Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota - Refugee Services
Lutheran Social Service (LSS) offers a wide range of services and programs to help refugees start their new lives in Minnesota.
| Counties served: |
Hennepin |
Services Provided
| Are immigration legal services provided? |
Yes |
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: |
Adjustment of Status, Consular Processing, Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship |
| Types of immigration legal services provided: |
Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS |
| Non-legal services: |
Employment services, Language services, Referrals to other services, Social services |
| Languages spoken: |
Burmese, English, Somali, Karenni |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
Yes |
| Nominal fee charged? |
Yes |
| Other information: |
Drop-ins on Tuesday from 9am to 2pm. This organization is a partner of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service. |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: |
0 |
| Is organization BIA recognized? |
Yes |
| Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: |
0 |
| Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: |
2 |
| Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: |
2 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? |
Yes |
| Network affiliations: |
Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Immigration Advocates Network, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS), Lutheran Legal Service Organization, Lutheran Legal Service Organization |
Administrative Information
| Contact Person: |
Fartun Abdi
(612) 227-7865
|
| Executive Director: |
Yusuf Abdi
(612) 879-5258
|
| Types of contact/attempt: |
Email |
| Last contact date: |
January 9, 2018 |
| Administrator comments: |
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09 Jan 2018: tickler
29 Dec 2021: Updated org phone number from email sent to info@ account |
| IAN Members? |
Yes |
