Volunteer Guide
UNLV Immigration Clinic
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The UNLV Immigration is part of the Thomas & Mack Legal Clinic within the William S. Boyd School of Law. The Clinic has four areas of representation 1) Unaccompanied children in removal proceedings. These are children who entered the U.S. without a parent or guardian and were placed into immigration court proceedings. 2) Adults detained by ICE in Southern Nevada. 3) University Legal Services (ULS) program provides general immigration related legal service to UNLV and CSN (College of Southern Nevada) students, their family household members, and parents/stepparents and children/stepchildren, and UNLV and CSN staff who earn less than $80,000 annually. 4) DACA renewal assistance for all Nevadans.
| State served: | Nevada |
| Detention Facilities Served: | Henderson Detention Center (NV), Nevada Southern Detention Center (NV), Washoe County Jail (NV) |
Services Provided
| Are immigration legal services provided? | Yes |
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: | Removal hearings |
| 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), Federal court appeals |
| 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: | Spanish, We have an interpreter service if other languages are needed. |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: | Yes |
| Nominal fee charged? | No |
| Other information: | We assist with asylum, U/T visas, SIJS, removal defense, bond, adjustment of status, waivers, TPS, humanitarian parole, citizenship, DACA, etc. |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: | 5 |
| Is organization BIA recognized? | No |
| Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 0 |
| 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: | Vera Safe Network |