Casa Alitas Program

The majority of Legally Processed Asylum Seekers (LPAS) arriving in our community are parents, children, and pregnant women escaping wars, droughts, gang violence, starvation, religious persecution, terrorism, economic collapse, and modern-day slavery. They seek safety and a better life from various parts of the world. In recent years, Casa Alitas has assisted LPAS – including migrant families, women, and children – from countries such as Guatemala, Syria, Afghanistan, Honduras, El Salvador, Romania, Nicaragua, Brazil, Haiti, Cuba, Ukraine, Russia, Chad, Sudan, South-Sudan, Colombia, Venezuela, China, India, Mauritania, Mexico, and many others. Most have traveled through Mexico to reach the United States, with journeys lasting from a few weeks to several months.