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1) We'll add that in the next release. Thanks. 2) That's entirely likely. I realize the location part is sensitive, but we want to show you immediately the closest NGOs and sanctuary cities. 3) No, it doesn't. 4) We accept submissions via email, Twitter, and FB that we then research and vet with experts. We're planning an anonymous forum as well in the future.

Exactly. Plus the constantly shifting landscape of immigration itself. Relevant info one day is stale the next.

Precisely.

We don't want a database of undocumented immigrant emails, but agreed we will figure out a way to create a web portal as well.

Great suggestion. We'll check it out.

We focus map that has every sanctuary city/immigration NGO and law clinic in the country on your approximate location.

visit us at www.arrived.us

We want users to peruse the knowledge bank offline due to the cost of data and the potential that a detained or soon-to-be-detained immigrant may not have an internet connection.

To protect ourselves. While we do not offer legal advice per se, we do explain how removal proceedings, visa processes, and other sensitive topics work . Given how quickly immigration policy changes, the ToS allows us to say that info is provided as-is.

So we invite users to email us so we can anonymize, research, and vet each question. We also allow users and partners to contribute to our blog.

(Also we launched back in July.)

Great points! We are constantly improving the UI since it's our first foray into Android.

It's a great site to be sure! But we have translated our content to Spanish (and soon ten other languages).

For the majority of Hispanic immigrants, smartphones are their only computing device. I'm a believer than an app always outdoes a "mobile-friendly" site. Also an app lets you require a user to sign a ToS once after installation without requiring accounts. For a website it's not as seamless.

We launched back in July because we felt tech could scale the great resources and tips shared in guides, forums, and in-person visits to NGOs. Given we are a team primarily of immigrants, we also wanted to combat the xenophobia in this country.

iOS is coming soon! Android headsets are cheaper and have a higher market share, and are therefore are more likely to be used by undocumented immigrants.

The newsfeed is curated from our blog via RSS (www.arrived.us/blog). The data in FAQ comes from expert interviews, NGO pamphlets, government sites, immigrant suggestions, and tips from the consular officials.

So users can submit questions that our team researches and adds to the knowledge bank. In addition, we have writers that contribute content to the newsfeed based on common questions we receive. So consider it an case-by-case, moderated Stack Overflow. Given the privacy considerations, we wanted to keep any questions anonymous.