Boat People SOS (Houston Office)
Boat People SOS (BPSOS) is a national Vietnamese-American community-based organization that empowers, organizes, and equips Vietnamese individuals and communities through legal services and resettlement programs.
Counties served: |
Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris |
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, Naturalization/Citizenship, T visas, U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions |
Types of immigration legal services provided: |
Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS |
Other areas of legal assistance: |
Family & Juvenile, Life Planning, Public Benefits |
Non-legal services: |
Citizenship / Civics classes, ESL, Health services, Language services, Referrals to other services, Social services |
Populations served: |
Domestic Violence Victims, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status |
Languages spoken: |
English, Korean, Spanish, Thai, Vietnamese |
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
No |
Nominal fee charged? |
Yes |
Other information: |
Assists in all aspects of removal proceedings. |
Staffing Information
Number of attorneys on staff: |
2 |
Is organization BIA recognized? |
Yes |
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: |
2 |
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: |
2 |
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: |
3 |
Additional Details
Pro Bono opportunities? |
Yes |
Network affiliations: |
Asian American Center for Advancing Justice, Boat People SOS, Immigration Advocates Network |