Church World Service (New York Office)
Church World Service (CWS) works with partners in the U.S. and around the world to build interfaith and intercultural coalitions to eradicate hunger and poverty and promote peace and justice. Together, we're supporting sustainable grassroots development, disaster relief, and refugee assistance. In the United States we're helping communities respond to disasters, we're resettling refugees, we're promoting fair national and international policies, and we're providing educational resources. CWS New York provides immigration legal services to underserved populations throughout the tri-state area.
| Counties served: |
Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), NY (Manhattan), Queens, Richmond (Staten Island) |
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, NACARA, Naturalization/Citizenship, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas |
| Types of immigration legal services provided: |
Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS |
| Non-legal services: |
Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), Legislative advocacy (state or national), Referrals to other services |
| Populations served: |
Domestic Violence Victims, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender |
| Languages spoken: |
English, Spanish |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
No |
| Nominal fee charged? |
Yes |
| Other information: |
Provides representation at USCIS interviews. Also provides refugee resettlement services on a national level and support for affiliate-based immigration legal services. This organization can accept clients statewide. In person consultation with an attorney or paralegal under supervision is now available upon reservation at the CWS NY office. Also, we are offering immigration court services and USCIS interviews trainings/accompaniment with a licensed NY attorney. |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: |
2 |
| 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: |
0 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? |
Yes |
| Network affiliations: |
American Immigration Lawyers Association, Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Church World Service, Immigration Advocates Network |
