Indianapolis Immigration Lawyer Volunteers To Help At Border

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — An attorney in Indianapolis wants to travel to south Texas to help those crossing the U.S. border illegally or seeking asylum. WISH reported Sarah Burrows, an immigration attorney, wants to volunteer and represent those who may need help down South, even though President Trump signed an executive order Wednesday ending border separation between parents and children. Burrows already booked her flight, hotel and car, after researching and finding out Lawyers for Good Government and the group CARA were looking for attorneys to represent detainees and asylum seekers during the week of July 4, WISH said.

According to WISH, Burrow found out about the Trump Administration's new policy while she was on a field trip with her own children, which brought on "heartbreak."The news report added that her husband also hopes to go help in south Texas, where he plans to assist in tracking down families that have been separated.

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If her trip is approved, Burrows' work days in south Texas would be 18 hours long for seven days due to meeting clients, going over cases, bond hearings, writing and more, WISH reported, adding that she'll look into what past volunteer attorneys have done.

Burrows will then head back to Indianapolis, giving the chance to another group of lawyers willing to help as she did.

Patch recently reported the Trump administration has come under intense criticism from advocates, lawmakers and citizens for the policy of separating migrant children from their families. Last week, the Department of Homeland Security announced that nearly 2,000 children had been separated at the border over the period beginning April 19 and ending in May.

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