New Mexico Immigrant Law Center
New Mexico Immigrant Law Center (NMILC) provides immigration legal assistance to low-income individuals living in New Mexico. Our mission is to advance justice and equity by empowering low-income immigrant communities through collaborative legal services, advocacy, and education. We provide free legal services through weekly telephone consultations, weekly legal workshops, direct representation, and large-scale legal fairs.
State served: |
New Mexico |
Detention Facilities Served: |
Cibola (NM) |
Services Provided
Are immigration legal services provided? |
Yes |
Areas of immigration legal assistance: |
Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions |
Types of immigration legal services provided: |
Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS, Representation at Asylum Interviews (Credible Fear Interviews, Reasonable Fear Interviews), Representation before the Immigration Court, Representation before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) |
Non-legal services: |
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, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Torture survivors |
Languages spoken: |
English, Portuguese, Spanish |
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
Yes |
Nominal fee charged? |
No |
Staffing Information
Number of attorneys on staff: |
11 |
Is organization BIA recognized? |
Yes |
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: |
3 |
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: |
0 |
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: |
4 |
Additional Details
Pro Bono opportunities? |
Yes |
Network affiliations: |
American Immigration Lawyers Association, Asista, Immigration Advocates Network, National Immigration Project |
Administrative Information
Contact Person: |
Finance Office
(505) 247-1023
|
Executive Director: |
Jennifer Landau
(505) 247-1023
|
Last contact date: |
April 2, 2018 |
Administrator comments: |
11/28/12: phone
12/9/13: tickler
12/15/14: tickler
6/1/16: tickler
02 Apr 2018: tickler
1 Nov 2021: tickler
4 Nov 2021: updated from tickler responses |
IAN Members? |
No |