization founded in 2019-2020 by Stefania Arteaga and Becca O'Neill, who first met doing legal advocacy work in Charlotte in 2017. CMN's core function is providing free immigration legal representation to individuals in removal proceedings across North and South Carolina, including those in immigration detention facilities—the organization self-identifies as the only entity in the Carolinas offering this specific service. Service delivery occurs through direct representation, pro se clinics, asylum application assistance, and pro bono bond representation, with all services provided at no cost to clients.

In October 2022, CMN merged with Comunidad Colectiva, a grassroots Latinx-led organizing group, creating an integrated legal-services-plus-organizing model led through a co-director structure (Arteaga focusing on advocacy, O'Neill on legal services) and underwritten by the Four Freedoms Foundation. The merged organization runs the Monarca Fellowship (a six-month youth leadership academy launched in 2023, ~5 fellows per cohort), Know Your Rights clinics, civic engagement canvassing, an ICE reporting hotline, and the Amigos en Resistencia accompaniment program supporting families at ICE offices, immigration court, and USCIS.

CMN operates as a 501(c)-style nonprofit with no proprietary technology, no apps, and no disclosed revenue figures. Its go-to-market is community-led rather than commercial: awareness and donor acquisition occur through grassroots organizing, bilingual (English/Spanish) website and social media (Instagram, Facebook), Mailchimp email campaigns, end-of-year ActBlue fundraising drives ($20,000-$25,000 campaign goals), and CLE training events for attorneys. The organization also engages in policy advocacy, including opposing North Carolina HB 10 which would mandate local-ICE collaboration.

Name

carolina migrant network

Legal name

Carolina Migrant Network

Website

https://carolinamigrantnetwork.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Carolina Migrant Network is a Charlotte-based nonprofit providing free immigration legal representation to individuals in removal proceedings across North and South Carolina, supplemented by community organizing, Know Your Rights education, and the Monarca Fellowship youth leadership program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Immigration Legal Services

NAICS

Other Legal Services (54119), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Immigration Law (BPAHAAAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Immigrant & Refugee Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAG), Immigration Law Literacy & Rights Education (EDAAADAB)

Keywords

• Immigration legal services
• Legal aid nonprofit
• Community organizing
• Immigration advocacy
• Know your rights

Headquarters

HQ city

Charlotte

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. Donations and Fundraising: The organization raises funds through end-of-year campaigns, peer-to-peer fundraising, and general donations via platforms like ActBlue. Fundraising goals have ranged from $20,000 to $25,000.
2. Foundation Grants: Funding from foundations including Four Freedoms Foundation to support operations and the co-director leadership model.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Carolina Migrant Network provides free immigration legal representation to individuals in removal proceedings, both detained and non-detained, in North and South Carolina, including direct representation, pro bono bond representation, pro se clinics, and asylum application assistance. It complements this legal defense work with the Comunidad Colectiva community organizing department, Know Your Rights education, the Monarca Fellowship youth leadership program, an ICE reporting hotline, and civic engagement programs serving Charlotte/Mecklenburg County.

Product overview

Carolina Migrant Network is a non-profit legal services organization offering a unified portfolio of immigration legal representation and community advocacy services. The core offerings consist of free immigration legal services for individuals in removal proceedings (both detained and non-detained) and the Comunidad Colectiva advocacy department, which merged with CMN in October 2022. These are complemented by educational programs including Know Your Rights clinics, the Monarca Fellowship youth leadership program, the Amigos en Resistencia accompaniment initiative, an ICE reporting hotline, and a civic engagement program. The organization is the only entity in the Carolinas providing free legal representation to people facing removal proceedings and in immigration detention facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Comunidad Colectiva: The advocacy department/grassroots organizing wing of CMN, focused on organizing young people from immigrant or refugee families in Mecklenburg county for non-partisan voter engagement, educational and cultural events.
• Monarca Fellowship

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Güeras AliadasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA grassroots volunteer initiative that supports families with loved ones in immigration detention. They help locate individuals in detention facilities, reconnect them with families, and provide guidance on navigating the system.
• Justice Matters NCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization providing training on trauma-informed practices for attorneys engaged in immigration defense work.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CASA: CASA provides free immigration legal services, advocacy, and education to immigrant families in Maryland, Virginia, and the DC metro area. Directly comparable to CMN for combining legal representation with community organizing and civic engagement for immigrant populations in a regional corridor.
• RAICES: RAICES is a Texas-based nonprofit providing free and low-cost immigration legal services to detained and non-detained immigrants, alongside community education and advocacy. Directly comparable to CMN in mission, service mix (legal representation, bond help, asylum clinics), and mixed legal/organizational advocacy model — though operating at much larger scale.
• Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project: Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project provides free legal services to adults and children in immigration detention in Arizona. Most directly comparable to CMN: both are nonprofit-only providers of free detained-immigrant defense operating in geographically defined state regions, with similar pro bono attorney engagement models and bond representation.
• American Gateways: American Gateways provides free immigration legal services to low-income immigrants in Central Texas, including detention representation, asylum, and naturalization. Comparable to CMN as a regional nonprofit offering free immigration defense with a focus on detained populations and community education.
• Justice Action Center: Justice Action Center is a nonprofit immigration-impact litigation and advocacy organization working on bond representation, detention defense, and systemic reform. Comparable to CMN's bond-representation and detention-defense focus areas, particularly in challenging immigration enforcement infrastructure.

Regional players

• El Centro Hispano: El Centro Hispano is a Latino-serving nonprofit in Charlotte, NC providing community education, civic engagement, and social services to immigrant families. Comparable to CMN's Comunidad Colectiva wing as a Charlotte-based Hispanic community organization, though focused more on education and health navigation than immigration defense.
• Legal Aid of North Carolina: Legal Aid of North Carolina provides free civil legal services to low-income North Carolinians, with some immigration-related programming. Comparable to CMN as a regional North Carolina nonprofit legal services provider; differs in that immigration is one of many practice areas rather than the sole focus.

Broad incumbents

• National Immigration Law Center: NILC is a national immigrant rights advocacy organization providing litigation, policy analysis, and training for the immigrant rights field. Comparable to CMN's advocacy pillar at a national scale; not a direct competitor but a policy and capacity-building resource operating in the same field.
• Immigrant Legal Resource Center: ILRC is a national nonprofit providing training, education, and technical assistance to immigrant rights advocates and legal practitioners. Comparable to CMN's education/training mission (KYR clinics, CLE training) at national scale, with overlapping funder networks.

Emerging players

• Al Otro Lado: Al Otro Lado provides free legal services to indigent immigrants in Southern California and at the US-Mexico border, including detention visitation and representation. Comparable to CMN as a smaller nonprofit immigration legal services organization serving a specific regional border/detention corridor with volunteer-attorney engagement.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xinstagram.com/carolina_migrant_network
• Facebookfacebook.com/CarolinaMigrantNetwork
• Instagraminstagram.com/carolina_migrant_network
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/carolina-migrant-network

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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