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Catholic Charities Legal Immigration Services (Canton Office)

  • Location:
    800 Market Avenue North
    Suite 1150
    Canton, OH 44702
  • Phone:
    (330) 297-7745
  • Fax:
    (330) 297-7257
  • Contact methods:
    Email, Phone calls
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

Catholic Charities Legal Immigration Services (CCLIS) provides immigration legal services to low-income immigrants and refugees and engages in public education, training, and community outreach in order to promote justice for all newcomers.

Counties served: Ashtabula, Columbiana, Mahoning, Portage, Stark, Trumbull

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, T visas, 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)
Non-legal services: Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), Legislative advocacy (state or national), Office Of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)-funded services for trafficking victims, 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 physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles, Torture survivors
Languages spoken: English, Spanish
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: No
Nominal fee charged? Yes

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: 1
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: 0

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Immigration Advocates Network

Administrative Information

Contact Person:
Naomi Hokky
(330) 297-7250
Types of contact/attempt: Email
Last contact date: August 20, 2018
Administrator comments: 12/21/12: phone 1/8/14: tickler 1/30/15: tickler 10/11/16: tickler 10/24/16: emailed Naomi 20 Aug 2018: Updated site URL
IAN Members? Yes
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