The Legal Aid program at For the Nations was started by Sarah Turner in 2019. Sarah did the work necessary to get For the Nations recognized by the Department of Justice. Additionally, she holds an accreditation from the Department of Justice which allows her to practice immigration law. Since 2019, Sarah has handled over 750 immigration cases including citizenship, adjustment of status (green cards), asylum, work permits, family reunification petitions, and humanitarian parole. 94% of those cases have been approved or referred to a pro bono attorney. Through Sarah’s work, For the Nations is able to offer immigration law services at affordable prices for refugees in the DFW area. Most clients pay no more than $100, and no one is turned away due to an inability to pay.
Our Legal Aid department is funded by private donations. We do not take any federal funds which has allowed our program to survive when other agencies have been forced to close. Due to recent funding cuts and local agency closures, our volume is at record levels. There is currently a unique opportunity for churches and private donors to step in and help refugees with their transition to life in the US. Every donation is valued!
Sarah is a native Texan, but she has spent enough time outside of Texas to not be too obnoxious about it. She graduated from Fuller Theological Seminary in 2020 with an MA in Intercultural Studies. Sarah is married to Aaron, a high-school science teacher, and they have a son, Sam. The Turner Family also includes a dog named Kate, two cats named Oliver and Harry Potter, a tree frog named Fred, and a lizard named Rex. Sarah loves board games, tacos, Doctor Who, rainy days, history documentaries, and reading any book she can get her hands on.
“He has shown you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to act justly, to love mercy. and to walk humbly with you God?” — Micah 6:8