Legal Directory
Human Rights Project
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Human Rights Project provides assistance and protects the rights of immigrants and refugees who have been the victims of torture and violence. Human Rights Project has expanded its role to encompass women's and children's rights. We are also assisting Aghan refugees. We are available to assist in humanitarian parole cases
| State served: | California |
| Detention Facilities Served: | Eloy Detention Center (AZ) |
Services Provided
| Are immigration legal services provided? | Yes |
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: | Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant petitions, 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 |
| Types of immigration legal services provided: | Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS, Representation at Asylum Interviews (Credible Fear Interviews, Reasonable Fear Interviews), Representation before the Immigration Court, Representation before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), Federal court appeals |
| Other areas of legal assistance: | Family & Juvenile |
| Non-legal services: | Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Legislative advocacy (state or national), Referrals to other services |
| 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: | Arabic, Armenian, Farsi, Hebrew, Russian, Spanish, Italian |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: | Yes |
| Nominal fee charged? | Yes |
| Other information: | Can serve clients nationally. |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: | 3 |
| Is organization BIA recognized? | No |
| Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 0 |
| Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 0 |
| Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: | 5 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? | Yes |
| Network affiliations: | American Friends Service Committee, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Asian American Center for Advancing Justice, Asista, Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Central American Resource Center, Church World Service, Detention Watch Network, Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS), Immigration Advocates Network, International Rescue Committee, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS), National Immigration Project, United Farm Workers, US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI), World Relief, Los Angeles County Bar, New Mexico State Bar, National Layers Guild, ABA, IBA |
Administrative Information
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| Last contact date: | July 25, 2018 |
| Administrator comments: | 10/3/12: tickler. 5/20/12: updated to not accredited. 1/21/14: updated (no changes) by Judith Wood via email. 3/16/15: phone 9/15/16: phone with Judy IAN: Jesse Moorman jesse.moorman@gmail.com 25 Jul 2018: updated via phone 26 Oct 2021: tickler 28 Oct 2021: updated from tickler responses |
| IAN Members? | No |
