| Are immigration legal services provided? |
Yes |
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: |
Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, NACARA, Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, 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: |
Community Development, Consumer, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Employment, Family & Juvenile, Foreclosure, Health, HIV/AIDS, Housing, Life Planning, Nonprofit Organizations, Taxes |
| Non-legal services: |
Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), Referrals to other services |
| Populations served: |
Detained individuals, 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: |
Arabic, English, French, Spanish, Lingala |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
Yes |
| Nominal fee charged? |
No |
| Other information: |
Priority to individuals detained at the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility, domestic violence victims, and human trafficking victims. Other cases taken as resources permit. Detained client line: (716) 847 0752. Non-detained client line: (716) 847-0662 ext. 301 |
