Our People. Our Purpose.
Paula Roa
Executive Director
Daphnee Camilien
Chief Operating Officer
Our Story
The Immigration Collective was founded by Paula Roa and Daphnee Camilien, two BIPOC immigration attorneys who met while supervising nonprofit legal work. Together, they helped thousands of people seek immigration protections and saw how partnerships with contract attorneys could expand services quickly.
As mothers and solo practitioners, they also knew that community-centered work has to be sustainable for the attorneys doing it. They built the Collective to connect trusted attorneys with nonprofits, community organizations, and faith groups that need legal-service capacity but may not have an in-house team.
Today, the Collective helps organizations host legal help desks and clinics, connect people with trusted attorneys, and respond to urgent needs—so more immigrant families can find meaningful legal support.
We strengthen the organizations and attorneys that immigrant communities rely on.
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Expanding legal access. Building nonprofit capacity. Supporting community-based attorneys.
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