Volunteer Guide

Catholic Charities Legal Services of Miami (Broward Office)

  • Location:
    6565 Taft Street
    Suite 401
    Hollywood, FL 33024
  • Phone:
    (954) 306-9537
  • Fax:
    (800) 691-5203
  • Contact methods:
    Drop-in, Email, Fax, Mail/Letter, Phone calls, Website
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

Catholic Charities Legal Services, Archdiocese of Miami, Inc. (CCLS) provides pro bono or low-cost immigration services to eligible families and individuals.

Counties served: Broward
Detention Facilities Served: Broward Transitional Center (FL), Glades County Detention Center (FL)

Services Provided

Are immigration legal services provided? Yes
Areas of immigration legal assistance: Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Habeas Corpus, NACARA, Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), 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)
Non-legal services: Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), 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: Cantonese Chinese, English, French, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, Spanish, Taiwanese
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: Yes
Nominal fee charged? Yes

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 32
Is organization BIA recognized? Yes
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: 2
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: 3
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: 11

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Immigration Advocates Network, Amecian Immigration Lawyesrs Association, Detention Watch Network

Volunteering

Volunteer Coordinator
Paola Bichara Torres
305-373-1073