Barbara Hines Honored by National Immigration Project

The National Immigration Project invites you to attend a benefit reception in honor of Barbara Hines. The reception will be held on Friday, June 23, 2006, from 6 to 7:30 pm, at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, TX, site of this year’s AILA conference. Even if you cannot attend the reception, we encourage you to show your support by ordering an ad in the reception program with a message of congratulations for Barbara. Information about the reception and purchasing ads in the program is available here.

In a career spanning more than 30 years, Barbara has distinguished herself as an accomplished immigration attorney, advocate for immigrant rights, and, most recently, a clinical professor at the University of Texas School of Law. Among her many honors include the 1992 AILA Jack Wasserman Award for Excellence in Litigation and the Texas Law Fellowships Excellence in Public Interest Award in 2002. She served as the first co-director of the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law of Texas, Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project. Barbara is also the current chair of the National Immigration Project’s board of directors.

There is no charge to attend the reception. All advertisement proceeds will benefit the work of the National Immigration Project. For more information about the reception and purchasing ads, please contact Ki Kim, the Project’s development director at 617-227-9727, ext. 6 or at ki@nationalimmigrationproject.org.

KJ