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Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston - St. Frances Cabrini Center for Immigrant Legal Assistance

  • Location:
    5599 San Felipe St
    Suite 300
    Houston, TX 77056
  • Phone:
    (713) 595-4100
  • Toll-free:
    1 (866) 649-5862
  • Fax:
    (713) 874-6792
  • Contact methods:
    Email, Mail/Letter, Phone calls
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston - St. Frances Cabrini Center for Immigrant Legal Assistance provides low-cost or free representation in immigration cases for families, crime victims, unaccompanied minors, and persons in removal proceedings.

Counties served: Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Montgomery, San Jacinto

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, Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Special Immigrant Visa (SIV), T visas, U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions
Types of immigration legal services provided: Filings with USCIS, Representation before the Immigration Court
Non-legal services: Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), Department of Justice (DOJ)/Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)-funded services for trafficking victims, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Office Of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)-funded services for trafficking victims, Referrals to other services, Social services
Populations served: Domestic Violence Victims, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Juveniles, Torture survivors
Languages spoken: Arabic, Dari, English, French, Pashto, Portuguese, Signers for the deaf: ASL, Spanish, Urdu
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: Yes
Nominal fee charged? Yes

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 31
Is organization BIA recognized? Yes
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: 6
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: 1
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: 50

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Immigration Advocates Network, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS), U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops

Volunteering

Volunteer Coordinator

Administrative Information

Contact Person:
Jenny Hernandez
713-874-6547
Executive Director:
Terry Cody
(713) 595-4100
Last contact date: June 8, 2016
Administrator comments: 9/20/11: change request, sent follow up email. 9/21/11: updated. 10/10/12: tickler 1/8/14: tickler 4/10/15: tickler 6/8/16: tickler 9/28/17: updated website Updated August 2022
IAN Members? No
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