Legal Directory
Church World Service - Immigration Legal Services Program (Lancaster Office)
![]() |
|
|
|
|
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
Contact Person: | |
Executive Director: | |
Types of contact/attempt: | |
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 |