Press

June 21, 2023 – The WBA interviewed Benach Pitney Reilly founding partner Ava Benach about her career and the importance of Pride month to the LGBTQ community.

May 14, 2023 – Benach Pitney Reilly founding partner Ava Benach talked with CBS News about her client Henry Rivas Sibrian, who is seeking asylum in the United States because of the violence he faces in his native El Salvador due to his sexual orientation, and the unsettling feeling of not knowing when your life in U.S. might be ripped away. Sibrian’s asylum case has been pending since 2017.

May 14, 2023 – Benach Pitney Reilly founder Dree Collopy explains why the Biden administration’s immigration rule restricting how individuals can apply for asylum is likely to be struck down in court.

Feb. 14, 2020 – BPR Partner Sarah Pitney talked with Politico about the uncertainty facing employers about whether their employees’ H-1B visas will be renewed, given the reduction in visa approvals since President Trump took office.

February 14, 2020 – In this opinion piece, Benach Pitney Reilly founder Dree Collopy argues that U.S. immigration policies—including family separations, detainment, and adversarial immigration proceedings—violate the human rights of immigrant children.

October 18, 2019 – Benach Pitney Reilly founder Dree Collopy talks about her book A Practical Guide to US Asylum Law and Procedure.

Sept. 12, 2019 – Benach Pitney Reilly attorneys speak to Law 360 about new training guidelines for asylum officers.

May 5, 2019 – Benach Pitney Reilly founder Dree Collopy talks about the effect changing asylum rules has on those seeking protection.

Feb. 25, 2019 –  Benach Pitney Reilly attorney Sarah Pitney spoke to CNBC about fielding queries from student visa seekers wondering if they would be better off applying to study in Canada.

Jan. 29, 2019 – Benach Pitney Reilly founder Dree Collopy talked with the AP about the unsafe conditions in which the Trump Administration is keeping Central Americans seeking asylum in the United States.

Jan. 23, 2019 – Benach Pitney Reilly founder Dree Collopy spoke about the effect the proposed End the Shutdown and Secure the Border Act would have on children applying for asylum in the United States.

Jan. 10, 2019 – Benach Pitney Reilly founder Dree Collopy wrote this opinion piece in the Post about the crisis President Trump has created at the border.

Jan. 9, 2019 – Benach Pitney Reilly founding partner Ava Benach talks to WAMU about the fears immigrant parents have about who would care for their children if they are deported.

Jan. 9, 2019 – Benach Pitney Reilly founding partner Ava Benach spoke about new guardianship measures put in place in Maryland that would allow immigrant parents to designate a guardian for their children that could look after the children if the parents were deported.

Jan. 7, 2019 – Benach Pitney Reilly founding partner Ava Benach explained how the government shutdown is adding to the existing backlog of hundreds of thousands of immigration cases.