Volunteer Guide
HIAS (New York Office)
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HIAS provides direct legal representation to immigrants in the New York Metropolitan area who fall under 200% of the poverty guidelines and are in some way afraid to return to their home country before USCIS, New York and Newark Immigration Courts and the Board of Immigration Appeals.
| Counties served: | Bronx, Dutchess, Kings (Brooklyn), Nassau, NY (Manhattan), Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond (Staten Island), Rockland, Suffolk, Ulster, Westchester |
Services Provided
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: | Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, 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 |
| Populations served: | Detained individuals, Domestic Violence Victims, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Torture survivors |
| Languages spoken: | English, Spanish, Other languages provided via language line. |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? | Yes |