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Catholic Charities of Paterson - Legal Services Department

  • Location:
    212 Slater Street
    Suite 201
    Paterson, NJ 07501
  • Phone:
    (973) 279-7100
  • Fax:
    (973) 523-1150
  • Contact methods:
    Phone calls
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

Catholic Charities of Paterson offers legal assistance to immigrants regarding a variety of immigration related matters.

Counties served: Bergen, Morris, Passaic, Sussex

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, NACARA, Naturalization/Citizenship, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions
Types of immigration legal services provided: Filings with USCIS, Representation before the Immigration Court
Other areas of legal assistance: Community Development
Non-legal services: Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR)
Populations served: Domestic Violence Victims, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Juveniles, Torture survivors
Languages spoken: English, Spanish, Turkish
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: 0
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: 0

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Immigration Advocates Network