Casa Cornelia Law Center is a sponsored ministry of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus<\/em><\/p>\n In 2024, Casa Cornelia Law Center continued to deliver vital, no-cost legal services to immigrants, asylum seekers, and survivors of violent crime\u2014offering safety, stability, and hope to those most in need.<\/p>\n Last year, Casa Cornelia responded to 2,928 individuals from 79 countries, speaking more than 55 languages. Of all cases, 48% were asylum claims from individuals fleeing persecution and torture. Thirty-five percent were children and youth navigating the immigration system\u2014often alone and without family.<\/p>\n Strikingly, 75% of these children were boys. This imbalance reveals a deeper truth: girls often face even greater risks and more severe barriers to escape. Many cannot even ask for help, underscoring the urgency of our work.<\/p>\n Seventeen percent of our cases involved survivors of violent crimes, 73% of whom were women seeking safety and justice. These brave individuals were met with skilled, compassionate legal support at Casa Cornelia.<\/p>\n Our mission is strengthened by community: 20% of all cases\u2014591 in total\u2014were taken on by volunteer attorneys, demonstrating the extraordinary power of pro bono service. Our clients primarily came from Latin America and the Caribbean, with the second-largest group from the Middle East. Among unaccompanied minors, 30% were from Guatemala and 21% from Mexico. Seventy-seven percent of crime victims we supported were from Mexico.<\/p>\n As we move forward in 2025, Casa Cornelia is grateful for the Society\u2019s support and remains a steadfast refuge shored in the belief that it is important to meet the needs of the most vulnerable. Visit www.casacornelia.org<\/a> to learn more and discover how you can stand with us in this life-changing work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":385,"featured_media":135988,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[19],"class_list":["post-194014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-news","tag-ministry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shcj.org\/american\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shcj.org\/american\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shcj.org\/american\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shcj.org\/american\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/385"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shcj.org\/american\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=194014"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.shcj.org\/american\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194014\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shcj.org\/american\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/135988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shcj.org\/american\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=194014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shcj.org\/american\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=194014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shcj.org\/american\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=194014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![](\"https:\/\/www.shcj.org\/american\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/CLC-report.jpg\")
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