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La Casa De Don Pedro - Center II

  • Location:
    39 Broadway
    Newark, NJ 07104
  • Phone:
    (973) 481-4568
  • Fax:
    (973) 481-2448
  • Contact methods:
    Drop-in, Phone calls
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

La Casa De Don Pedro provides individualized services to assist immigrants with a variety of immigration matters. Services are offered at no cost to those who are eligible.

Counties served: Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic, Union

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
Types of immigration legal services provided: Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS, Representation before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA)
Non-legal services: Citizenship / Civics classes, ESL, Referrals to other services, Social services
Populations served: Domestic Violence Victims, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with criminal histories, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Torture survivors
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: 0
Is organization BIA recognized? Yes
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: 0

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: American Friends Service Committee, Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC)

Administrative Information

Contact Person:
Wendy Melendez
(973) 481-4568 ext. 3310
Executive Director:
Rosalina Melendez
(973) 481-4568 ext. 3310
Types of contact/attempt: Email
Last contact date: February 2, 2018
Administrator comments: 3/18/13: tickler 2/21/14: Updated 2/25/15: phone 4/15/16: tickler 02 Feb 2018: tickler
IAN Members? Yes
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