Volunteer Guide

Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services, Inc. (Austin Main Office)

  • Location:
    2101 S IH 35
    Suite 300
    Austin, TX 78741
  • Phone:
    (512) 994-2199

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: Bastrop, Burnet, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, Williamson
Detention Facilities Served: T. Don Hutto Residential Center (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: Dari, English, French, Pashto, Portuguese, Spanish, Lingala

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes