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Michigan Immigrant Rights Center (Kalamazoo Office)

  • Location:
    350 E Michigan Ave
    Suite 315
    Kalamazoo, MI 49007
  • Phone:
    (734) 239-6863
  • Fax:
    (269) 492-7198
  • Contact methods:
    Drop-in, Email, Fax, Mail/Letter, Phone calls, Website
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

Statewide legal resource center providing information and referral services as well as representation in priority areas.

State served: Michigan
Detention Facilities Served: Calhoun County Correctional Center (MI), Chippewa County (MI), Dearborn Police Department (MI), Genesee County Jail (MI), Kent County Jail (MI), Macomb County Facility (MI), Michigan Corrections Facility (MI), Monroe County Detention Main (MI), Monroe County Jail (Main) Office (MI), Saint Clair County Jail (MI), Wayne County Detention Facility (MI), William Dickerson Detention Center (MI)

Services Provided

Are immigration legal services provided? Yes
Areas of immigration legal assistance: Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant petitions, Family-based petitions, Habeas Corpus, Humanitarian Parole, NACARA, Naturalization/Citizenship, P1 or P2 for Afghans, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Special Immigrant Visa (SIV), 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)
Other areas of legal assistance: Civil Rights, Consumer, Education, Employment, Family & Juvenile, Housing, Public Benefits
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: Arabic, English, French, Spanish
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: Yes
Nominal fee charged? No

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 36
Is organization BIA recognized? Yes
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: 1
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: 0
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: 24

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: American Immigration Lawyers Association, Immigration Advocates Network, Michigan Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights

Volunteering

Volunteer Coordinator

Administrative Information

Contact Person:
Hannah Lehker
(269) 492-7196
Executive Director:
Ann Routt
(269) 492-7196
Last contact date: March 2, 2018
Administrator comments: 12/11/14: tickler 10/07/16: tickler 10/17/16: added name of office 02 Mar 2018: tickler 9 Nov 2021: Tickler 30 Mar 2022: Secondary tickler 18 Apr 2022: Updated from tickler responses
IAN Members? No
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