Our Mission: Compassionate, quality legal assistance for all immigrants and refugees
Dear Friends and Neighbors,
Looking back at 2023, I am grateful for the opportunity to serve our immigrant neighbors. Thanks to your support, we have provided legal services to hundreds of vulnerable immigrants and refugees who can now look forward to a brighter future.
Even with so much to celebrate, our joy is mixed with heartbreak. We enter our eighth year as an organization at a time of unspeakable devastation, and we cannot look away. The same values that guide AIN’s work each day call us to decry the Palestinian genocide that is happening in front of our eyes. Immigrants and refugees know all too well the trauma of violence and dispossession. We recognize the threads that link our work with movements for justice and healing happening around the world. We are alarmed by the rise of Islamophobia and anti-semitism and attempts to fearmonger about the southern U.S. border. Our mission has always compelled us to resist detention and deportation, and advocate for the dignity of our clients. We speak now because that mission demands that we stand for humanity, compassion, and the liberation of oppressed peoples.
We will continue our work in 2024 with renewed passion. Without a doubt, none of this work would be possible without you. Thank you for every hour volunteered, kind message sent, prayer lifted, and gift donated. We are so grateful to be in this together.
—
Katherine Del Rosario
Executive Director
Since AIN opened in 2016…Over 500
Individuals’ immigration questions answered by our legal team
280
New immigrants assisted with the green card process
70
Young people protected from deportation and able to pursue their dreams
90
Proudly took their oath to become U.S. citizens
We served immigrants living in
80 Chicagoland communities from 70 different countries
Our Impact
More Highlights
District 59 Back to School Event
In August, we returned to the D59 resource fair for students and their families. School supplies, backpacks, and more went out in time for the new school year.
Growing Our Board
This year, we welcomed two new board members, Lindsey and Brian, to help drive our mission to provide compassionate, quality legal assistance. So glad to have you both!
Monthly Food Pantry
Every month, Immanuel Community Church hosted a food pantry for local families. AIN provided free legal screenings for individuals and families, answering questions and helping people explore their immigration options.
Bowling Benefit
In February, board member Stan organized an incredible bowling event for friends and neighbors to support the work of AIN.
Pure Barre Pop-Up
Our friends at Pure Barre and Omarcito’s Latin Cafe hosted a full body workout and donated the proceeds to AIN.
AIN on the Air
Our Executive Director, Katherine Del Rosario, was featured on United Stateless, a podcast about what happens when immigrants "go home".
Give
If you stand with your immigrant neighbors no matter where they are from and believe in keeping families together – partner with us. Your donation to Alliance for Immigrant Neighbors (AIN) will help provide compassionate, quality, and affordable legal assistance for Chicagoland immigrants.
