Ansob Center for Refugees
The Ansob Center for Refugees offers a wide variety of direct services to refugees and immigrants who want to begin the process of rebuilding their lives in the United States.
| Counties served: |
Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), NY (Manhattan), Queens |
Services Provided
| Are immigration legal services provided? |
Yes |
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: |
Adjustment of Status, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Naturalization/Citizenship |
| Types of immigration legal services provided: |
Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS, Representation before the Immigration Court |
| Other areas of legal assistance: |
Nonprofit Organizations |
| 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, Torture survivors |
| Languages spoken: |
Arabic, Arabic (Egyptian), Bosnian, English, French, Hindi, Spanish, Sudanese, Arabic, Spanish, Tibetan, Hindi |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
No |
| Nominal fee charged? |
No |
| Other information: |
Free ESL and Citizenship classes and Free Immigration Legal Services |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: |
1 |
| 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: |
3 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? |
Yes |
| Network affiliations: |
Immigration Advocates Network, Lutheran Legal Service Organization |
Administrative Information
| Contact Person: |
Iman Mehelba
(718) 278-4303
|
| Executive Director: |
Iman Mehelba
(718) 278-4303
|
| Last contact date: |
August 23, 2018 |
| Administrator comments: |
9/25/12: tickler.
Removed link to bad website on 3/12/13.
2/6/14: tickler
1/2/15: tickler
4/25/16: tickler
23 Aug 2018: updated URL
Updated August 2022 |
| IAN Members? |
No |
