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Catholic Charities of Portland - Immigration Legal Services (Portland Office)

  • Location:
    2740 S.E. Powell Blvd
    Suite 2
    Portland, OR 97202
  • Phone:
    (503) 231-4866
  • Fax:
    (503) 688-2705
  • Contact methods:
    Phone calls
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

Catholic Charities of Portland provides high quality immigration legal services to low-income immigrants and refugees. In addition, we provide educational programs and tools for the public and engage in community outreach in order to promote justice for incoming refugees and immigrants.

State served: Oregon

Services Provided

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, Employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant petitions, Family-based petitions, NACARA, Naturalization/Citizenship, 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)
Non-legal services: Department of Justice (DOJ)/Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)-funded services for trafficking victims
Populations served: Domestic Violence Victims, Farm workers, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Juveniles
Languages spoken: English, Romanian, Spanish
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: Yes
Nominal fee charged? Yes

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 7
Is organization BIA recognized? Yes
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: 0
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: 1
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: 5

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: American Immigration Lawyers Association

Volunteering

Volunteer Coordinator
Lakota Bowen
(503) 688-2704
Other Information We offer in-office attorney volunteer opportunities and a pro bono program.