Central American Refugee Center (Hempstead Office)
Central American Refugee Center (CARECEN - NY) is a nonprofit organization providing immigration legal services and advocacy to the immigrant community on Long Island. CARECEN's attorneys and paralegals provide immigration legal assistance at low or no cost.
| Counties served: |
Nassau, Suffolk |
Services Provided
| Are immigration legal services provided? |
Yes |
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: |
Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, NACARA, Naturalization/Citizenship, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas |
| Types of immigration legal services provided: |
Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS, Representation before the Immigration Court |
| Non-legal services: |
Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), Citizenship / Civics classes, Department of Justice (DOJ)/Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)-funded services for trafficking victims, ESL, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Referrals to other services |
| Populations served: |
Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender |
| Languages spoken: |
English, Spanish |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
No |
| Nominal fee charged? |
No |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: |
8 |
| Is organization BIA recognized? |
No |
| Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: |
0 |
| Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: |
2 |
| Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: |
2 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? |
Yes |
| Network affiliations: |
Immigration Advocates Network |
Administrative Information
| Contact Person: |
Elise de Castillo
(516) 489-8330 x 102
|
| Executive Director: |
Elise de Castillo
(516) 489-8330 x 102
|
| Last contact date: |
January 2, 2018 |
| Administrator comments: |
1/23/15: phone updated
4/25/16: tickler
02 Jan 2018: tickler
Updated August 2022 |
| IAN Members? |
No |
