National Immigration Legal Services Directory

Catholic Charities of Washington, D.C. (Columbia Heights Office)

  • Location:
    1618 Monroe St. N.W.
    Washington, DC 20010
  • Phone:
    intake line - 240-858-0958
  • Fax:
    (202) 234-7349
  • Contact methods:
    Email, Phone calls, Appointments can be made at : www.CatholicCharitiesdc.org or through our intake line:(240) 858-0958
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

Immigration Legal Services (ILS) of Catholic Charities, Diocese of Washington D.C. provides direct legal immigration services to foreign-born individuals and their families.

Counties served: District of Columbia

Services Provided

Areas of immigration legal assistance: Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant petitions, Family-based petitions, Habeas Corpus, Humanitarian Parole, NACARA, Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, 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
Non-legal services: Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), 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, Torture survivors
Languages spoken: Amharic, English, Spanish
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: Yes
Nominal fee charged? Yes
Other information: Can serve clients throughout the state of Maryland and Washington, DC.