Legal Directory
Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (Tacoma Office)
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Northwest Immigrant Rights Project promotes justice by defending and advancing the rights of immigrants through direct legal services, systemic advocacy, and community education. This office serves individuals detained at the Northwest Detention Center and those in Pierce County, the Olympic Peninsula and Southwestern Washington.
| Counties served: | Clallam, Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, Thurston, Wahkiakum |
| Detention Facilities Served: | Tacoma Northwest Detention Center (WA) |
Services Provided
| Are immigration legal services provided? | Yes |
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: | Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Habeas Corpus, 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), Representation before the Immigration Court, Representation before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), Federal court appeals |
| Non-legal services: | Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), 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, 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, French, Mandarin Chinese, Russian, Spanish, K'iche |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: | Yes |
| Nominal fee charged? | No |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: | 18 |
| Is organization BIA recognized? | Yes |
| Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 2 |
| Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 3 |
| Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: | 5 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? | Yes |
| Network affiliations: | American Immigration Lawyers Association, Asista, Detention Watch Network, Immigration Advocates Network, National Immigration Project |
Volunteering
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Administrative Information
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| Last contact date: | January 15, 2018 |
| Administrator comments: | 12/10/12: tickler 3/20/14: tickler 1/2/15: tickler 4/6/16: tickler 15 Jan 2018: tickler 06 Dec 2021: tickler 12 Jan 2022: updated from tickler responses |
| IAN Members? | No |
