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El Pueblo

  • Location:
    2436 Pass Road, Suite A
    P.O. Box 8877
    Biloxi, MS 39535
  • Phone:
    228-436-3986
  • Contact methods:
    Drop-in, Email, Phone calls
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

A non-profit orgaization offering low cost or no cost services to the immigrant community, including immigration legal services. El Pueblo is a CLINIC affiliate.

Counties served: Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Jackson, Jones, Lamar, Leake, Madison, Newton, Pearl River, Perry, Rankin, Scott, Smith, Stone

Services Provided

Are immigration legal services provided? Yes
Areas of immigration legal assistance: Adjustment of Status, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, 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: Family & Juvenile
Non-legal services: Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), ESL, Language services, Psychological or psychiatric services, Referrals to other services, Social services
Populations served: Domestic Violence Victims, Farm workers, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Juveniles
Languages spoken: English, German, Spanish, Mam, Chuj
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: No
Nominal fee charged? Yes
Other information: Some legal services, such as for victims of violence, are pro-bono.

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 1
Is organization BIA recognized? Yes
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: 1
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: 1
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: 4

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: American Immigration Lawyers Association, Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Immigration Advocates Network

Volunteering

Volunteer Coordinator
Allison Hanson
228-436-3986