Immigration and American Citizenship Organization
Immigration and American Citizenship Organization (IACO) provides legal representation to low-income persons. IACO assists new immigrants on a variety of immigration matters.
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, Humanitarian Parole, 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 |
Other areas of legal assistance: |
Taxes |
Non-legal services: |
Citizenship / Civics classes, Referrals to other services |
Populations served: |
Domestic Violence Victims, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with criminal histories, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender |
Languages spoken: |
English, Spanish |
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
No |
Nominal fee charged? |
Yes |
Staffing Information
Number of attorneys on staff: |
2 |
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: |
4 |
Additional Details
Pro Bono opportunities? |
Yes |
Network affiliations: |
American Immigration Lawyers Association, Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Immigration Advocates Network |
Administrative Information
Contact Person: |
Esperanza Torres
(973) 472-4648
|
Executive Director: |
Gustavo Ramirez
(973) 472-4648
|
Last contact date: |
December 20, 2017 |
Administrator comments: |
11/16/12: tickler
10/15/13: updated website
Alt email: mvaletine@iacoimmigration.org
3/13/14: updated by phone
12/11/14: tickler
4/3/16: tickler
20 Dec 2017: tickler |
IAN Members? |
No |