El Centro de Derechos Humanos y Derecho Constitucional
Mission Statement
The Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law (CHRCL) is a legal support center that advances and protects the rights of immigrants, refugees, children, and marginalized communities by providing training and technical support to direct legal service providers, pursuing impact litigation, and engaging in advocacy.
Misión de CHRCL
Nuestra misión es promover y proteger los derechos civiles, constitucionales y humanos de los inmigrantes, refugiados, niños, prisioneros y los pobres.
Desde su incorporación en 1980, el Centro ha brindado una amplia gama de servicios legales a víctimas vulnerables de bajos ingresos.ms de violaciones de derechos humanos y civiles y apoyo tcnico y capacitacin a cientos de abogados de asistencia legal y asistentes legales en las reas de derecho de inmigracin, derecho constitucional y litigios complejos y de demanda colectiva.
El Centro ha logrado importantes victorias en numerosos casos de acción de clase en los tribunales de los Estados Unidos y ante organismos internacionales que han beneficiado a cientoss de miles de niños inmigrantes, solicitantes de asilo, trabajadores inmigrantes y otras poblaciones vulnerables.
85%
In recent years, the asylum denial rate has reached 85%
Asylum
Denial Rate
700+
Over 700 immigration-related bills were introduced in 2024.
Immigration Bills Introduced
$50
Wages stolen annually from workers, with immigrants disproportionately affected.
Billion
in Stolen Wages
5,500
Over 5,500 children were separated from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Separated Children
70%
Immigrant workers are 70% more likely to suffer fatal workplace injuries.
Higher Risk
in Working Conditions
Sergio Perez Named as Executive Director
The Board of Directors of the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law (the Center), Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Sergio Perez as Executive Director, effective February 10, 2025. Sergio is replacing Interim Director Sarah Kahn, who stepped in after the Center’s Founder and President Peter Schey fell ill in October 2023 and passed away on April 2, 2024, from complications of cancer. The Board thanks Sarah for her incredibly deft handling of the Center’s work during the transition.
Annual Reports
The Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law is a legal services support center with recognized expertise in complex litigation, constitutional law, and laws protecting vulnerable populations. Our litigation efforts have significantly impacted the rights of immigrants, refugees, at-risk children, survivors of domestic violence, prisoners in solitary confinement, and members of LGBT communities. Through these landmark cases, we have challenged systemic injustices and advanced protections for those most in need.
CHRCL's Annual Reports showcases programs, accomplishments and details revenue and spending for the fiscal year.