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We Build Digital Tools for Immigrant Justice

Millions of immigrants nationwide are unable to uphold their rights because of their inability to afford a lawyer

Our tools help immigrants find justice

We partner with immigrants and their advocates to identify legal challenges and design digital tools that make the law more accessible to all. Explore our projects and tools.

We create free digital legal tools that transform the immigrant experience

Justicia Lab partners with immigrants and their advocates to identify current challenges and design scalable digital tools that simplify the immigration process while upholding the human right to dignity, privacy, and safety. Explore our projects and tools.

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Making the path to citizenship easy and affordable

Citizenshipworks is an online naturalization platform designed to make applying for citizenship easy. With Citizenshipworks, you can self-screen for eligibility, complete all your naturalization paperwork, and connect to virtual or in-person legal assistance.

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Bringing safe and reliable information to immigrants everywhere

Immi helps immigrants in the U.S. understand their legal options and access critical resources from any location. With immi, users can learn about various forms of relief, access thousands of non-profit legal organizations, and stay up to date with changes to immigration law.

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A national database of non-profit legal aid organizations

ImmigrationLawHelp.org is a searchable online directory of over 1,000 free or low-cost nonprofit immigration legal services providers in all 50 states. Users can search ImmigrationLawHelp.org by state, zip code, or detention facility. Users can also refine their search by types and areas of legal assistance provided, populations served, languages spoken, other areas of legal assistance, and non-legal services provided.

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Helping workers recover stolen wages

Reclamo is an easy to use tool designed to help worker advocates retrieve stolen wages for workers. Using a mobile-responsive, plain-language screening tool and interview, advocates can now automatically complete the New York State Department of Labor form, submit a demand letter to an employer, and more!

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Harnessing the power of technology and collaboration to support immigrants and their allies

For over ten years, we’ve worked hand in hand with partners in the immigrants’ rights movement to bring new tools and resources to the field. We work with leading immigrant advocacy organizations to help them bridge the digital divide, launch new campaigns, and bring the tools of justice to hard to reach communities.

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Making the path to citizenship easy and affordable

Citizenshipworks is an online naturalization platform designed to make applying for citizenship easy. With Citizenshipworks, you can self-screen for eligibility, complete all your naturalization paperwork, and connect to virtual or in-person legal assistance.

Learn More
Immi Logo

Bringing safe and reliable information to immigrants everywhere

Immi helps immigrants in the U.S. understand their legal options and access critical resources from any location. With immi, users can learn about various forms of relief, access thousands of non-profit legal organizations, and stay up to date with changes to immigration law.

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A national database of non-profit legal aid organizations

ImmigrationLawHelp.org is a searchable online directory of over 1,000 free or low-cost nonprofit immigration legal services providers in all 50 states. Users can search ImmigrationLawHelp.org by state, zip code, or detention facility. Users can also refine their search by types and areas of legal assistance provided, populations served, languages spoken, other areas of legal assistance, and non-legal services provided.

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Helping workers recover stolen wages

Reclamo is an easy to use tool designed to help worker advocates retrieve stolen wages for workers. Using a mobile-responsive, plain-language screening tool and interview, advocates can now automatically complete the New York State Department of Labor form, submit a demand letter to an employer, and more!

Learn More
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Harnessing the power of technology and collaboration to support immigrants and their allies

For over ten years, we’ve worked hand in hand with partners in the immigrants’ rights movement to bring new tools and resources to the field. We work with leading immigrant advocacy organizations to help them bridge the digital divide, launch new campaigns, and bring the tools of justice to hard to reach communities.

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Award-winning tools that change lives

For nearly 15 years our solutions have helped thousands of immigrants identify their eligibility for immigration relief and become U.S. Citizens. Through the years we have built partnerships with hundreds of nonprofits and cultivated a national network of advocates dedicated to immigrants’ rights. Our tools prioritize collaborative and equitable design, data privacy, and language justice. We are proud of the recognition we’ve received over the years for our leading edge tech.

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Immigrants Supported
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2017 Webby Winner Award
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Decades working towards justice

Our digital tools are built in collaboration with, and for, a community dedicated to transforming immigrant justice through collaboration, creativity, and technology. In 1999 our founders, Pro Bono Net, realized the power that the internet would come to have and for over two decades we have steadily transformed the civil legal aid field through digital services designed to help the most vulnerable find resources, navigate the justice system, and live more secure lives. We are delighted to introduce you to Justicia Lab, But to really know us, you have to know where it all started. Scroll down to learn where we came from and where we are headed.

1999

Pro Bono Net is born

Founded in New York City, Pro Bono Net was created by two law firm pro bono leaders who recognized the potential of technology and collaboration as a force multipliers for good. Pro Bono Net’s platforms have been adopted by civil justice partners in more than 40 states and territories and helped millions of people across the US.

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2007

The Immigration Advocates Network is launched

In 2007, Pro Bono Net joined forces with national immigrants' rights groups to create the Immigration Advocates Network (or IAN). From its roots as a single destination for advocates supporting immigrants, IAN quickly grew to develop new digital tools and initiatives to help immigrants find low-cost legal assistance, know their eligibility for immigration relief, and apply for naturalization.

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2022

Justicia Lab and a new era for immigrant justice

As we look ahead to the future, the Immigrant Advocates Network has broadened its scope and changed its name to Justicia Lab, Pro Bono Net’s incubator of immigrant justice tech.

Justicia Lab’s goal is to rebalance the scales and give immigrants and their advocates new tools to navigate our immigration system, find workplace justice, and more.

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Decades working towards justice

Our digital tools are built in collaboration with, and for, a community dedicated to transforming immigrant justice through collaboration, creativity, and technology. In 1999 our founders, Pro Bono Net, realized the power that the internet would come to have and for over two decades we have steadily transformed the civil legal aid field through digital services designed to help the most vulnerable find resources, navigate the justice system, and live more secure lives. We are delighted to introduce you to Justicia Lab, But to really know us, you have to know where it all started. 

Scroll down to learn where we came from and where we are headed!
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The Justicia Lab team

Our team of designers, strategists, and attorneys work hand in hand with immigrants and their advocates to co-design solutions and bring resources to where they’re needed the most. We bring diverse perspectives to every challenge and decades of experience supporting immigrants and refugees.

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Rodrigo Camarena

DIRECTOR

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Ken Ramsey

PROJECT MANAGER

Joshua Medina

Legal User Experience Designer

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Sandra Sandoval Chavarria

PRODUCT MANAGER

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Simon Rah

Chief technology officer

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Laura Vazquez

Associate Director
“Justicia Lab is a leader in developing tools for innovation and collaboration. We are proud to have partnered with Justicia Lab to provide much-needed legal tech solutions that empower advocates and immigrants and make a difference in closing the access to justice gap.”
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Rocio Sáenz

Executive Vice President
“Justicia Labs' tools make it easier to protect the rights of immigrant workers and to keep families together and safe. Their easily accessible tools help find reputable legal service providers nearby, understand the law, and apply for U.S. citizenship.”
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Amber Mull

Regional Deputy Director,
“Justicia Lab has long been a leader in leveraging technology to further legal access, filling a critical need in communities and among legal service providers. We share Justicia Lab’s vision, and have been honored to be a partner in the immigration space. We look forward to continuing to collaborate with the team at Justicia Lab.”
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Nicole Melaku

Executive Director
“Justicia Lab plays an important role in connecting partners to technology that helps them innovate programming and ensure that stakeholders have access to cutting edge tools to scale their impact and ultimately better serve their communities legal services needs.”
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Meet our industry-leading partners

We’ve partnered with leading immigrant advocacy groups to help them bridge the digital divide, supercharge campaigns, and bring the tools of justice to hard to reach communities. We create our own tools, build platforms for others, and work with partners to harness the power of technology and collective action to better support immigrants and their advocates.

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Making the Path to Citizenship Easy and Affordable

Citizenshipworks is an online naturalization platform designed to make applying for citizenship easy. With Citizenshipworks, you can self-screen for eligibility, complete all your naturalization paperwork, and connect to virtual or in-person legal assistance.

Learn More
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Bringing Safe and Reliable Information to Immigrants Everywhere

Immi helps immigrants in the U.S. understand their legal options and access critical resources from any location. With immi, users can learn about various forms of relief, access thousands of non-profit legal organizations, and stay up to date with changes to immigration law.

Learn More
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A National Database of Non-Profit Legal Aid Organizations

ImmigrationLawHelp.org is a searchable online directory of over 1,000 free or low-cost nonprofit immigration legal services providers in all 50 states. Users can search ImmigrationLawHelp.org by state, zip code, or detention facility. Users can also refine their search by types and areas of legal assistance provided, populations served, languages spoken, other areas of legal assistance, and non-legal services provided.

Learn More
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Helping Workers Recover Stolen Wages

Reclamo is an easy to use tool designed to help worker advocates retrieve stolen wages for workers. Using a mobile-responsive, plain-language screening tool and interview, advocates can now automatically complete the New York State Department of Labor form, submit a demand letter to an employer, and more! 

Learn More
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Harnessing the power of technology and collaboration to support immigrants and their allies

For over ten years, we’ve worked hand in hand with partners in the immigrants’ rights movement to bring new tools and resources to the field. We work with leading immigrant advocacy organizations to help them bridge the digital divide, launch new campaigns, and bring the tools of justice to hard to reach communities.

Learn More
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