Legal Directory
New American Pathways
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New American Pathways is a non-profit agency that offers a variety of services and programs for hundreds of refugees each year. New American Pathways is an affiliate of Church World Service and provides immigration services for asylees, refugees, Cuban entrants, victims of human trafficking and domestic violence, and other low income immigrants.
State served: | Georgia |
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, Humanitarian Parole, Naturalization/Citizenship, P1 or P2 for Afghans, Special Immigrant Visa (SIV), 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 |
Non-legal services: | Employment services, ESL, Legislative advocacy (state or national), Office Of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)-funded services for trafficking victims, Referrals to other services, Social services |
Populations served: | Domestic Violence Victims, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with criminal histories, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Torture survivors |
Languages spoken: | Amharic, Arabic, Burmese, Dari, English, Farsi, French, Haitian Creole, Nepali, Pashto, Persian, Russian, Somali, Spanish |
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: | Yes |
Nominal fee charged? | Yes |
Other information: | Representation before Immigration Court is very limited. |
Staffing Information
Number of attorneys on staff: | 0 |
Is organization BIA recognized? | Yes |
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 1 |
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 1 |
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: | 2 |
Additional Details
Pro Bono opportunities? | Yes |
Network affiliations: | American Immigration Lawyers Association, Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Church World Service, Detention Watch Network, Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS), Immigration Advocates Network, International Rescue Committee, Kids In Need of Defense, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) |
Administrative Information
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Executive Director: | |
Last contact date: | May 18, 2018 |
Administrator comments: | 1/11/13: updated by email, not tickler 12/4/13: tickler 12/12/14: tickler 5/2/16: tickler 18 May 2018: tickler 06 Dec 2021: tickler 03 Jan 2022: updated from tickler responses |
IAN Members? | No |