Legal Directory
Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants, Inc. (Hartford Office)
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Established in 1918, the Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants is a statewide nonprofit agency recognized by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to provide immigration services to low income individuals. We provide a variety of immigration services through our offices in Stamford, Bridgeport, and Hartford. Our staff is comprised of immigration lawyers, DOJ accredited representatives, and trained immigration counselors. Low cost legal assistance and court representation may also be available for asylum cases, cancellation of removal cases, adjustment of status, changes of venue, voluntary departures, and other immigration legal issues.
State served: | Connecticut |
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, Family-based petitions, 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) |
Non-legal services: | Citizenship / Civics classes, Department of Justice (DOJ)/Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)-funded services for trafficking victims, Employment services, ESL, Housing referrals, Language services, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Legislative advocacy (state or national), Office Of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)-funded services for trafficking victims, Referrals to other services, Social 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: | English, French, Portuguese, Spanish |
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: | Yes |
Nominal fee charged? | Yes |
Staffing Information
Number of attorneys on staff: | 1 |
Is organization BIA recognized? | Yes |
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 0 |
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 2 |
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: | 1 |
Additional Details
Pro Bono opportunities? | Yes |
Network affiliations: | Immigration Advocates Network, US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) |
Administrative Information
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Last contact date: | November 7, 2017 |
Administrator comments: | 10/28/11: address updated per user request: (Caroline Sennett Carolinedsennett@gmail.com). 10/10/12: tickler 11-22-13 I updated 12/11/14: tickler 4/4/16: tickler 11/7/17: tickler |
IAN Members? | No |