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American Gateways (San Antonio Office)
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American Gateways is one of the largest immigration legal services providers in Texas. Our clients receive culturally sensitive, trauma-informed legal representation from start to finish of a case. American Gateways is also the only nonprofit in the state to provide legal orientation, immigration workshops, and pro bono legal representation at four immigrant detention facilities. Our San Antonio office serves the Karnes County Correctional Center Karnes City, Texas and South Texas Detention Facility in Pearsall, Texas. A central feature of our mission is to engage and educate immigrant communities about immigration law and process, an individual’s rights within this process, and forms of relief for which an individual might be eligible. Our San Antonio office focuses on naturalization clinic, Know Your Rights presentations, and DACA renewal clinics.
| Counties served: | Bastrop, Bee, Bell, Bexar, Blanco, Brazos, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Coryell, Falls, Fayette, Hays, Karnes, Lampasas, Lee, Llano, Mason, McLennan, Milam, San Saba, Travis, Williamson |
| Detention Facilities Served: | Karnes County Correctional Center (TX), South Texas Family Residential Center [Dilley] (TX) |
Services Provided
| Are immigration legal services provided? | No |
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: | Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Habeas Corpus, Humanitarian Parole, 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 |
| Other areas of legal assistance: | Civil Rights, Community Development, Education |
| Non-legal services: | Citizenship / Civics classes, Referrals to other services |
| Populations served: | Detained individuals, Domestic Violence Victims, Farm workers, 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: | No |
| Nominal fee charged? | No |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: | 5 |
| Is organization BIA recognized? | No |
| Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 3 |
| Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 0 |
| Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: | 7 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? | No |
| Network affiliations: | American Immigration Lawyers Association, Asista, Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS), ALCU, probono.net, AILA, NILC, UnidosUS, ILRC, American Immigration Council, National Immigration Project, American Bar Association Commission on Immigration, The Advocates for Human Rights, |
Volunteering
| Volunteer Coordinator |
Sarahi Calderon
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