Tahirih Justice Center (Falls Church Office)
The Tahirih Justice Center provides legal services that are targeted at immigrant women and girls who have experienced or are fleeing gender-based violence. Types of immigration legal representation include gender-based asylum claims, U visas, T visas, VAWA, and SIJS cases. This office provides services to the VA counties on this page. It also provides services to Washington DC as well as Maryland.
| Counties served: |
Alexandria City, Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fairfax City, Falls Church City, Fauquier, Frederick, Fredericksburg City, Loudoun, Manassas City, Manassas Park City, Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Warren |
Services Provided
| Are immigration legal services provided? |
Yes |
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: |
Asylum applications, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, 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, Representation before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) |
| Other areas of legal assistance: |
Family & Juvenile |
| Non-legal services: |
Referrals to other services, Social services |
| Populations served: |
Domestic Violence Victims, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Torture survivors |
| Languages spoken: |
English, French, Spanish, |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
Yes |
| Nominal fee charged? |
No |
| Other information: |
Also serves clients throughout the DC metropolitan area, and in Montgomery County and Prince George's County in Maryland. This office utilizes a language line for all languages not listed above. |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: |
4 |
| 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: |
0 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? |
Yes |
| Network affiliations: |
Immigration Advocates Network |
Administrative Information
| Contact Person: |
Alison Domonoske
(571) 282-6161
|
| Executive Director: |
Heather Taylor
(571) 282-6161
|
| Types of contact/attempt: |
Email |
| Last contact date: |
January 18, 2018 |
| Administrator comments: |
12/11/12: tickler
12/11/13: tickler
4/9/15: tickler
4/6/16: tickler
18 Jan 2018: tickler |
| IAN Members? |
Yes |
