Volunteer Guide
Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services, Inc. (San Antonio Office)
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Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services, Inc. (RAICES) is a nonprofit organization that promotes justice by providing free and low-cost immigration legal services and education to under-served immigrant children, families, and refugees.
| Counties served: | Aransas, Atascosa, Bexar, Brooks, Calhoun, Cameron, De Witt, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Goliad, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hidalgo, Jackson, Karnes, Kenedy, Kinney, Kleberg, La Salle, Lavaca, Live Oak, Matagorda, Maverick, McMullen, Medina, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Uvalde, Victoria, Webb, Wharton, Willacy, Wilson, Zapata, Zavala |
| Detention Facilities Served: | Karnes County Correctional Center (TX), Karnes County Residential Center (TX), South Texas Family Residential Center [Dilley] (TX) |
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, 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, 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: | Amharic, Burmese, Dari, English, Pashto, Spanish, Tigrinya, Chin, K'iche' |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? | Yes |