Legal Directory
Equal Justice Center
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The Equal Justice Center is a nonprofit law office that prepares DACA applications for low-income immigrants for free. Our attorney meets with clients individually in Austin and organizes free DACA clinics across 120 counties of North, West, and Northwest Texas.
| Counties served: | Andrews, Armstrong, Bailey, Bandera, Bastrop, Baylor, Bell, Blanco, Borden, Bosque, Brazos, Briscoe, Brown, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell, Callahan, Carson, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Coleman, Collingsworth, Comanche, Coryell, Cottle, Crosby, Dallam, Dawson, Deaf Smith, Dickens, Donley, Eastland, Erath, Falls, Fayette, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Gaines, Garza, Gillespie, Gonzales, Gray, Grayson, Guadalupe, Hale, Hall, Hamilton, Hansford, Hardeman, Hartley, Haskell, Hays, Hemphill, Hill, Hockley, Hutchinson, Jack, Jones, Kendall, Kent, Kerr, Kimble, King, Knox, Lamb, Lampasas, Lee, Limestone, Lipscomb, Llano, Lubbock, Lynn, Mason, McCulloch, McLennan, Milam, Mills, Mitchell, Moore, Motley, Nolan, Ochiltree, Oldham, Palo Pinto, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Real, Roberts, Robertson, San Saba, Scurry, Shackelford, Sherman, Stephens, Swisher, Taylor, Terry, Throckmorton, Travis, Washington, Wheeler, Wilbarger, Williamson, Yoakum, Young |
Services Provided
| Are immigration legal services provided? | Yes |
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: | Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) |
| Types of immigration legal services provided: | Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS |
| Other areas of legal assistance: | Civil Rights, Employment, Nonprofit Organizations |
| Non-legal services: | Legislative advocacy (state or national) |
| Populations served: | Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with criminal histories, Juveniles |
| Languages spoken: | English, Spanish |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: | Yes |
| Nominal fee charged? | No |
| Other information: | Free legal assistance for DACA applicants under 200% of poverty. |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: | 2 |
| 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: | 2 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? | Yes |
Administrative Information
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| Last contact date: | February 9, 2018 |
| Administrator comments: | 1/5/15: tickler 5/18/16: tickler 09 Feb 2018: tickler |
| IAN Members? | No |
