Catholic Social Services, Archdiocese of Philadelphia - Immigration Legal Services
Catholic Social Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia provides comprehensive, high quality, low-cost Immigration Legal Service, serving families and individuals within jurisdiction of the USCIS Philadelphia District Office and the Philadelphia Immigration Court.
| Counties served: |
Berks, Bucks, Delaware, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia, Schuylkill, York |
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, 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), Federal court appeals |
| Non-legal services: |
Referrals to other services |
| Populations served: |
Domestic Violence Victims, Farm workers, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender |
| Languages spoken: |
English, French, Italian, Spanish |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
Yes |
| Nominal fee charged? |
Yes |
| Other information: |
Can serve clients within the jurisdiction of the Philadelphia immigration court including DE. |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: |
2 |
| Is organization BIA recognized? |
Yes |
| Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: |
3 |
| Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: |
1 |
| Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: |
1 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? |
Yes |
| Network affiliations: |
American Immigration Lawyers Association, Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS), U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, United Farm Workers, New Americans Campaign |
Administrative Information
| Contact Person: |
Nilsa Morales
(215) 854-7019
|
| Executive Director: |
Kristin Taranath
(215) 854-7015
|
| Last contact date: |
April 19, 2018 |
| Administrator comments: |
10/25/12: tickler
1/27/14: tickler
12/29/14: tickler
4/6/16: tickler
IAN:
Mark Shea
mshea@chs-adphila.org
Timothy Mulligan
215-854-7008
tmulligan@chs-adphila.org
Joseph Lonergan
jlonergan@chs-adphila.org
19 Apr 2018: tickler
29 Nov 2021: tickler
03 Jan 2022: updated from tickler responses |
| IAN Members? |
No |
