Tahirih Justice Center (Houston Office)
The Tahirih Justice Center provides legal services that are targeted at immigrant survivors of gender-based violence. Types of immigration legal representation include gender-based asylum claims, U visas, T visas, VAWA, and SIJS cases. This office provides services to the TX counties on this page.
| Counties served: |
Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Jefferson, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery, Orange, Polk, San Jacinto, Waller |
Services Provided
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: |
Asylum applications, 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, Representation before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), Federal court appeals |
| Non-legal services: |
Referrals to other services, Social services |
| Populations served: |
Domestic Violence Victims, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Torture survivors |
| Languages spoken: |
Arabic, English, French, Hindi, Signers for the deaf: ASL, Spanish, Urdu |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
Yes |
| Nominal fee charged? |
No |
