Volunteer Guide

Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (Tacoma Office)

  • Location:
    1119 Pacific Ave.
    Suite 1400
    Tacoma, WA 98402
  • Phone:
    (253) 383-0519
  • Toll-free:
    1-877-814-6444
  • Fax:
    (253) 383-0111

Northwest Immigrant Rights Project promotes justice by defending and advancing the rights of immigrants through direct legal services, systemic advocacy, and community education. This office serves individuals detained at the Northwest Detention Center and those in Pierce County, the Olympic Peninsula and Southwestern Washington.

Counties served: Clallam, Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, Thurston, Wahkiakum
Detention Facilities Served: Tacoma Northwest Detention Center (WA)

Services Provided

Areas of immigration legal assistance: Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, 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: English, French, Mandarin Chinese, Russian, Spanish, K'iche

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes