Central American Refugee Center (Hempstead Office)
Central American Refugee Center (CARECEN - NY) is a nonprofit organization providing immigration legal services and advocacy to the immigrant community on Long Island. CARECEN's eight attorneys and trained paralegal staff provide immigration assistance at low or no cost.
Counties served: |
Nassau, Suffolk |
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, NACARA, Naturalization/Citizenship, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas |
Types of immigration legal services provided: |
Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS, Representation before the Immigration Court |
Non-legal services: |
Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), Citizenship / Civics classes, Department of Justice (DOJ)/Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)-funded services for trafficking victims, ESL, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Referrals to other services |
Populations served: |
Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender |
Languages spoken: |
English, Spanish |
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
No |
Nominal fee charged? |
No |