Catholic Charities Community Services - Legal Services for Immigrants (Yonkers Office)
Catholic Charities Community Services - Legal Services for Immigrants (Yonkers Office) provides services and programs to help immigrants reunite legally with their families, among other immigration-related issues.
| Counties served: |
Westchester |
Services Provided
| Are immigration legal services provided? |
Yes |
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: |
Adjustment of Status, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, 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 before the Immigration Court, Representation before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) |
| Non-legal services: |
Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Referrals to other services |
| Populations served: |
Human Trafficking Survivors, 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? |
No |
| Other information: |
No one is turned away for inability to pay. Please call for dates when immigration counselor is available. |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: |
0 |
| Is organization BIA recognized? |
Yes |
| Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: |
1 |
| 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: |
Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Immigration Advocates Network, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops |
Administrative Information
| Contact Person: |
Lindita Berdynaj
(212) 419-3707
|
| Executive Director: |
Beatriz Diaz-Taveras
(646) 794-2438
|
| Last contact date: |
January 18, 2018 |
| Administrator comments: |
12/2/13: tickler
1/30/15: tickler
4/1/16: tickler
18 Jan 2018: tickler
Updated August 2022 |
| IAN Members? |
No |
