Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking
The Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (CAST) is a Los Angeles–based nonprofit organization that is working to put an end to modern slavery and human trafficking through comprehensive, lifesaving services to survivors and a platform to advocate for groundbreaking policies and legislation. Over the past two decades, CAST has supported thousands of survivors through every phase of their journey to freedom from counseling, to legal resources, to housing, educational and leadership training and mentorship. Through these programs, CAST has helped empower survivors to overcome their traumatic pasts and become leading voices in shaping policy and public awareness to ultimately put an end to the fastest growing criminal enterprise of the 21st century.
Counties served: |
Los Angeles |
Services Provided
Are immigration legal services provided? |
Yes |
Areas of immigration legal assistance: |
Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant petitions, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions |
Types of immigration legal services provided: |
Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS, Representation at Asylum Interviews (Credible Fear Interviews, Reasonable Fear Interviews), Representation before the Immigration Court, Representation before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), Federal court appeals |
Other areas of legal assistance: |
Civil Rights, Employment, Family & Juvenile |
Non-legal services: |
Housing referrals |
Populations served: |
Human Trafficking Survivors |
Languages spoken: |
English, Korean, Spanish |
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
No |
Nominal fee charged? |
No |
Other information: |
Services are only for survivors of human trafficking. Clients can only reach the organization by calling the 24/7 Hotline at 1-888-539-2377. Representation also provided for Criminal Advocacy and Civil Assessment. |
Staffing Information
Number of attorneys on staff: |
10 |
Is organization BIA recognized? |
Yes |
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: |
0 |
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: |
0 |
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: |
0 |
Additional Details
Pro Bono opportunities? |
Yes |
Network affiliations: |
American Immigration Lawyers Association, Freedom Network, Immigration Advocates Network |