Legal Directory
Latinos Unidos en Massachusetts (LUMA)
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Latinos Unidos en Massachusetts,(LUMA) has been contributing to the development of our Latin American community, helping to determine its individual and collective future. We promote self-determination through basic services with immigration issues and civic participation.
State served: | Massachusetts |
Services Provided
Are immigration legal services provided? | Yes |
Areas of immigration legal assistance: | Asylum applications, Consular Processing, Employment authorization, Employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant petitions, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship |
Types of immigration legal services provided: | Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS |
Other areas of legal assistance: | Civil Rights, Community Development, Disaster and Crisis Assistance, Education, Employment, Family & Juvenile, Foreclosure, Homeless, Housing, Public Benefits, Taxes |
Non-legal services: | Citizenship / Civics classes, Department of Justice (DOJ)/Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)-funded services for trafficking victims, Employment services, ESL, Health services, Housing referrals, Legislative advocacy (state or national), Office Of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)-funded services for trafficking victims, Psychological or psychiatric services, Referrals to other services, Social services |
Populations served: | Individuals who are not in legal immigration status |
Languages spoken: | English, Portuguese, Spanish, Spanish and English |
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: | Yes |
Nominal fee charged? | Yes |
Other information: | We are providing forums for DACA, and executive order, TPS and others. |
Staffing Information
Number of attorneys on staff: | 2 |
Is organization BIA recognized? | No |
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 0 |
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 1 |
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: | 5 |
Additional Details
Pro Bono opportunities? | Yes |
Network affiliations: | Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC) |
Volunteering
Volunteer Coordinator |
Diana
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Administrative Information
Contact Person: | |
Executive Director: | |
Last contact date: | December 12, 2017 |
Administrator comments: | 11/12/12: email update 12/5/13: tickler 12/11/14: tickler 4/4/16: tickler 12 Dec 2017: tickler 5 Nov 2021: Tickler 30 Mar 2022: Secondary tickler 18 Apr 2022: Updated from tickler responses |
IAN Members? | No |