Educational and Legal Immigration Ministries
Educational and Legal Immigration Ministries is a ministry that focuses on equipping churches and other organizations to engage the immigrant community along a continuum of ministry options. As a starting point, ISAAC provides unbiased immigration information from a Christian perspective. For those churches seeking to move further along the continuum, ISAAC helps by supporting service ministries such as ESL, citizenship, or other literacy programs. ISAAC provides technical application assistance and trains church representatives by offering seminars, conferences and Summer Institutes on basic immigration law. Finally, ISAAC provides quality immigration services to low-income immigrants for nominal fees. ISAAC provides services in San Antonio, Texas, and is located on the campus of Trinity Baptist Church.
Counties served: |
Atascosa, Bexar |
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, Naturalization/Citizenship, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) |
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 |
Other areas of legal assistance: |
Public Benefits |
Non-legal services: |
ESL, Language services, Referrals to other services, Social services |
Populations served: |
Domestic Violence Victims, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Juveniles |
Languages spoken: |
English, Spanish |
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
No |
Nominal fee charged? |
Yes |
Staffing Information
Number of attorneys on staff: |
0 |
Is organization BIA recognized? |
Yes |
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: |
1 |
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: |
1 |
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: |
2 |
Additional Details
Pro Bono opportunities? |
No |
Network affiliations: |
Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Immigration Advocates Network |