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Protecting and empowering immigrants: AIR

Recent Responsive Grants grantee, AIR, provides low-cost legal aid to immigrants navigating complex cases.

Grantmaking

Published: February 12, 2026

The Community Foundation’s recent Responsive Grants program awarded nearly $1 million dollars total in unrestricted funds to 46 agencies who—along with their clients—are facing unprecedented pressures. One of those grants supports Advocates for Immigrant Rights, known as AIR—a nonprofit law firm providing guidance and representation to clients navigating an increasingly complex immigration system.

Four people of different ages, including a young boy, two women, and an older man with glasses and a cap, sit closely together outdoors. Text reads: Advocates for Immigrant Rights.

Founded in 2018, AIR helps individuals and families understand their rights under U.S. law, and protects those rights in court. Immigration cases can take years to resolve, and many people face the process alone, without legal support, often under intense pressure and fear.

AIR’s attorneys work to ensure people aren’t forced to make life-altering decisions without understanding their options. A case can take anywhere from 2-10 years, and the most AIR would charge for even a decade-long case is $5,000.

Through collaboration, legal expertise, and deep community trust, AIR helps protect those values while strengthening the fabric of our entire community.