Mid-South Immigration Advocates
Mid-South Immigration Advocates is a nonprofit immigration law firm providing direct representation to clients in the Memphis Immigration Court and before USCIS.
Services Provided
Are immigration legal services provided? |
Yes |
Areas of immigration legal assistance: |
Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Consular Processing, Employment authorization, Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions |
Types of immigration legal services provided: |
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), Federal court appeals |
Non-legal services: |
Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR) |
Populations served: |
Domestic Violence Victims, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with criminal histories, 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: |
This organization serves clients in all parts of Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi north of Jackson. |
Staffing Information
Number of attorneys on staff: |
5 |
Is organization BIA recognized? |
No |
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: |
4 |
Additional Details
Pro Bono opportunities? |
Yes |
Network affiliations: |
Detention Watch Network |
Administrative Information
Contact Person: |
Sally Joyner
(901) 244-4367
|
Executive Director: |
Sally Joyner
(901) 244-4367
|
Last contact date: |
February 9, 2018 |
Administrator comments: |
12/29/15: added
5/17/16: tickler
09 Feb 2018: tickler |
IAN Members? |
No |