City Beat/May 15, 2018
The Immigrant and Refugee Law Center, part of the community learning center at Robert’s Academy, works to help those coming to Cincinnati from other countries navigate America’s complex immigration system.
The legal help hub is a new addition to the school’s already bustling community learning center, especially at a time when more immigrants are coming to the area and when rhetoric against immigration has gotten more intense.
The seeds of the center were planted last July, when LeMaster, a Cincinnati native who recently moved back home after stints doing international human rights work in Washington, D.C. and Spain, began talking with CLCI Executive Director Darlene Kamine. Kamine had been working on the law center idea for a while, and it seemed like an ideal fit for LeMaster. The center was formally incorporated in August last year and opened its doors in February.