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The Right to Immigration Institute (TRII)

  • Location:
    14B Felton Street
    Waltham, MA 02453
  • Phone:
    781-209-0183
  • Fax:
    (781) 891-1703
  • Contact methods:
    Drop-in, Email, Fax, Mail/Letter, Phone calls, Website
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

As Dignidad, we collaborate with refugees and other forced migrants to remove barriers to gaining DOJ accreditation to provide together with volunteer lawyers and accredited representatives,free legal services in immigration applications, proceedings, trials and appeals, as well as representation in human rights matters, popular eduction, organizing, and advocacy in forced migrant communities.

State served: Massachusetts

Services Provided

Are immigration legal services provided? No
Areas of immigration legal assistance: Asylum applications, Employment authorization, Naturalization/Citizenship, 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
Non-legal services: Citizenship / Civics classes, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Referrals to other services
Populations served: 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: Arabic, Cambodian, Chinese, Danish, Dari, English, French, German, Greek, Haitian Creole, Hebrew, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Signers for the deaf: ASL, Spanish, Swahili, Luganda
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: No
Nominal fee charged? No

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 4
Is organization BIA recognized? Yes
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: 0
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: 5
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: 55

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: American Immigration Lawyers Association, Waltham Inter-Agency Coalition

Volunteering

Volunteer Coordinator
Doug Smith
(781) 891-6689 Ext. 207