Immigrant Advocates Response Collaborative (Immigrant ARC) is a coalition in New York State that enhances access to legal services for immigrants through lobbying and training initiatives. It also runs the Afghan Resettlement Project, connecting Afghans to essential resources across the state. The group was founded in response to what it labled the first Trump administration’s “Muslim Travel Ban” in 2017. ¹

Afghan Refugee Resettlement

In response to the Afghanistan War and U.S. withdrawal from the region, Immigrant ARC launched the Afghan Resettlement Project. The goal of the project is to encourage Afghan migrants to move to the Albany, New York region and to maximize the benefits to these “future New Yorkers.” The group works with social services, government officials, other nonprofits, and emergency response services on behalf of Afghan migrants. Services include immigration legal advice, support in bringing family members to the U.S. from Afghanistan, organizing a pro bono network of immigration lawyers, trainings for volunteer attorneys, connecting migrants with relief supply providers, and participating in “federal and state advocacy efforts” to advocate for policies to further their resettlement agenda. ^{2 3}

Financials

In 2023, Immigrant ARC reported $1,548,816 in revenues and $1,006,954 in expenses, with $730,258 in total assets and 11 employees. ⁴ In 2022, Immigrant-ARC reported revenues of $105,568 from government grants. ⁵

Chamberlain Network

Immigrant ARC and the Chamberlain Network are connected through shared staff. Camille Mackler and Crystal Ellington are both board members at the Chamberlain Network. ⁶ Mackler also founded Immigrant ARC and as of February 2025 led the organization as the executive director, while Ellington serves as communication manager for Immigrant ARC. ⁷

The Chamberlain Network is a fiscally sponsored project of Policy Impact. ⁸ The Chamberlain Network is a left-of-center advocacy and community organizing group that uses veterans as the face of its policy agenda push. ⁹ Policy Impact is a left-of-center nonprofit that provides fiscal sponsorship for other entities  to facilitate donations and disbursements from individuals and foundations. ¹⁰

People

Camille Mackler is the founder and executive director of Immigrant Advocates Response Collaborative. ⁴

1. “Our Story.” Immigrant ARC. Accessed February 17, 2025. https://www.immigrantarc.org/our-story.
2. Bamyani, Zafar, and Aline Barros. “Albany’s Afghan Americans Help Afghan Refugees Resettle.” Voice of America, January 11, 2024. https://www.voanews.com/a/albany-s-afghan-americans-help-afghan-refugees-resettle/7435233.html.
3. “Afghanistan.” Immigrant ARC. Accessed February 17, 2025. https://www.immigrantarc.org/afghanistan.
4. “Immigrant Advocates Response Collaborative Inc.” ProPublica, May 9, 2013. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/850595592.
5. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Immigrant Advocates Response Collaborate Inc. 2022. Part 8, line E.
6. “Our Team.” The Chamberlain Network. Accessed February 17, 2025. https://www.chamberlainnetwork.us/our-team.
7. “Staff & Leadership.” Immigrant ARC. Accessed February 17, 2025. https://www.immigrantarc.org/staff-and-leadership.
8.  The Chamberlain Network. Accessed February 17, 2025. https://www.chamberlainnetwork.us/.
9. “What We Do.” The Chamberlain Network. Accessed February 17, 2025. https://www.chamberlainnetwork.us/our-work.
10. “Policy Impact (Now Contina Impact).” Policy Impact (Now Contina Impact). Accessed February 17, 2025. https://www.policy-impact.org/.