Muslim American Society (Charlotte Office)
MAS Immigrant Justice Center (MASIJC) is dedicated to ensuring human rights protections and access to justice for all immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers. With offices in Raleigh, Charlotte and satellite services across the country, MAS-Immigrant Justice Center provides direct legal services to and advocates for immigrant populations through policy reform, litigation, and public education. Since its founding eleven years ago, MASIJC has been unique in blending individual client advocacy with broad-based systemic change.
| Counties served: |
Mecklenburg |
| Detention Facilities Served: |
Alamance County Detention Facility (NC) |
Services Provided
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: |
Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Habeas Corpus, Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, T visas, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions |
| Populations served: |
Detained individuals, Domestic Violence Victims, 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: |
Arabic, English, Pashto, Somali, Urdu |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? |
Yes |
