Southern Migrant Legal Services - A Project of Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid, Inc. (Nashville Office)
Southern Migrant Legal Services is a federally-funded organization that handles the legal needs of migrant and seasonal agricultural workers in Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, with an emphasis on legal issues arising out of workers' employment situations.
Services Provided
Are immigration legal services provided? |
Yes |
Areas of immigration legal assistance: |
T visas, U visas |
Types of immigration legal services provided: |
Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS |
Other areas of legal assistance: |
Employment |
Non-legal services: |
Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Referrals to other services |
Populations served: |
Farm workers, Human Trafficking Survivors |
Languages spoken: |
English, Spanish |
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
Yes |
Nominal fee charged? |
No |
Other information: |
Immigration services are available only as an adjunct to an employment-related case. Can also serve clients from AL, AR, KY, LA, MS. |
Staffing Information
Number of attorneys on staff: |
4 |
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: |
1 |
Additional Details
Pro Bono opportunities? |
No |
Network affiliations: |
Immigration Advocates Network |