About Us
WHO WE ARE
We are a women-led team of attorneys, paralegals, and community-rooted advocates who believe in the power of lawyering for justice and radical care. Our staff reflects the communities we serve: we are working-class immigrants and descendants of immigrants, multilingual and culturally diverse. Some of us are young parents, some of us are queer, some of us are students—and all of us draw on these lived experiences to build trust and understand our clients’ realities.
We combine legal skill with bold compassion to tell our clients’ stories. We show up with honesty and competence, using the legal system for its true purpose: to open doors so every person can live freely, safely, and with dignity.
WHAT WE DO
CARES
Children’s Advocacy, Representation & Services Project
Every child deserves a chance to belong and feel cared for. Aldea attorneys represent unaccompanied minors in immigration and family courts free of charge. From legal protection to connecting with vital social services, CARES ensures young people aren’t left behind and guides them toward permanent status and protection.
HOPE
Haitian Outreach Program
For both newly arrived and long-established Haitians, HOPE is legal aid rooted in solidarity and shared experience. Led by native Kreyol-speaking advocates and volunteers who carry lived histories in their work, HOPE builds trust, responds with cultural insight, and shields our clients from harmful policies targeting them. As the system turns hostile, HOPE stands firm with our Haitian neighbors.
ANAP
New Americans Project
Becoming a U.S. citizen transforms the lives of immigrants and the future of our communities. Originally funded by a federal grant, our New Americans Project continues today, providing a low-cost pathway to citizenship for qualifying permanent residents. We also offer free and specialized assistance to persons living with disabilities or impairments, older adults, and applicants with no income. Our efforts empower New Americans to use their voice and their vote for a better future for all.
Low Bono Community Program
Aldea’s foundation is our firm belief in access and dignity before profit. Justice should never be unaffordable. Our low bono program offers high-quality representation in removal defense, humanitarian relief (T, U, SIJS, VAWA, asylum), family reunification, green cards, work permits, and more—all at rates far below private market costs and with payment plans tailored to the unique needs of each person or family.
We stand first with the most vulnerable among us, prioritizing survivors, single-parent households, families with children, LGBTQ+ and gender-nonconforming individuals, elders, people living with disabilities, and military service members and their families. Our initial consultations are always free, with representation offered on a sliding-scale or low bono basis.
ALMA
Aldea for Liberation, Mentorship & Advocacy
Our lawyers are well-trained to persevere through the barriers immigration detention imposes on justice. Even when access is difficult, we are there. As an EOIR-recognized pro bono provider, Aldea delivers transparent advice, reliable information, self-help tools, and select representation to persons in immigration detention. We conduct monthly visits at the Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Philipsburg, PA—the largest immigration detention facility in the Northeast. We also offer free phone consultations to people fighting to regain their freedom, secure safety in their futures, and reunite with their families. We help rebuild agency in a system meant to erase it.
GAP
Guatemalan Assistance Project
We bring legal care to the Guatemalan community through trusted in-person clinics at the Guatemalan Consulate in Philadelphia twice a week. We train Consulate staff, who then use these skills to better serve the Guatemalans who power the agricultural and hospitality industries of our region with their hard work. Through this collaboration, the Consulate’s Protection Program works closely with Aldea to identify survivors of human trafficking and connect them to potential humanitarian immigration relief. GAP is built on mutual trust and skilled advocacy.
HOLA Clinics
Horas de Oficina Legal y Ayuda / Office Hours for Immigration Legal Aid
Legal help should meet people where they are—in the community. HOLA Clinics are low-barrier, multilingual, mobile, and completely free walk-in legal clinics that connect neighbors with clear information and rapid assistance. Whether it’s a complex case or an urgent question, HOLA Clinics are open and rooted in service.