DC Volunteer Lawyers Project
The DC Volunteer Lawyers Project provides comprehensive legal services to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and other forms of gender-based violence, as well as vulnerable children living in dangerous situations. Our immigration practice represents clients on Asylum, VAWA, U Visa, T Visa, SIJS, EAD, and Adjustment of Status cases. We are also able to assist survivors with CPO, custody, and divorce cases.
| Counties served: |
District of Columbia |
Services Provided
| Are immigration legal services provided? |
Yes |
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: |
Asylum applications, Employment authorization, Removal hearings, 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, Representation at Asylum Interviews (Credible Fear Interviews, Reasonable Fear Interviews), Representation before the Immigration Court |
| Non-legal services: |
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 |
| Languages spoken: |
Spanish |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
Yes |
| Nominal fee charged? |
No |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: |
9 |
| 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: |
6 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? |
Yes |
| Network affiliations: |
Kids In Need of Defense |
