Over 5,000 people are detained at Fort Bliss — most without legal representation. Hundreds of attorneys are ready to help. Donate your miles to L4GG's Travel Fund and get them there.
What is the Travel Fund?
The Travel Fund is powered by people who have frequent flyer miles, hotel points, or credit card rewards sitting unused in an app. When you donate them, you're not just clearing out a loyalty account. You're sending a lawyer.
Right now, Lawyers for Good Government is mobilizing attorneys through our Detention Bridge program to provide critical legal services to people detained at Fort Bliss in El Paso — many transferred there from hundreds of miles away, most facing deportation without ever speaking to a lawyer.
Attorney travel costs are one of the biggest barriers to meeting this need. Your miles remove that barrier.
As the program grows, the Travel Fund will support attorney deployment across all of L4GG's legal advocacy programs — wherever lawyers are needed most.
How it Works
If you're donating miles or points: Pledge your points through our form. When a volunteer attorney needs travel support, we'll reach out to coordinate the booking. You'll receive an update on how your donation was used — and who it helped.
If you're donating by credit card: Your contribution goes to support L4GG and its Travel Fund. L4GG uses funds to book travel for volunteer attorneys deploying in person. L4GG is a 501(c)(3) — your donation is fully tax-deductible.
Where your Miles Go - Right Now
Detention Bridge is currently active at Fort Bliss in El Paso, TX, where more than 5,000 people are detained — many transferred from across the country. Large-scale attorney trainings begin in March 2026. Over 150 attorneys have already said they're willing to travel. We need help getting them there.
Your miles send lawyers to conduct legal intakes, document detention conditions for litigation, represent individuals in bond hearings and habeas petitions, and deliver Know Your Rights presentations to people who may otherwise have none.
About L4GG
Lawyers for Good Government is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) with a nationwide network of over 125,000 pro bono attorneys. Since 2018, our immigrants rights initiative Project Corazon has provided direct legal assistance to more than 10,000 individuals in detention centers and at the border.
Volunteer Lawyer Testimonials
In 2019 and 2020, the Travel Fund sent 256 lawyers to detention centers and border crossings, serving more than 13,386 individuals. The need never went away. Neither did we. The Travel Fund is back — and the moment has never been more urgent. See below for testimonials from volunteer attorneys who participated in our Travel Fund in 2019-2020.
Attorney Mara Kimmel and her daughter (serving as interpreter) spent a week working at the Dilley Detention Center with detained mothers and children.
“My daughter and I traveled to the Dilley Detention Center to work with the DPBP. We were there from Sunday to Friday night working with detained moms and kids.
Even after having represented asylum seekers for a decade, this experience is profound and agonizing. I observed a system that should never be condoned by any country, much less one that purports to values human and civil rights and dignities.
I think that everyone should see what we witnessed because then we can stand up for the rights of people to seek safety for themselves and their families, and reject that these actions are being taken in the name of our country and our values.”
- Mara Kimmel
Attorney Claire Noone (second from left), shown here with several other volunteers, traveled to the Rio Grande Valley and worked with ProBar to help children in detention prepare to go through the asylum process.
“I went to the Rio Grande Valley of Texas and provided legal services to children in detention. I listened to the stories of dozens of unaccompanied minors and provided a framework for their understanding of the asylum process. I gave several ‘Know Your Rights’ presentations to children in detention, families upon release and individuals waiting at the bridge in Matamoros.
I feel that I was able to provide a little stability and clarity amidst the chaos that is the border. There were many unexpected barriers and challenges but I was able to provide a sense of calm and order in an otherwise messy place.”
- Claire Noone