Our Mission:
Immigrant Rights Action seeks to ensure that the human rights of our neighbors are upheld. We do this through access to immigration legal services, education, connection to community resources, and collaboration with allies.
Our Vision:
We strengthen our community by uplifting our most vulnerable neighbors
Our Values:
- Collaboration & Consensus: We believe in the power of unity as a guiding principle
- Dignity & Respect: We recognize that all human beings are equal and deserve to be treated as such
- Empathy & Compassion: We recognize and strive to understand the experiences of others
- Belonging & Representation: We welcome and empower all to use their voice
- Transparency & Trust: We build confidence in our community through a culture of consistency and honesty
- Empower Independence: We connect people to a community network to enable them to thrive
- Advocacy & Justice: We champion change by building awareness and leveraging resources to create a more just community
Walk-in Office Hours:
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 10am-2pm
History
Immigrant Rights Action came into being as a neighborhood collective that immediately responded to a call to action in March 2017 in response to an ICE raid in Doylestown that apprehended four young restaurant workers.
We crowdsourced funding to secure legal representation for them and thereby created a grassroots group focused on ensuring legal access to Bucks County’s immigrant community.
We became a volunteer-led nonprofit 501(c)3 in 2019. In 2022, we onboarded our first paid Executive Director and are currently immigrant-led. We are recognized by the U.S. Department of Justice as the only non-profit that provides access to legal immigration services in Bucks County.
Staff
- Heidi Roux, MBA, Executive Director
Board of Directors
- Juan L. Navia, PhD, Chair
- Tyler Hoff, Treasurer
- Elizabeth C. Furman, Co-Treasurer
- Amanda Soler, Secretary
- Maritza Gonzalez
- Ariel Virk, LPC, MA
- COL(R) J. Esteban Rodriguez
