Volunteer Guide
Gulf Coast Center for Law & Policy
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The Gulf Coast Center for Law & Policy (GCCLP) is a nonprofit, public interest law firm and justice center with a mission to promote ecological equity in communities of color on the front lines of climate change. Through our human rights-based legal services, advocacy and training, GCCLP works to create structural balance in law, society, and community. GCCLP Legal Services provides access to justice for residents, tribes, and community-based organizations at the intersection of the nation's justice struggles and a new climate reality. We offer free and low-cost legal services on humanitarian immigration cases & asylum.
| State served: | Louisiana |
| Detention Facilities Served: | Dekalb County Detention Center (AL), Etowah County Detention Center (AL), LaSalle Detention Facility (LA), Oakdale Federal Detention Center (LA), Saint Tammany Parish Jail (LA), South Louisiana Correctional Center (LA), Tensas Parish Detention Center (LA), CCA Detention Center Houston (TX) |
Services Provided
| Are immigration legal services provided? | Yes |
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: | Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, 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 |
| Other areas of legal assistance: | Community Development, Disaster and Crisis Assistance, Environmental, Foreclosure, Nonprofit Organizations |
| Non-legal services: | Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Legislative advocacy (state or national), Referrals to other services, Social services |
| Populations served: | Detained individuals, Domestic Violence Victims, Farm workers, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender |
| Languages spoken: | French, Haitian Creole, Spanish, Vietnamese |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: | Yes |
| Nominal fee charged? | Yes |
| Other information: | We serve residents of the Gulf Coast in immigration matters, including TX, LA, MS, AL, and FL. |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: | 2 |
| Is organization BIA recognized? | No |
| Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 1 |
| Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 0 |
| Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: | 2 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? | Yes |
| Network affiliations: | Freedom Network, Immigration Advocates Network, US Climate Action Network, Southern Movement Assembly, Gulf South Rising, Climate Justice Alliance, Advancing Equity and Opportunity |
Volunteering
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| Other Information | info@gcclp.org |