Immigrant Community Law Center
Immigrant Community Law Center (ICLC) was founded by African Services Committee (a non-profit organization serving immigrants for thirty-five years) in 2012 to provide high-quality, affordable, and trustworthy immigration legal representation. ICLC is staffed by a dedicated and culturally competent multilingual team of qualified attorneys and paralegals. ICLC serves all immigrants of all backgrounds. ICLC seeks to empower each immigrant by: providing high-quality, affordable, and trustworthy immigration legal representation in a safe multilingual, culturally competent environment; combating predatory attorneys and unauthorized service providers whose legal assistance often causes negative consequences; creating a network of trusted community-based organizations and non-profit organizations; and speaking at associations, religious organizations, and schools to educate communities about rights and responsibilities in the United States, as well as proposed changes to and existing options under immigration law.
Counties served: |
Bronx, Dutchess, Kings (Brooklyn), Nassau, NY (Manhattan), Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond (Staten Island), Rockland, Suffolk, Westchester |
Detention Facilities Served: |
Elizabeth Contract Detention Facility (NJ), Essex County Correctional Facility (NJ), Hudson County Correctional Facility (NJ), Orange County Correctional Facility (NY), Rikers Island Prison Complex (NY) |
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, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas |
Types of immigration legal services provided: |
Filings with USCIS, Representation at Asylum Interviews (Credible Fear Interviews, Reasonable Fear Interviews) |
Non-legal services: |
ESL, Referrals to other services |
Populations served: |
Detained individuals, Domestic Violence Victims, 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: |
English, French, Spanish |
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
No |
Nominal fee charged? |
No |
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: |
2 |
Additional Details
Pro Bono opportunities? |
No |
Network affiliations: |
American Immigration Lawyers Association, Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC) |