Church World Service - Immigration and Refugee Program (Jacksonville Office)
Church World Service (CWS) monitors U.S. public policy and collaborates with advocacy partners in refugee resettlement and protection organizations in order to build a more welcoming and hospitable community for immigrants in the United States. The CWS South Florida Legal Department provides legal assistance for applications such as legal permanent residence, employment authorization documents, family petitions, and naturalization. CWS’s attorneys also represent clients in Immigration Court, before the Board of Immigration Appeals, and before the US Citizenship and Immigration Services.
| Counties served: |
Baker, Duval, Nassau, Saint Johns |
Services Provided
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: |
Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Humanitarian Parole, NACARA, Naturalization/Citizenship, P1 or P2 for Afghans, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Special Immigrant Visa (SIV), 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) |
| 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: |
Spanish |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
Yes |
| Nominal fee charged? |
Yes |
| Other information: |
Walk-ins accepted from 9am-3:00PM |
Volunteering
| Volunteer Coordinator |
David Claros
305.774.6770
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