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Ensure Justice
For adults in immigration detention and for immigrant children who have suffered from abuse, neglect, or violence.
The Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network (RMIAN) provides free immigration legal and social services to immigrant children and to adults in immigration detention.
Our Mission
RMIAN is a nonprofit organization that serves low-income adults and children in immigration proceedings. RMIAN promotes knowledge of legal rights, provides effective representation to ensure due process, works to improve detention conditions, and promotes a more humane immigration system, including alternatives to detention.
Our Values
We believe that justice for immigrants means justice for all. We respect the needs and celebrate the contributions of the individuals and communities that we serve. We believe our clients are equal partners in accessing justice. We value respect for all human beings, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or legal status.
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The Latest
RMIAN Board Member and Managing Director of Programs and Strategy at the American Immigration Council Jorge Loweree Publishes Powerful Opinion Piece in New York Times About Injustices of Current Immigration System and How We Can Do Better
RMIAN Attorney Shira Hereld and other advocates are leading a training on Friday, September 6th at 12:30 MT to transform the immigration court system and build a more gender-affirming and inclusive system.
Shira co-authored Gender Affirming Language in Immigration Court - a practice advisory that outlines how gender-expansive identities can be affirmed in court, an essential resource for advocates committed to ensuring that people of different gender identities are respected in court.
RMIAN’s Director of Advocacy & Litigation, Laura Lunn, will participate on a panel of advocates from across the country discussing the state of universal representation campaigns at the state and local level. Tuesday, 5/7, @ 1pm MT. Register here.
RMIAN, the National Immigration Project, and American Immigration Council filed a civil rights complaint on behalf of a group of transgender and nonbinary individuals who are currently detained at the Aurora Contract Detention Facility and have experienced discrimination, harassment, and mistreatment while under Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody. The complaint details experiences of medical neglect and inadequate access to necessary medical and mental healthcare, dehumanizing treatment, and much more.
RMIAN is part of a coalition with Colorado Legal Services, Colorado Center on Law and Policy, the Community Economic Defense Project, and others to support legislation to provide greater access to justice through more funding for legal service organizations in Colorado. Please see this article in Law Week Colorado for more.
Huge thanks to RMIAN funder and community partner, Caring for Denver Foundation, for putting together this powerful video that discusses the important work of RMIAN’s Social Service Project (SSP) and the powerful collaboration of legal and social services at RMIAN.
RMIAN Pro Bono Attorney, Nat Robinson, writes about his experience providing volunteer legal services to his client, Abraham, in Newsweek.
Please join us for a live CLE webinar on an Diversity, Equity & Inclusion topic A Focus on RMIAN, presented by Mekela Goehring, RMIAN's Executive Director. Special thanks to our event sponsor, Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti LLP.