Legal Directory
Catholic Charities of East Tennessee, Inc. - Office of Immigrant Services (Knoxville Office)
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Catholic Charities of East Tennessee provides low-bono and pro-bono immigration legal assistance to the East TN immigrant and refugee communities.
| Counties served: | Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Cumberland, Fentress, Grainger, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, Morgan, Pickett, Roane, Scott, Sevier, Union |
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, Humanitarian Parole, NACARA, Naturalization/Citizenship, P1 or P2 for Afghans, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Special Immigrant Visa (SIV), 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 |
| Non-legal services: | Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Legislative advocacy (state or national), Referrals to other services |
| Populations served: | Domestic Violence Victims, Farm workers, 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: | English, French, Italian, Spanish |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: | Yes |
| Nominal fee charged? | Yes |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: | 2 |
| Is organization BIA recognized? | Yes |
| Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 0 |
| Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 2 |
| Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: | 1 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? | Yes |
| Network affiliations: | Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Immigration Advocates Network, TIRRC |
Volunteering
| Volunteer Coordinator |
Alessandra
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Administrative Information
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| Last contact date: | February 9, 2018 |
| Administrator comments: | 10/3/12: tickler 12/12/13: tickler 2/2/15: tickler 5/17/16: tickler 09 Feb 2018: tickler 17 Nov 2021: tickler 26 Nov 2021: updated from tickler responses |
| IAN Members? | No |
