The Refugee Asylum Support Project (RASP) was developed with the Association of the Bar for the City of New York (ABCNY) and their refugee program. Students work with lawyers in New York to help complete research used in the asylum cases. The program offers students the opportunity not only to learn different aspects of immigration law, but also about conflict situations throughout the world from first hand accounts.

The Refugee Assistance Project at ABCNY recruits and trains attorneys for immigrants who have suffered torture and other forms of repression in their home countries and are seeking political asylum in the United States. Community Outreach began its assistance to refugee applicants through its work on behalf of Central Americans in the ABC Assistance Project. This effort was followed by the development of other projects, including the Chinese Refugee Project and the Haitian Political Asylum Project. Today the Refugee Assistance Project is a comprehensive program designed to assist asylum seekers from all parts of the world. Volunteer attorneys are trained to prepare asylum applications and represent clients at I.N.S. interviews and Immigration Court hearings.

2005-2006 Executive Board:

• Director: Tadhg Dooley
• Memo Coordinators: Molly Penn, Natasa Pajic, Scott Bernstein, Becca Worthington, Eugenie Montague
• Events/Speaker Co-Chairs: Adjoa Linzy and Thomas Thekkekandem
• Political Action Co-Chairs*: Wes Quinton and Rachel Muchmore
• Treasurer: Kim Maynard
• Webmaster: Chad Jira

*This position may not be on the current executive board line-up on the website.

Updated 11/8/05