Central American Legal Assistance
Rebecca Press is a legal professional with extensive experience in immigration law and advocacy. Currently serving as Co-Founder at Co-Counsel NYC and Senior Counsel at Central American Legal Assistance since 2023, Rebecca previously held the position of Legal Director at UnLocal, Inc. from 2019 to 2023. Prior roles include Staff Attorney at Central American Legal Assistance, Judicial Law Clerk at the U.S. Department of Justice, Immigration Attorney at The Door - A Center of Alternatives, and Immigration Paralegal at Safe Horizon. Rebecca holds a Juris Doctor degree from New York University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Oberlin College.
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Central American Legal Assistance
Central American Legal Assistance (CALA) provides free or low-cost legal services to New York’s immigrant community. Our mission is to protect and defend Central and South American asylum-seekers and to expand the civil rights of all immigrants. CALA has had an open door to newly-arrived immigrants since 1985. CALA’s staff are all bi-lingual. Based in a Brooklyn church, CALA offers immigrants a home base for advice or counseling as well as legal representation. We have put thousands of Latino immigrants on the road to citizenship