Safe Harbor Project - Brooklyn Law School
The Safe Harbor Project is a law school clinic that provides free legal representation to indigent immigrants, including asylum seekers and others seeking humanitarian relief, in affirmative and defensive cases.
| Counties served: |
Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), NY (Manhattan), Queens |
Services Provided
| Are immigration legal services provided? |
Yes |
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: |
Asylum applications, Removal hearings, 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, Community Development, Disability, Nonprofit Organizations |
| Populations served: |
Domestic Violence Victims, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with criminal histories, Torture survivors |
| Languages spoken: |
English, French, Spanish, We offer interpreters on an as-needed basis |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
Yes |
| Nominal fee charged? |
No |
| Other information: |
This is a law school clinic with a limited case load capacity. Most cases are accepted by referrals from other nonprofits. |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: |
2 |
| 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: |
0 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? |
No |
