Volunteer Guide

UPCG Immigration Legal Services

  • Location:
    135 BURNSIDE AVE
    STE B 3D
    EAST HARTFORD, CT 06108-0000
  • Phone:
    8609868550
  • Contact methods:
    Drop-in, Email, Fax, Mail/Letter, Phone calls, Website
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

UPCG Immigration Legal Services provide Immigration Legal Services to low-income immigrants and refugees residing in Connecticut and beyond.

Counties served: Fairfield, Hartford, Litchfield, Middlesex, New Haven, New London, Tolland, Windham
Detention Facilities Served: Franklin County House Of Corrections (MA), Norfolk County (MA), Old Colony Correctional Center (MA), Plymouth County Correctional Facility (MA), Suffolk County House of Corrections (South Bay) (MA)

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, Employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant petitions, Family-based petitions, 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)
Other areas of legal assistance: Civil Rights, Community Development, Employment, Nonprofit Organizations
Non-legal services: Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), Citizenship / Civics classes, Referrals to other services
Populations served: Individuals who are not in legal immigration status
Languages spoken: Akan-Twi, English
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: No
Nominal fee charged? Yes

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 0
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: Asista, National Immigration Project

Volunteering

Volunteer Coordinator
AKUA BOADU
8609868550