Legal Orientation Program

The Legal Orientation Program (LOP) educates detained immigrants about their rights and the immigration court process so that they can make informed decisions about their legal cases. Vera works with 17 nonprofit legal service providers to offer orientations a...

Publication – Apr 30, 2008

Legal Orientation Program — Evaluation and performance and outcome measurement report, phase II

The Legal Orientation Program (LOP) seeks to educate detained persons in removal (deportation) proceedings so they can make more informed decisions, thus increasing efficiencies in the immigration court and detention processes. Vera’s analysis—a combination of...

Press Release – Sep 05, 2018

Statement on DOJ Analysis of Legal Orientation Program

Today, the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) released the first phase of an analysis of the Legal Orientation Program (LOP), administered by the Vera Institute of Justice, questioning its efficacy and impact. There are insurmountable methodologica...

Press Release – Apr 11, 2018

Statement on DOJ’s Decision to Halt Legal Orientation Program

Yesterday, Vera learned the Department of Justice is halting our Legal Orientation Program (LOP) as of April 30. LOP serves more than 50,000 people per year in 38 large detention centers and ensures that all immigrants in detention are provided with the essent...

Press Release – Apr 25, 2018

Statement on DOJ's Decision to Continue Legal Orientation Program

Vera is pleased with today’s announcement from Attorney General Sessions that the Legal Orientation Program (LOP), which the Department of Justice had directed to stop providing services as of April 30, will instead continue. We thank members of Congress and s...

Publication – Jan 01, 2016