The U.S. just started sending asylum seekers to Guatemala

Imagine arriving at the U.S. border seeking asylum after escaping horrific violence—just to be told you can’t even apply. Then imagine being packed onto a plane and dropped off in Guatemala, a country with one of...

November 26, 2019 at 12:37 pm Spencer Tilger read more

Immigration Equality Denounces Plan to Send Asylum Seekers at U.S.-Mexico Border to Guatemala

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENovember 19, 2019 Contact:Kristen Thompson, Communications Director, Immigration Equalitycommunications@immigrationequality.org | 917-654-8994 Immigration Equality Denounces Plan to Send Asylum Seekers at U.S.-Mexico Border to Guatemala NEW YORK, NY — In response to the Trump administration’s...

November 19, 2019 at 12:00 pm Spencer Tilger read more

Immigration Equality Honors Mila Jam, Patti Harrison, and Sandy Flor Viruel for Advocacy on Behalf of LGBTQ and HIV-Positive Refugees at Annual SHINE Awards

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 24, 2019 Contact: Kristen Thompson communications@immigrationequality.org | +1 646-723-1581 Immigration Equality Honors Mila Jam, Patti Harrison, and Sandy Flor Viruel for Advocacy on Behalf of LGBTQ and HIV-Positive Refugees at Annual SHINE Awards NEW...

October 24, 2019 at 11:46 am Spencer Tilger read more

Same-Sex Maryland Couple Sues U.S. State Department for Treating Their Six-Month-Old Daughter as Born out of Wedlock

For Immediate Release September 12, 2019 Contact: Kristen Thompson, Immigration Equality communications@immigrationequality.org | (646) 723-1581 Jonathan Adams, Lambda Legal jadams@lambdalegal.org | (646) 752-3251 Same-Sex Maryland Couple Sues U.S. State Department for Treating Their Six-Month-Old Daughter as...

September 11, 2019 at 10:08 pm Spencer Tilger read more

Meet the Kiviti Family

On September 12, 2019, Immigration Equality and Lambda Legal sued the U.S. State Department on behalf of Roee and Adiel Kiviti and their daughter, Kessem. Roee and Adiel are both U.S. citizens but only one of...

September 11, 2019 at 10:01 pm Spencer Tilger read more

Fall Undergraduate Legal Internship

Immigration Equality’s New York City office is offering a fall internship position for undergraduate students. Immigration Equality is a national organization fighting for equal immigration rights for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and HIV-positive (LGBT/HIV+) community....

September 5, 2019 at 8:24 pm Spencer Tilger read more

Fall Development Intern

Immigration Equality is proud to be the national leader in the field we pioneered: lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and HIV-positive immigrant rights. We helped end the HIV travel ban, led the successful fight to secure...

September 5, 2019 at 8:22 pm Spencer Tilger read more

Fall Legal Internship

Immigration Equality’s New York City office is offering a fall internship position for law students. Immigration Equality is a national organization fighting for equal immigration rights for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and HIV-positive (LGBT/HIV+) community....

September 5, 2019 at 8:05 pm Spencer Tilger read more

Same-Sex Georgia Couple Sues U.S. State Department for Refusing to Recognize Their One-Year-Old Daughter’s Citizenship

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 23, 2019 Contact: Kristen Thompson, Immigration Equality communications@immigrationequality.org | (646) 723-1581 Jonathan Adams, Lambda Legal jadams@lambdalegal.org | (646) 752-3251 Same-Sex Georgia Couple Sues U.S. State Department for Refusing to Recognize Their One-Year-Old Daughter’s...

July 23, 2019 at 2:19 pm Spencer Tilger read more

Meet the Mize-Gregg Family

Derek Mize and Jonathan Gregg met in New York City in 2014. It was love at first sight. Jonathan is a U.S. citizen, born to an American mother and British father in England. He moved to...

July 23, 2019 at 1:38 pm Spencer Tilger read more