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St. Thomas University School of Law - Immigration Clinic

  • Location:
    16401 N.W. 37th Ave
    Miami Gardens, FL 33054
  • Phone:
    (305) 623-2309
  • Fax:
    (305) 474-2412
  • Contact methods:
    Drop-in, Fax, Mail/Letter, Phone calls, Website
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

The Immigration Clinic at the University of St. Thomas School of Law provides immigrants seeking to improve their legal status with student representation. Students conduct a wide range of tasks to assist their client through the difficult immigration process.

Counties served: Broward, Miami-Dade
Detention Facilities Served: Krome Service Processing Center (FL)

Services Provided

Are immigration legal services provided? Yes
Areas of immigration legal assistance: Asylum applications, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions
Types of immigration legal services provided: Representation at Asylum Interviews (Credible Fear Interviews, Reasonable Fear Interviews), Representation before the Immigration Court, Representation before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA)
Non-legal services: Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Legislative advocacy (state or national), Referrals to other services
Populations served: Detained individuals, Domestic Violence Victims, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with criminal histories, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Torture survivors
Languages spoken: English, Haitian Creole, Spanish
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: Yes
Nominal fee charged? No

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 1
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? No
Network affiliations: Immigration Advocates Network