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Catholic Charities of Albuquerque - Center for Immigration & Citizenship Legal Assistance (Albuquerque Office)

  • Location:
    2010 Bridge Blvd S.W.
    Albuquerque, NM 87105
  • Phone:
    505-539-0274
  • Fax:
    (505) 247-8335
  • Contact methods:
    Email, Phone calls
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

Catholic Charities of Albuquerque is the largest area nonprofit agency that provides outreach programs and low-cost legal services to immigrants.

Counties served: Bernalillo, Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding, Los Alamos, Mora, Quay, Rio Arriba, Roosevelt, San Miguel, Sandoval, Santa Fe, Socorro, Taos, Torrance, Union, Valencia

Services Provided

Are immigration legal services provided? Yes
Areas of immigration legal assistance: Adjustment of Status, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions
Types of immigration legal services provided: Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS, Representation before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA)
Non-legal services: Citizenship / Civics classes, ESL, Referrals to other services
Populations served: Domestic Violence Victims, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status
Languages spoken: English, Spanish
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: Yes
Nominal fee charged? Yes
Other information: Can serve victims of domestic violence/sexual assault statewide.

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 1
Is organization BIA recognized? Yes
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: 1
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: 2
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: 3

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: American Immigration Lawyers Association, Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Immigration Advocates Network, Catholic Charities USA

Volunteering

Volunteer Coordinator
Cathy Aragon-Marquez
505-900-1617