National Immigration Legal Services Directory

Global Refuge

  • Location:
    1800 NE Interstate 410 Loop
    #108
    San Antonio, TX 78217
  • Phone:
    (410) 983-4000
  • Contact methods:
    Email, Website
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

Global Refuge, formerly Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS), is a nonprofit serving newcomers seeking safety, support, and a share in the American dream. For 85 years, we have welcomed those seeking refuge, upholding a legacy of compassion and grace for people in crisis. We walk alongside individuals, families, and children as they begin their new lives in the United States through our work in refugee resettlement, welcome and respite services for asylum seekers, economic empowerment and employment, and family unification for unaccompanied children. To date, we have served over 800,000 people from around the globe.

State served: Texas

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, Humanitarian Parole, Naturalization/Citizenship, Special Immigrant Visa (SIV)
Types of immigration legal services provided: Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS
Non-legal services: Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), Legislative advocacy (state or national)
Languages spoken: Dari, Pashto, Spanish
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: Yes
Nominal fee charged? Yes