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Access To Law, Inc.
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Access To Law, Inc. is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit foundation dedicated to ensuring that no vulnerable person goes without Access To Law, based solely on inability to pay. They concentrate nationwide on federal areas such as immigration relief through deportation defense (Cancellation of Removal, Waivers, Asylum) and affirmative family petitions (I-130, I-485 Adjustments), as well as Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) and Unaccompanied Alien Children Asylum (UAC). This organization will provide services for U-visa, T-visa, TPS, and more. Based in Norcross and a second office in Tifton, and serving Georgia and the Southeast, our mission is to protect vulnerable people from the inequalities that are common to the complex U.S. legal system.
| State served: | Georgia |
| Detention Facilities Served: | Etowah County Detention Center (AL), Atlanta City Detention Center (GA), Cobb County Jail (GA), Hall County Jail (GA), Irwin County Detention Center (GA), North Georgia Detention Center (GA), Stewart Detention Center (GA), Whitfield County Jail (GA) |
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, Habeas Corpus, NACARA, 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), Federal court appeals |
| Other areas of legal assistance: | Civil Rights, Criminal Appeals, Disaster and Crisis Assistance, Education, Employment, Family & Juvenile, Homeless, Nonprofit Organizations, Public Benefits |
| Non-legal services: | Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), Department of Justice (DOJ)/Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)-funded services for trafficking victims, Referrals to other services |
| Populations served: | Detained individuals, 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: | Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: | Yes |
| Nominal fee charged? | Yes |
| Other information: | Must bring proof of income and expenses for every member of the household to qualify for nonprofit services. Some crimes will cause ineligibility. |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: | 5 |
| Is organization BIA recognized? | Yes |
| 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: | 15 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? | Yes |
| Network affiliations: | American Immigration Lawyers Association, Asian American Center for Advancing Justice, Asista, Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Detention Watch Network, Immigrant Children's Lawyers, Immigration Advocates Network, Kids In Need of Defense, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS), National Immigration Project, US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI), National Association of Counsel for Children |
Volunteering
| Volunteer Coordinator |