Mid-South Immigration Advocates

05/01/2026

We are thrilled to share that we recently received a grant from the Memphis Bar Foundation! We are sincerely grateful for your support!

02/20/2026

05/15/2025

Las familias inmigrantes están en continuo riesgo..
Las protecciones federales están desapareciendo y la necesidad es más grande que nunca.
Únete a MIA. Hazte donante mensual. Ayúdanos a seguir defendiéndoles.
https://miamemphis.org/donate/

04/30/2025

Immigrant families in the Mid-South are under attack.
Federal protections are vanishing—but the need has never been greater.
Join us. Be a monthly donor. Help us keep advocating for them.
https://miamemphis.org/donate/

04/25/2025

Mateo* tenía solo 9 años cuando llegó solo a EE.UU.
Sin padres. Sin representante legal. Enfrentando la deportación.
Gracias a personas como tú, MIA pudo intervenir.
Hoy está a salvo, en la escuela, y con familia.
Sé la razón para que otros niños como él tengan una oportunidad.
https://miamemphis.org/donate/
*Nombre cambiado por privacidad.

04/16/2025

Mateo* was 9 when he arrived in the U.S. afraid and alone.
No parents. No lawyer. Facing deportation.
MIA stepped in and he’s now safe and thriving.
Be the reason these children get a chance.
https://miamemphis.org/donate/

*Name changed for privacy.

04/14/2025

¡Urgente!

El gobierno federal ha congelado muchos de los fondos para servicios legales de inmigración.
Los niños y familias migrantes están en mayor riesgo que nunca.
Nosotros seguimos luchando. Pero necesitamos TU apoyo.
Dona hoy: https://miamemphis.org/donate/

04/09/2025

Urgent Call!
Federal funding has been frozen for some immigration legal services.
Immigrant children are now at greater risk than ever.
We’re still fighting. But we need YOU.
Donate now: https://miamemphis.org/donate/

03/26/2025

MIA joins legal service providers across the country in denouncing the Trump administration's termination of legal services to children who enter the U.S. without a parent or legal guardian.

From the statement:

“The 377 children we represent under the terminated contract live in communities throughout the Mid-South, and they come here seeking protection from human trafficking, sexual violence, child abuse, abandonment, and other extreme harm in their home countries,” said Sally M. Joyner, Legal Director of Mid-South Immigration Advocates.

“We serve as a lifeline for some of the world’s most vulnerable kids who have found safety in our communities. These children have a human right to seek protection under our laws. If the government wants immigrants to go through legal channels, cutting off children’s access to counsel is not the way to support the rule of law,” Ms. Joyner explained.

“It’s not an exaggeration to say that the government’s action will result in unnecessary suffering. Kids who are already integrated into our schools and churches will be deported back to harm and possibly death, even though they qualify for legal status here.”

On Friday, March 21, the Acacia Center for Justice received a notice of near-total termination for the Unaccompanied Children Program. The organization’s network of more than 100 legal service providers released the following statement: