National Immigration Legal Services Directory

Project Ishmael

  • Location:
    3401 Canal Street
    New Orleans, LA 70119
  • Phone:
    (504) 233-3057
  • Fax:
    (504) 515-0315
  • Contact methods:
    Email, Phone calls
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

A pro bono immigration legal program for children in the Greater New Orleans area. We are a program of the nonprofit First Grace Community Alliance. 

Counties served: Jefferson, Orleans, Saint Tammany

Services Provided

Areas of immigration legal assistance: Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, 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
Non-legal services: Housing referrals, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Referrals to other services, Social services
Populations served: Domestic Violence Victims, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender
Languages spoken: English, Spanish
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: No
Nominal fee charged? No

Volunteering

Volunteer Coordinator
Jennifer Lucio
5042333057