PAIR Project

The Political Asylum/Immigration Representation Project (PAIR) is the leading provider of free immigration legal services to asylum-seekers and immigrants unjustly detained in Massachusetts. As part of its screening process, PAIR conducts regular asylum intake clinics for non-detained asylum seekers and legal orientation sessions to immigrants in all the detention centers across the Commonwealth. PAIR also does community outreach giving Know Your Rights presentations for providers and immigrant communities. The presentation includes: current updates on changes to immigration law and policy, information about one's constitutional rights when confronted by immigration enforcement, raids preparedness, and how individuals can prepare in case they are detained. The presentation is available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, Simplified and Traditional Chinese and Vietnamese.