Volunteer Guide

Mid-South Immigration Advocates

  • Location:
    3340 Poplar Avenue
    Suite 215
    Memphis, TN 38111
  • Phone:
    (901) 244-4367
  • Fax:
    (901) 545-5680
  • Contact methods:
    Phone calls, Spanish: (901) 466-8819
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

Mid-South Immigration Advocates is a nonprofit immigration law firm providing direct representation to clients in the Memphis Immigration Court and before USCIS.

State served: Tennessee

Services Provided

Are immigration legal services provided? Yes
Areas of immigration legal assistance: Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Consular Processing, Employment authorization, Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions
Types of immigration legal services provided: 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: Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR)
Populations served: Domestic Violence Victims, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with criminal histories, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Torture survivors
Languages spoken: English, Spanish
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: Yes
Nominal fee charged? No
Other information: This organization serves clients in all parts of Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi north of Jackson.

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 5
Is organization BIA recognized? No
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: 1
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: 1
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: 4

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: Detention Watch Network

Volunteering

Volunteer Coordinator
Lauren Prater
(901) 529-4596
Other Information Joint pro bono coordinator shared with Community Legal Center.