Boat People SOS (Houston Office)
Boat People SOS (BPSOS) is a national Vietnamese-American community-based organization that empowers, organizes, and equips Vietnamese individuals and communities through legal services and resettlement programs.
| Counties served: |
Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris |
Services Provided
| Are immigration legal services provided? |
Yes |
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: |
Adjustment of Status, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, T visas, U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions |
| Types of immigration legal services provided: |
Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS |
| Other areas of legal assistance: |
Family & Juvenile, Life Planning, Public Benefits |
| Non-legal services: |
Citizenship / Civics classes, ESL, Health services, Language services, Referrals to other services, Social services |
| Populations served: |
Domestic Violence Victims, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status |
| Languages spoken: |
English, Korean, Spanish, Thai, Vietnamese |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
No |
| Nominal fee charged? |
Yes |
| Other information: |
Assists in all aspects of removal proceedings. |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: |
2 |
| 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: |
3 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? |
Yes |
| Network affiliations: |
Asian American Center for Advancing Justice, Boat People SOS, Immigration Advocates Network |
Administrative Information
| Contact Person: |
Theresa Thomas
2815306888
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| Executive Director: |
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| Last contact date: |
August 9, 2018 |
| Administrator comments: |
10/4/12: tickler
12/19/12: staff updated by Tony Lu
11/13/13: tickler
3/10/15: phone
6/8/16: phone (pronounced Khan)
09 Aug 2018: UTD
Updated August 2022 |
| IAN Members? |
No |
