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Legal Aid Service of Broward County

  • Location:
    491 N. State Rd 7
    Plantation, FL 33317
  • Phone:
    (954) 765-8950
  • Contact methods:
    Drop-in, Phone calls
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

Legal Aid Service of Broward County, Inc. provides free civil legal advice and representation to the disadvantaged residents of Broward County. In addition, we provide educational outreach programs to help improve the low-income community and encourage self-sufficiency.

Counties served: Broward

Services Provided

Are immigration legal services provided? Yes
Areas of immigration legal assistance: Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Consular Processing, Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions
Types of immigration legal services provided: Filings with USCIS, Representation at Asylum Interviews (Credible Fear Interviews, Reasonable Fear Interviews), Representation before the Immigration Court
Other areas of legal assistance: Consumer, Family & Juvenile, Foreclosure, HIV/AIDS, Homeless, Housing, Public Benefits, Taxes, Veterans
Non-legal services: Referrals to other services
Populations served: Detained individuals, Domestic Violence Victims, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Torture survivors
Languages spoken: English, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, Spanish
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: Yes
Nominal fee charged? No
Other information: The Immigration Unit is staffed by 1 attorney and 1 paralegal. Legal Aid Service of Broward County, Inc. has various units that provide civil legal assistance in other areas of law.

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 2
Is organization BIA recognized? No
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: 1

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: American Immigration Lawyers Association, Immigration Advocates Network