Legal Directory
Michigan Immigrant Rights Center (Kalamazoo Office)
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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
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Executive Director: | |
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 |