Legal Directory
CASA (Multicultural Center)
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CASA's mission is to create a more just society by building power and improving the quality of life in low-income immigrant communities. CASA envisions a future with diverse and thriving communities living free from discrimination and fear, working together with mutual respect to achieve full human rights for all. CASA employs a client-centered law and organizing model allowing attorneys and legal staff to work in partnership with the community members it serves to provide both individualized legal assistance and, together with organizers, build leadership within its client base and work collectively with them to address the underlying root causes of the legal issues they face.
| State served: | Maryland |
Services Provided
| Are immigration legal services provided? | Yes |
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: | Adjustment of Status, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, 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 before the Immigration Court, Representation before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) |
| Other areas of legal assistance: | Civil Rights, Community Development, Consumer, Education, Employment, Foreclosure, Health, HIV/AIDS, Nonprofit Organizations, Public Benefits, Taxes |
| Non-legal services: | Citizenship / Civics classes, Employment services, ESL, Health services, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Legislative advocacy (state or national), Referrals to other services, Social services |
| Populations served: | Detained individuals, Domestic Violence Victims, 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 |
| Languages spoken: | English, French, Spanish |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: | No |
| Nominal fee charged? | Yes |
| Other information: | General DACA services provided at this location. Additional assistance provided with Stays of Removal and Prosecutorial Discretion. T visas and VAWA assistance provided on a limited basis. Can serve Washington, D.C. as well. |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: | 4 |
| Is organization BIA recognized? | Yes |
| Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 0 |
| Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 3 |
| Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: | 3 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? | Yes |
| Network affiliations: | American Immigration Lawyers Association, Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Immigration Advocates Network, National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA), Fair Immigration Reform Movement (FIRM) |
Administrative Information
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| Executive Director: |
Gustavo Torres
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| Last contact date: | August 6, 2018 |
| Administrator comments: | 12/19/12: phone 3/6/14: phone 1/30/15: tickler 5/2/16: tickler Services info provided by IAN member Julia Kann (jkann@casamd.org). 06 Aug 2018: updated contact information |
| IAN Members? | Yes |
