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Program Operation Plan <br />Describe, generally, your organization's qualifications as outlined in the Evaluation Criteria above. In <br />particular, please detail your organization's experience representing immigrants In removal <br />proceedings for the last three years. <br />The numbers in the following table represent new cases accepted for each of the past <br />three calendar years, In total, ImmDef NQRP program represents 122 individuals who <br />are non -detained and 27 individuals who are currently detained. <br />Adults <br />Year <br />Detained <br />Non -detained <br />2015 <br />44 (Adelanto) <br />11 (Los Angeles) <br />2016 <br />4 (Los Angeles) <br />310 (Los Angeles) <br />2016 <br />11 (Adelanto) <br />6 (Los Angeles) <br />7 (Los Angeles) <br />January -June <br />14 (Adelanto) <br />12 (Los Angeles) <br />2017 <br />4 (Los Angeles) <br />Unaccompanied Minors <br />Year <br />Detained <br />Non -detained <br />2015 <br />23 (Los Angeles) <br />120 (Los Angeles) <br />2016 <br />32 (Los Angeles) <br />310 (Los Angeles) <br />January -June <br />2017 <br />47 (Los Angeles) <br />125 (Los Angeles) <br />Immigrant Defenders Law Center (ImmDef) is a next -generation social justice law firm <br />that defends immigrant communities against systemic injustices in the legal system. <br />Founded in 2015 by a group of experienced public interest immigration lawyers, <br />ImmDef provides direct representation based on a universal representation model. <br />This means that ImmDef does not screen clients based on eligibility for legal relief nor <br />do we exclude clients who are otherwise eligible for our services based on criminal <br />history or other adverse factors. At ImmDef we believe that the right to counsel in <br />immigration court is a necessary step towards ensuring due process for all, and our <br />model of representation is built on this principle. It is our long-term goal to ensure <br />that no immigrant is forced to go to court alone. <br />ImmDef has steadily grown to be the largest non-profit, pro bono provider of <br />deportation defense in Southern California. Our team of 25 attorneys and 22 support <br />staff members provide full-scale deportation defense and legal education classes to <br />approximately 1900 adults and children in Southern California annually. Our current <br />service area includes the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, <br />25B-18 <br />