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Catholic Charities Legal Services of Miami (Miami Office)
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Catholic Legal Services, Archdiocese of Miami, Inc. (CCLS) is a 501(c)(3) organization established under the auspices of the Archdiocese of Miami. Catholic Legal Services, formerly known as Catholic Charities Legal Services, was created on January 8, 1998 when the Haitian services G.W.L. Legal Project (1994) merged with the Catholic Legal Immigration Network in Miami. CCLS represents low-income immigrants without reference to their race, religion, gender, ethnic group, or other distinguishing characteristics.
Counties served: | Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe |
Detention Facilities Served: | Broward Transitional Center (FL), Glades County Detention Center (FL), Krome Service Processing Center (FL) |
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) |
Other areas of legal assistance: | Family & Juvenile |
Non-legal services: | Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Office Of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)-funded services for trafficking victims, 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: | Chinese, English, French, Haitian Creole, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish |
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: | Yes |
Nominal fee charged? | Yes |
Other information: | A nominal fee is charged only to those who do not qualify under a "no fee for service" program. |
Staffing Information
Number of attorneys on staff: | 32 |
Is organization BIA recognized? | Yes |
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 2 |
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 3 |
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: | 11 |
Additional Details
Pro Bono opportunities? | Yes |
Network affiliations: | American Immigration Lawyers Association, Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Detention Watch Network, Immigration Advocates Network |
Volunteering
Volunteer Coordinator |
Administrative Information
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Executive Director: | |
Last contact date: | November 15, 2017 |
Administrator comments: | 2/5/13: tickler 11/19/13: tickler 1/2/15: tickler 4/25/16: tickler 10/27/16: updated via feedback tool 11/15/17: tickler IAN: Jennifer Barker ext. 207 jbarker@cclsmiami.org Jose Quintero ext. 216 jquintero@cclsmiami.org 06 Dec 2021: Tickler 21 Mar 2022: Secondary tickler 30 Mar 2022: Updated from tickler responses |
IAN Members? | No |