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U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI)

  • Location:
    1200 University Ave.
    Suite 205
    Des Moines, IA 50314
  • Phone:
    515-344-3367
  • Appointments accepted:
    No

The USCRI Immigration Legal Services Program offers low-cost, professional legal representation to low-income refugees and immigrants and their families with family- and humanitarian-based immigration matters. We offer a variety of legal services, including, but not limited to the following: Adjustment of Status Applications Asylum Green Card Renewal Applications Immigration Legal Services for Afghan Arrivals (ILSAA) Naturalization Removal of Conditions to Permanent Resident Status Self-Petitions for Battered Spouses and Children Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Temporary Protected Status T Visa (victims of human trafficking) U Visa (victims of crime) Work Authorization

State served: Iowa

Services Provided

Are immigration legal services provided? Yes
Areas of immigration legal assistance: Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization
Types of immigration legal services provided: Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS, Representation at Asylum Interviews (Credible Fear Interviews, Reasonable Fear Interviews)
Populations served: Torture survivors
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: No
Nominal fee charged? No
Other information: We are in the same building as Primary Health Care. Entrance on University Avenue.

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 2
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: 2

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI)