Legal Directory
African Services Committee
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African Services Committee is a non-profit organization dedicated since 1981 to serving and supporting the needs of the immigrant communities of New York City. We are recognized by the Board of Immigration Appeals as an immigration services provider, and we assist clients through multiple grant programs that allow us to provide many services free of charge to those who meet the specific program eligibility requirements. In addition, African Services Committee operates its Immigrant Community Law Center, which provides a wider range of immigration assistance to individuals at a low fee.
Counties served: | Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), NY (Manhattan), Queens, Richmond (Staten Island) |
Detention Facilities Served: | Orange County Correctional Facility (NY) |
Services Provided
Are immigration legal services provided? | Yes |
Areas of immigration legal assistance: | Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Habeas Corpus, Naturalization/Citizenship, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions |
Types of immigration legal services provided: | 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) |
Other areas of legal assistance: | HIV/AIDS, Public Benefits |
Non-legal services: | Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), ESL, Health services, Language services, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Legislative advocacy (state or national), Referrals to other services, Social 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: | Akan-Twi, Amharic, English, French, Haitian Creole, Spanish, Wolof, Yoruba, Fula, Mandingo, Malinke, Bambara, Lingala |
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: | No |
Nominal fee charged? | No |
Staffing Information
Number of attorneys on staff: | 4 |
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 |
Volunteering
Volunteer Coordinator |
Aminat
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Administrative Information
Contact Person: |
Aminat Sabak
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Executive Director: | |
Last contact date: | January 2, 2018 |
Administrator comments: | 1/18/13: updated 6/19/13: email and phone by Jessica Greenberg jessicag@africanservices.org. 3/11/14: updated by phone, confirm BIA reps on staff and if they serve Delaney Hall 12/16/14: tickler 8/10/16: tickler 02 Jan 2018: tickler |
IAN Members? | No |