Catholic Charities Diocese Of Kalamazoo - Immigration Assistance Program
The Immigration Assistance Program of the Diocese of Kalamazoo offers low cost and free legal services in immigration matters to individuals and families living below 200% of the federal poverty guidelines and who are residing in southwest Michigan. We specialize in family immigration, naturalization, and humanitarian petitions.
| Counties served: |
Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Kalamazoo, Saint Joseph, Van Buren |
Services Provided
| Are immigration legal services provided? |
Yes |
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: |
Adjustment of Status, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions |
| Types of immigration legal services provided: |
Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS |
| Non-legal services: |
Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Legislative advocacy (state or national), Referrals to other services |
| Populations served: |
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 |
| Languages spoken: |
English, Spanish |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
No |
| Nominal fee charged? |
Yes |
| Other information: |
New clients must attend an initial consultation at our office on Mondays. No appointment is necessary for new clients on Monday intake days. After the initial consultation, please call for an appointment. |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: |
1 |
| Is organization BIA recognized? |
No |
| Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: |
0 |
| Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: |
0 |
| Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: |
1 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? |
Yes |
| Network affiliations: |
American Immigration Lawyers Association, Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Immigration Advocates Network, Michigan Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (MCIRR) |
Administrative Information
| Contact Person: |
Samantha Lindberg
269 381 9800
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| Executive Director: |
Samantha Lindberg
269 381 9800
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| Last contact date: |
August 6, 2018 |
| Administrator comments: |
11/28/12: tickler
2/26/14: tickler
2/12/15: tickler
06 Aug 2018: updated contact information
9 Nov 2021: tickler
15 Nov 2021: updated from tickler responses
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| IAN Members? |
No |
