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Just Neighbors Ministry

  • Location:
    7630 Little River Turnpike
    Suite 900
    Annandale, VA 22003
  • Phone:
    (703) 979-1240
  • Fax:
    (703) 979-1244
  • Contact methods:
    Email, Phone calls, Website
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

The mission of Just Neighbors is to provide high-quality immigration legal services to low-income immigrants, asylees and refugees in Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia; and, to build community among clients, staff, volunteers and the larger society through education, advocacy, and volunteerism.

 

 

Counties served: Accomack, Alexandria City, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Bath, Bedford, Bedford City, Botetourt, Campbell, Fairfax, Fairfax City, Falls Church City, Fauquier, Frederick, Fredericksburg City, Halifax, Harrisonburg City, Highland, Loudoun, Lynchburg City, Manassas City, Manassas Park City, Northampton, Page, Pittsylvania, Prince William, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Staunton City, Waynesboro City, Winchester City

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, 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: Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS, Representation at Asylum Interviews (Credible Fear Interviews, Reasonable Fear Interviews)
Non-legal services: Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Legislative advocacy (state or national), Referrals to other services
Populations served: Detained individuals, Domestic Violence Victims, 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: Amharic, Arabic, Arabic (Egyptian), English, French, Italian, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, We have access to translators for many languages
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: Yes
Nominal fee charged? Yes
Other information: $100 consultation fee (waivable), USCIS fees may apply

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 10
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: 0

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: American Immigration Lawyers Association, Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Immigration Advocates Network, Justice for our Neighbors/United Methodist Committee on Relief, CAIR Coalition

Volunteering

Volunteer Coordinator

Administrative Information

Contact Person:
Erin McKenney
703-979-1240
Executive Director:
Erin McKenney
7039791240
Last contact date: January 18, 2018
Administrator comments: 9/20/11: update request by Rob Rutland-brown, updated. 12/6/12: tickler 12/11/13: tickler 12/12/14: tickler 4/6/16: tickler 18 Jan 2018: tickler 25 Oct 2021: tickler 26 Oct 2021: updated from tickler responses
IAN Members? No
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