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Catholic Charities of East Tennessee, Inc. - Office of Immigrant Services (Knoxville Office)

  • Location:
    3227 Division St
    Knoxville, TN 37919
  • Phone:
    (865) 971-3550
  • Fax:
    (865) 971-3575
  • Contact methods:
    Phone calls, We are offering remote appointments at this time
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

Catholic Charities of East Tennessee provides low-bono and pro-bono immigration legal assistance to the East TN immigrant and refugee communities.

Counties served: Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Cumberland, Fentress, Grainger, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, Morgan, Pickett, Roane, Scott, Sevier, Union

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, Family-based petitions, Humanitarian Parole, NACARA, Naturalization/Citizenship, P1 or P2 for Afghans, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Special Immigrant Visa (SIV), 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
Non-legal services: Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Legislative advocacy (state or national), Referrals to other services
Populations served: Domestic Violence Victims, Farm workers, 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: English, French, Italian, Spanish
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: Yes
Nominal fee charged? Yes

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 2
Is organization BIA recognized? Yes
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: 0
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: 2
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: 1

Additional Details

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

Volunteering

Volunteer Coordinator
Alessandra Ceccarelli
(865) 971-3550