| 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. |
