Legal Directory
Tennessee Justice For Our Neighbors
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Justice For Our Neighbors (JFON) provides immigrants with free and low-cost legal services, conducts continuing education seminars for legal professionals on immigration topics, educates the public on immigration matters, and advocates for the rights of immigrants.
| State served: | Tennessee |
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, Removal hearings, 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, Representation at Asylum Interviews (Credible Fear Interviews, Reasonable Fear Interviews), Representation before the Immigration Court |
| Non-legal services: | Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR) |
| 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, Spanish |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: | No |
| Nominal fee charged? | Yes |
| Other information: | Spanish language line: (615) 538-7481 |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: | 2 |
| Is organization BIA recognized? | No |
| Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 0 |
| Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 0 |
| Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: | 1 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? | Yes |
| Network affiliations: | American Immigration Lawyers Association, Asista, Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Immigration Advocates Network, Justice for our Neighbors/United Methodist Committee on Relief, National Immigration Project, Conexion Americas |
Volunteering
| Volunteer Coordinator |
Tessa
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Administrative Information
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| Last contact date: | August 29, 2025 |
| Administrator comments: | 10/25/12: tickler 3/11/14: tickler 12/10/14: address, email by Bethany Jackson 1/2/15: tickler 6/1/16: tickler 08 Aug 2018: UTD |
| IAN Members? | No |
