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Arkansas Immigrant Defense
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Arkansas Immigrant Defense is a nonprofit law firm serving immigrants and refugees through the practice of immigration law. We also advance justice through advocacy and published reports on situations that hurt LGBTQI+ people, black and brown people, indigent people of all colors, and other vulnerable populations. El Defense de Inmigrantes de Arkansas trabaja para servir inmigrantes y refugiados a través del bufete de ley de inmigración. Nosotros también trabajamos para que la justicia avance a través de reportes y apoyo de gente gay, lesbiana, bisexual, transgénero, gente que tienen piel de color más oscura, gente viviendo con pobreza, y otras personas vulnerables.
| State served: | Arkansas |
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, 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: | Filings with USCIS, Representation at Asylum Interviews (Credible Fear Interviews, Reasonable Fear Interviews), Representation before the Immigration Court |
| Other areas of legal assistance: | Civil Rights, Family & Juvenile |
| Non-legal services: | Housing referrals, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Office Of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)-funded services for trafficking victims, Referrals to other services |
| Populations served: | Domestic Violence Victims, Human Trafficking Survivors, 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, Spanish |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: | Yes |
| Nominal fee charged? | Yes |
| Other information: | Sliding scale for adults, services for minors are free |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: | 3 |
| Is organization BIA recognized? | No |
| Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 0 |
| Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 2 |
| Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: | 5 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? | Yes |
| Network affiliations: | Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Kids In Need of Defense |
Volunteering
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| Other Information | Pro bono opportunities are for guardianships for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status applicants. |