Student Clinic for Immigrant Justice
The Student Clinic for Immigrant Justice (SCIJ) is the only national organization training undergrads to provide free legal representation to asylum seekers and to organize for immigrant justice. SCIJ provides direct asylum representation and pro se assistance with immigration matters such as change of address, change of venue, renewal of work permits, and other small items for immigrants in the Worcester, MA and Providence, RI areas. Learn more at https://www.scijimmigration.org/.
Counties served: |
Worcester |
Services Provided
Areas of immigration legal assistance: |
Asylum applications, Employment authorization |
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) |
Non-legal services: |
Language services, Legislative advocacy (state or national), Referrals to other services |
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: |
Akan-Twi, Cantonese Chinese, Danish, French, Hebrew, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish |
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
Yes |
Nominal fee charged? |
No |
Volunteering
Volunteer Coordinator |
Jonathan Goldman
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