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Church World Service - Immigration Legal Services Program (Lancaster Office)
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Church World Service - Immigration and Refugee Program in Lancaster is a refugee resettlement agency and Cuban/ Haitian resettlement site. We offer three refugee/asylee/parolee employment programs, including Match Grant. The Immigration Legal Services Program provides legal immigration counseling and representation for a nominal fee and specializes in family-based and humanitarian-based immigration matters. Legal services are available to anyone in the community, regardless of status. Four staff members are accredited, with over 25 years combined experience in immigration law.
| Counties served: | Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon |
| Detention Facilities Served: | York County Prison (PA) |
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, Naturalization/Citizenship, 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) |
| Non-legal services: | Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), Citizenship / Civics classes, Employment services, ESL, Language services, Legislative advocacy (state or national), Referrals to other services, Social services |
| Populations served: | Domestic Violence Victims, 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: | Amharic, Arabic, Burmese, English, French, Nepali, Somali, Spanish |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: | No |
| Nominal fee charged? | Yes |
| Other information: | Affirmative asylum cases and accompanying clients to USCIS interviews is done on a limited basis. |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: | 0 |
| Is organization BIA recognized? | Yes |
| Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 2 |
| Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 2 |
| Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: | 2 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? | Yes |
| Network affiliations: | Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Church World Service, Detention Watch Network, Immigration Advocates Network |
Administrative Information
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| Last contact date: | January 10, 2018 |
| Administrator comments: | 9/27: change request Barbara Witmer, follow-up email. 10/3: changes made. 12/9/12: tickler 1/3/14: tickler 1/30/15: tickler 5/4/16: tickler 10 Jan 2018: tickler |
| IAN Members? | Yes |
