Legal Directory
Catholic Charities of Central Texas - Immigration Legal Services (Austin Office)
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Catholic Charities of Central Texas (CCCTX) provides immigration legal services to immigrants in order to reunite and preserve families, protect the rights of the immigrant community, and promote self-sufficiency through high quality, low-cost immigration assistance.
| Counties served: | Bastrop, Brazos, Travis, Williamson |
| Detention Facilities Served: | South Texas Family Residential Center [Dilley] (TX), T. Don Hutto Residential Center (TX) |
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, 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) |
| Non-legal services: | Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Legislative advocacy (state or national), Psychological or psychiatric services, Referrals to other services, Social services |
| Populations served: | Detained individuals, 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: | Yes |
| Nominal fee charged? | Yes |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: | 6 |
| Is organization BIA recognized? | Yes |
| Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 0 |
| Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 1 |
| Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: | 5 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? | Yes |
| Network affiliations: | American Immigration Lawyers Association, Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Immigration Advocates Network, National Immigration Project, Texas Here To Stay |
Volunteering
| Volunteer Coordinator |
Claire
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Administrative Information
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| Last contact date: | January 26, 2018 |
| Administrator comments: | 10/4/12: tickler 11/13/13: tickler 1/27/14: by email 4/6/16: tickler 26 Jan 2018: tickler 28 Oct 2021: tickler 3 Nov 2021: updated from tickler responses |
| IAN Members? | No |
