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Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance (Jackson Office)

  • Location:
    P.O. Box 1104
    Jackson, MS 39215
  • Phone:
    (601) 354-9355 Ext. 3
  • Fax:
    (601) 968-5183
  • Contact methods:
    Email, Fax, Mail/Letter, Phone calls
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance is a nonprofit organization that seeks to improve laws and public policy affecting immigrant and working people of color.

State served: Mississippi

Services Provided

Are immigration legal services provided? Yes
Areas of immigration legal assistance: Adjustment of Status, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions
Types of immigration legal services provided: Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS
Other areas of legal assistance: Education
Non-legal services: Citizenship / Civics classes, ESL, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR)
Populations served: Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender
Languages spoken: English, Spanish
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: No
Nominal fee charged? Yes
Other information: Spanish language line: (601) 354-9355 ext. 3. Due to limited staffing, we no longer handle detention, removal or employment based cases. One must have an appointment to meet with the attorney. No drop-ins are accepted for legal services. Cases are accepted on a selective basis.

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? Yes
Network affiliations: Immigration Advocates Network, National Network for Immigrant & Refugee Rights, Dignity Campaign