Safe Horizon - Immigration Law Project
Safe Horizon's Immigration Law Project provides free and low-cost services to victims of crime, torture, and abuse in immigration applications and proceedings.
| Counties served: |
Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), NY (Manhattan), Queens, Richmond (Staten Island) |
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, NACARA, Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), 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), Federal court appeals |
| Non-legal services: |
Referrals to other services |
| Populations served: |
Domestic Violence Victims, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Torture survivors |
| Languages spoken: |
English, French, Spanish |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
Yes |
| Nominal fee charged? |
No |
| Other information: |
A nominal fee may be charged for some of our legal services. |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: |
4 |
| Is organization BIA recognized? |
Yes |
| Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: |
1 |
| Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: |
0 |
| Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: |
1 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? |
Yes |
| Network affiliations: |
American Immigration Lawyers Association, Immigration Advocates Network, Justice for our Neighbors/United Methodist Committee on Relief, National Immigration Project |
Administrative Information
| Contact Person: |
Annabella Nattes
(718) 943-8632
|
| Executive Director: |
Shani Adess
(718) 943-8632
|
| Types of contact/attempt: |
Email |
| Last contact date: |
August 7, 2018 |
| Administrator comments: |
12/5/12: phone
2/14/14: phone
2/26/15: tickler
4/5/16: tickler
07 Aug 2018: UTD |
| IAN Members? |
Yes |
