We provide free and low-cost legal representation to immigrant families in the Mid-South facing detention, deportation, and complex immigration challenges. With offices in Memphis, Murfreesboro, and Chattanooga, we fight to keep families together and ensure due process for those who seek a better life in our community.
Advocates for Immigrant Rights (AIR) is a nonprofit immigration law firm serving the entire Memphis Immigration Court jurisdiction – including Tennessee, northern Mississippi, Arkansas, and western Kentucky.
We provide high-quality legal representation in immigration court, detained cases, family-based petitions, SIJS, VAWA, and adjustment of status. Our sliding-scale model and strong pro bono commitment means no one is turned away for lack of funds.
What sets us apart is our holistic approach. Through our Community Access & Integration Program (CAIP), we help clients not only with their legal cases but also with integration, stability, and long-term success.
At Advocates for Immigrant Rights, our approach is simple: put clients first. We provide high-quality legal representation with compassion, respect, and a deep understanding of the fear and uncertainty many families face.
We treat every client with dignity and respect. Our attorneys and accredited representatives take the time to understand each person’s full story and develop a personalized legal strategy – never a one-size-fits-all approach.
No one is turned away for lack of funds. We operate on a sliding-scale fee model and provide significant pro bono services.
We don’t just offer legal services – we help clients rebuild their lives. Through our Community Access & Integration Program (CAIP), we connect families with healthcare, education, housing support, and other essential resources across the Mid-South.
We provide experienced legal representation when it matters most – whether a parent is fighting to stay with their U.S. citizen children, a young person is seeking protection through Special Immigrant Status (SIJS), or a family is trying to stay together through adjustment of status.
Our work protects due process, keeps families united, and helps people build stable lives in our community.
Advocates for Immigrant Rights (AIR) exists to fight for the safety, dignity, and inclusion of immigrant families through high-quality legal representation and holistic support.
We represent parents, spouses, and children in family-based petitions, adjustment of status, VAWA, and SIJS cases. Our goal is simple: keep families united and prevent unnecessary separations.
.We provide urgent legal representation to people detained by ICE across our service area. We fight for bond releases, defend against removal, and protect due process when it matters the most.
We offer compassionate, competent representation to asylum seekers, LGBTQI+ immigrants, survivors of trafficking and crime (U&T visas), and other vulnerable individuals who need protection and stability in our community.
People who have laid down roots in our communities, built families and friendships, and have become a part of the place we call home. We work to keep our community together and safe, whether people are detained or sponsoring their family members to get legal status.
People who entered the US seeking sanctuary from persecution or torture in their home countries. We fight for the freedom for new arrivals, ensuring that they can access the things they need while engaging with their legal process.
People who are LGBTQI immigrants who are doubly vulnerable to systemic oppression. We approach our service with a specialized respect for a diversity of sexual orientation and gender presentation throughout our practice areas.
