Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE ASYLUM SEEKER ADVOCACY PROJECT (ASAP) SEES A FUTURE WHERE THE UNITED STATES WELCOMES INDIVIDUALS FLEEING VIOLENCE. WE WORK ALONGSIDE OUR MEMBERS - THOUSANDS OF ASYLUM SEEKERS - TO MAKE THIS VISION A REALITY.
URGENT LEGAL ASSISTANCE:ASAP PROVIDES URGENT LEGAL INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE THAT IS RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF ASYLUM SEEKERS IN CRISIS. ASAP HAS RESOLVED MORE THAN 1650 LEGAL EMERGENCIES TO DATE AND HAS TRAINED MORE THAN 500 ATTORNEYS OVER THE LAST YEAR ON BEST PRACTICES IN REMOTE LEGAL AID.
COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND MASS COMMUNICATION:ASAP USES TECHNOLOGY TO CONNECT WITH ASYLUM SEEKERS WHO CAME TO THE UNITED STATES SEEKING SAFE HAVEN. THIS YEAR, ASAP CONNECTED WITH OVER 4,500 ASYLUM SEEKERS IN 44 STATES. ASAP ALSO CREATED ACCESSIBLE RESOURCES, AND ANSWERED OVER 10,000 QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS.
SYSTEMIC REFORM:ASAP WORKS ALONGSIDE OUR MEMBERS TO ADVOCATE FOR A UNITED STATES THAT WELCOMES ASYLUM SEEKERS, THROUGH FEDERAL LITIGATION, PRESS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY. OVER THE LAST YEAR, ASAP REUNITED A FAMILY THAT HAD BEEN SEPARATED FOR OVER 2 YEARS AND HELPED OVER 270 FORMERLY SEPARATED PARENTS AND CHILDREN TO BRING MONETARY DAMAGES CLAIMS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Dorothy Tegeler | CO-LEGAL DIRECTOR | 40 | $41,250 |
| Conchita Cruz | CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $41,250 |
| Elizabeth Willis | CO-LEGAL DIRECTOR | 40 | $39,469 |
| Swapna Reddy | CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $38,958 |
| Michael Wishnie | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Javier Valdes | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kavitha Sreeharsha | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Elora Mukherjee | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Liliana Ornelas | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Pyle | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Dani Isaacsohn | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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