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Youth Co-Op, Inc.

  • Location:
    5040 NW 7 Street
    Flr. 3
    Miami, FL 33126
  • Phone:
    (786) 615 7022
  • Fax:
    (305) 643-2739
  • Contact methods:
    Email, Fax, Mail/Letter, Phone calls, Immigration@ycoopmail.org
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

Youth Co-Op’s immigration program provides a wide-array of immigration services to Miami-Dade County. The program’s staff is comprised of BIA accredited representatives and legal assistants, all of whom are supervised by the program’s immigration attorney. The program covers a broad range of services, which includes, but is not limited to: family petitions, asylum, attorney consultations and court services, TPS, residency applications, and U.S. citizenship services. Our fee schedule is very competitive and among the lowest when compared to other accredited agencies.

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

Services Provided

Are immigration legal services provided? Yes
Areas of immigration legal assistance: Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant petitions, Family-based petitions, NACARA, 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: 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
Non-legal services: Citizenship / Civics classes, Employment services, Referrals to other services
Populations served: Detained individuals, Domestic Violence Victims, Farm workers, 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, Spanish
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: No
Nominal fee charged? Yes

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 1
Is organization BIA recognized? Yes
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: 0
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: 2
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: 0

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI)

Volunteering

Volunteer Coordinator
Marianne Lobo
(305) 643-6730