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Immigrant Rights Defense Center of Latino Memphis

  • Location:
    6041 Mt. Moriah Rd. Ext.
    Suite 16
    Memphis, TN 38115
  • Phone:
    (901) 410-0195
  • Fax:
    (901) 609-7028
  • Contact methods:
    Drop-in, Email, Fax, Mail/Letter, Phone calls, Website, Text
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

A nonprofit legal immigration practice providing immigration services to low-income clients on a sliding scale basis.

State served: Tennessee
Detention Facilities Served: LaSalle Detention Facility (LA), Oakdale Federal Detention Center (LA), Western Tennessee Detention Facility (TN)

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, 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)
Non-legal services: Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Legislative advocacy (state or national), Referrals to other services, Social services
Populations served: Detained individuals, Domestic Violence Victims, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with criminal histories, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Torture survivors
Languages spoken: English, Spanish
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: No
Nominal fee charged? Yes
Other information: Can serve clients within the Memphis Immigration Court jurisdiction including TN, KY, MS, and AR.

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: 1
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: 2

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: American Immigration Lawyers Association, Immigration Advocates Network, National Immigration Project, UnidosUS