Gulf Coast Center for Law & Policy
The Gulf Coast Center for Law & Policy (GCCLP) is a nonprofit, public interest law firm and justice center with a mission to promote ecological equity in communities of color on the front lines of climate change. Through our human rights-based legal services, advocacy and training, GCCLP works to create structural balance in law, society, and community. GCCLP Legal Services provides access to justice for residents, tribes, and community-based organizations at the intersection of the nation's justice struggles and a new climate reality. We offer free and low-cost legal services on humanitarian immigration cases & asylum.
| State served: |
Louisiana |
| Detention Facilities Served: |
Dekalb County Detention Center (AL), Etowah County Detention Center (AL), LaSalle Detention Facility (LA), Oakdale Federal Detention Center (LA), Saint Tammany Parish Jail (LA), South Louisiana Correctional Center (LA), Tensas Parish Detention Center (LA), CCA Detention Center Houston (TX) |
Services Provided
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: |
Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, 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, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender |
| Languages spoken: |
French, Haitian Creole, Spanish, Vietnamese |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? |
Yes |
