Law Office of Alexandra Bachan

https://www.newyorker.com//a-translation-crisis-at-the-bor This is an excellent New Yorker article about the lack of access to Mayan-language interpreters and other cultural barriers Mayan people face throughout the US immigration process, as well as a brief history of the U.S.-backed Guatemalan government’s violent oppression of Mayans. I had the good fortune to appear in the article representing Mayan clients before the San Francisco Immigration Court.... *** Este es un artículo excelente de la revista New Yorker sobre la falte de acceso a traductores en las diferentes idiomas mayas y otros barreras cultural para la gente maya durante todo el proceso inmigratoria el EE.UU., también con un resumen de la historia del gobierno guatemalteco, apoyado por el EE.UU, violencia y opresión contra la gente maya. Tengo la suerte de aparecer en el artículo representando a clientes mayas frente la corte de inmigración en San Francisco.

So happy for my client and our victory at Immigration court today! ¡Tan feliz para mi cliente y nuestra victoria hoy en la corte de inmigración!

My client and I on shared our experiences before the Atlanta Immigration Court, while she was detained and after her release, with an NBC reporter in this article about severe due process violations occurring in immigration courts. Mi cliente y yo compartimos nuestra experiencia frente la corte de inmigración de Atlanta, mientras que estaba detenida y también después de su liberación, con una periodista de NBC en este artículo sobre violaciones de derechos graves que estamos viendo en los tribunales de inmigración.

Brilliant and compassionate San Francisco Immigration Judge Dana Leigh Marx’s must-read critique of our highly politicized, totally dysfunctional and unjust immigration court system. https://www.washingtonpost.com//76afe914-5d3e-11e9-a00e-05

BREAKING: Politico reporting that DHS expands Remain in Mexico policy. The Remain in Mexico policy forces certain asylum seekers to wait in Mexico for the outc...ome of their cases in the U.S. It is UNLAWFUL. UNSAFE. UNACCEPTABLE. First started in San Ysidro/Tijuana last month, Politico reports (https://politi.co/2GowwcM) it's expansion to Eagle Pass/Piedras Negras. Get informed & push back! > lawg.org/remaininmx

¡Nos mudamos! Nos puede encontrar en el piso 8 Suite 801 del mismo edificio @ 2648 International Blvd. en el distrito de Fruitvale en Oakland. We moved! You can find us on the 8th floor, Suite 801, of the same building @ 2648 International Blvd. in the Fruitvale district of Oakland. Saludos y nos vemos pronto!

Come to our NLG training to learn about volunteering at the Tijuana border! I'll be presenting with Lisa Knox Borboleta Colibri Alisa Whitfield Gabriela Lopez

Statement by Family of Jakelin Amei Rosmery Caal Maquin.

The United States government chose to install soldiers, barricades and barbed wire at the border in Tijuana. Al Otro Lado chose to call upon its own army of adv...ocates near and far who have begun to arrive in droves. So many attorneys, legal workers, law students and interpreters are arriving each day to be part of the solution to the refugee crisis manufactured by the U.S. government. Join us in Tijuana, stand in solidarity with refugees, and help them to understand their legal rights in the asylum process that awaits them. The U.S. government wants to keep refugees ignorant of their rights and to keep them frightened. This is unacceptable. We believe that knowledge of the legal process is power, and that refugees are resilient and the bravest among the brave. We are proud to be standing beside them, and none of us are leaving any time soon. Porque #MigrarNoEsUnDelito and #RefugeesAreALWAYSWelcomed See more

Please support our team as we provide the Honduran exodus or caravan with legal guidance. Natalia Sant’Anna is there now and I will be there next Nov 30-Dec 2nd with the National Lawyers Guild. Your contribution will help us to cover travel and lodging expenses for our team.

¡Presente! https://www.mercurynews.com//oaklands-growing-mayan-commu/