DIRE-Deportation and Immigration Response Equipo
Maintains hotline for rapid response to possible ICE actions in central New Jersey, and for supportive services and legal resources
| Counties served: |
Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset |
Services Provided
| Are immigration legal services provided? |
Yes |
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: |
Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Humanitarian Parole, P1 or P2 for Afghans, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Special Immigrant Visa (SIV), Temporary Protected Status (TPS) |
| 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) |
| Non-legal services: |
ESL, Housing referrals, Language services, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Office Of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)-funded services for trafficking victims, Referrals to other services |
| Populations served: |
Detained individuals, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status |
| Languages spoken: |
Cebuano, English, Spanish |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
Yes |
| Nominal fee charged? |
No |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: |
1 |
| Is organization BIA recognized? |
Yes |
| 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: |
2 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? |
Yes |
| Network affiliations: |
Detention Watch Network, US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) |
