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Advocacy

Terra Firma fights to ensure all immigrant children and families have access to quality healthcare and legal representation.

Affidavits

Terra Firma's expert providers conduct medical and psychological evaluations to support immigration cases for existing clients engaged in medical or mental healthcare.

Expert Testimony

Terra Firma National Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer and Senior Medical Director at the Flagship Program in the Bronx, Dr. Alan Shapiro testified at the Congressional Forum: “Unmasking the Truth: How Trump’s Immigration Raids Target U.S. Citizens and Terrorize Communities.”

Terra Firma National Network Advisor, Dr. Minal Giri, joined Dr. Alan Shapiro in delivering a powerful testimony on Capitol Hill about the effects of the administration's immigration raids on our communities.

Terra Firma Co-Founder Cristina Muñiz de la Peña, PhD ACCEP testifies at a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee held to discuss the effects of family separation at the US-Mexico Border.

Scroll to 3:05 to hear Cristina.

Terra Firma's team of professionals have also:​

  • Testified in Pennsylvania State Court calling for expedited release of families from the Berks Family Detention Center due to risks of COVID-19.

  • Provided professional declarations to support litigation in collaboration with the ACLU and in the cases O.M.G. v Wolf and D.A.M. v Wolf, calling for a temporary restraining order against ICE and allowing for the expedited release of families from family detention centers to decrease their risk of contracting COVID-19.

Presentations

Terra Firma presents our one-of-a-kind model and the unique needs of unaccompanied immigrant children  and families seeking asylum to legal service providers, family medicine practitioners, immigration advocates, and healthcare professionals and are available to provide trainings upon request.

Media Mentions

Terra Firma is the original direct service program, providing integrated medical, mental health, and legal services to immigrant children and families through the Terra Firma Model in Bronx, New York.

Terra Firma National is a separate nonprofit organization dedicated to replicating and advancing the Terra Firma Model across the country.

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Terra Firma

853 Longwood Ave

Bronx, NY 10459
terrafirma@montefiore.org

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Terra Firma National

121 6th Ave, 6TH FL,

New York, NY 10013

info@terrafirma.nyc

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