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Latinos Unidos en Massachusetts (LUMA)

  • Location:
    198 Ferry St
    Everett, MA 02149
  • Phone:
    (617) 381-0015
  • Fax:
    (617) 381-1161
  • Contact methods:
    Phone calls, (617) 381-0015
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

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

Administrative Information

Contact Person:
Lucy Pineda
(617) 381-0015
Executive Director:
Lucy Pineda
(617) 416-1064
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
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