| 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, Family-based petitions, Habeas Corpus, 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) |
| Other areas of legal assistance: |
Consumer, Disability, Disaster and Crisis Assistance, Education, Elder Law, Family & Juvenile, Foreclosure, Health, HIV/AIDS, Housing, Life Planning, Public Benefits, Veterans |
| Non-legal services: |
Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Legislative advocacy (state or national), Referrals to other services |
| Populations served: |
Domestic Violence Victims, 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: |
Cantonese Chinese, Chinese, English, French, Haitian Creole, Hebrew, Mandarin Chinese, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian, Yiddish, Belorussian |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
Yes |
| Nominal fee charged? |
No |
| Other information: |
Also provides legal assistance to LGBT communities. In-take line Monday and Wednesday from 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Call (212) 613-5000. |
