Mission
AL OTRO LADO (AOL) PROVIDES INNOVATIVE CROSS-BORDER LEGAL SERVICES TO REFUGEES, DEPORTEES, AND OTHER MIGRANTSIN TIJUANA, MEXICO AND THROUGHOUT THROUGHOUT THE U.S., WITH A FOCUS ON SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. AOL'S MISSION IS TO UPLIFT IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES BY DEFENDING THE RIGHTS OF MIGRANTS AGAINST SYSTEMIC INJUSTICES IN THE LEGAL SYSTEM AND FIGHTING FOR ALL FAMILIES THAT HAVE BEEN TORN APART BY UNJUST IMMIGRATION LAWS. AOL HAS REPRESENTED CLIENTS IN IMMIGRATION PROCEEDINGS SINCE 2017, WITH A FOCUS ON INDIGENT, HARD-TO REACH, UNDERSERVED, AND EXCEPTIONALLY VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. AOL HAS BEEN A LEADING ORGANIZATION WORKING ON FAMILY REUNIFICATION AND PROVIDES REPRESENTATION AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO SEPARATED FAMILIES IN CENTRAL AMERICA AND REUNIFIED FAMILIES RESIDING THROUGHOUT THE U.S. AOL HAS ALSO SERVED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF REFUGEES IN BAJA CALIFORNIA AND OTHER US-MEXICO BORDER REGIONS. AOL PROVIDES HOLISTIC, TRAUMA-INFORMED SERVICES, ENGAGING PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, AND THOUSANDS