Catholic Charities Community Services - Legal Services for Immigrants (Poughkeepsie Office)
Catholic Charities Community Services - Legal Services for Immigrants (Poughkeepsie Office) provides services and programs to help immigrants reunite legally with their families, among other immigration-related issues.
| Counties served: |
Dutchess |
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, Naturalization/Citizenship, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, 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 before the Immigration Court, Representation before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) |
| Non-legal services: |
Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), ESL, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Referrals to other services |
| Populations served: |
Domestic Violence Victims, Farm workers, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Torture survivors |
| Languages spoken: |
English, Spanish |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
Yes |
| Nominal fee charged? |
Yes |
| Other information: |
No one is turned away for inability to pay. |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: |
1 |
| Is organization BIA recognized? |
Yes |
| Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: |
0 |
| Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: |
1 |
| Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: |
1 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? |
Yes |
| Network affiliations: |
American Immigration Lawyers Association, Asista, Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Immigration Advocates Network, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops |
Volunteering
| Volunteer Coordinator |
Karina Harrison-Espada
845-485-4203
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