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Migrant Center at the Church of St. Francis of Assisi

  • Location:
    135 W. 31st Street
    New York, NY 10001
  • Phone:
    (212) 736-8500 ext. 377
  • Contact methods:
    Drop-in, Email, Phone calls, Website
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

Inspired by the Franciscan tradition of ministering to people who are alienated, displaced or persecuted - the "pilgrims and strangers" in our midst - The Migrant Center at the Church of Saint Francis of Assisi welcomes immigrants/migrants of various ethnic backgrounds regardless of political or religious affiliation.

Counties served: Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), Nassau, NY (Manhattan), Richmond (Staten Island), Suffolk
Detention Facilities Served: Elizabeth Contract Detention Facility (NJ)

Services Provided

Are immigration legal services provided? Yes
Areas of immigration legal assistance: Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant petitions, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, 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: Education
Languages spoken: English, Filipino, French, Haitian Creole, Spanish
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: No
Nominal fee charged? Yes
Other information: Can also serve counties in New Jersey.

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 2
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