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* Non-Profit Organization Updated July 2021 ** Referral Service List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers *** Private Attorney http://www.justice.gov/eoir/list-pro-bono-legal-service-providers NEW YORK * Non-Profit Organization Updated July 2021 ** Referral Service List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers *** Private Attorney http://www.justice.gov/eoir/list-pro-bono-legal-service-providers Buffalo & Batavia Immigration Courts Buffalo & Batavia, New York American Bar Association Detention and LOP Prisoners' Legal Services of New York Information Line** 41 State Street, Suite M112 [email protected] Albany, NY 12207 https://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_interest/ Tel: (518) 694-8699 immigration/ Fax: (518) 694-4281 • Pro se case assistance for detained 14 Lafayette Square, Suite 510 respondents only Buffalo, NY 14203 • Dial 2150# from the detention center Tel: (716) 844-8266 • To contact on behalf of a detained individual, Fax: (716) 854-1008 email [email protected]. Erie County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers www.plsny.org Project* • Represents detained and non-detained individuals 438 Main Street, Suite 7 • Handles all types of immigration cases Buffalo, NY 14202 • Multilingual staff Tel: (716) 847-0662 ext 301 (non-detained & women) • Criminal immigration expertise Tel: (716) 847-0752 (men detained at BFDF) • Representation is limited to low-income detainees in BFDF, and those that fall within our funding guidelines The Legal Aid Society of Rochester, New York* One West Main Street, Suite 800 Rochester, NY 14614 Tel: (585) 232-4090 Fax: (585) 232-2352 www.lasroc.org • Asylum cases • Criminal Law Specialty • We do not represent detained aliens • Serving those who reside in: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario, Orleans, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates Counties • Languages: Spanish, French and Nepali * Non-Profit Organization Updated July 2021 ** Referral Service List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers *** Private Attorney http://www.justice.gov/eoir/list-pro-bono-legal-service-providers New York Immigration Court New York, New York (page 1 of 3) Catholic Charities Community Services, Archdiocese Human Rights First** of New York* 75 Broad Street, 31st Floor 80 Maiden Lane, 13th Floor New York, NY 10004 New York, NY 10038 Tel: (212) 845-5200 Tel: (212) 419-3700 Fax: (212) 845-5299 Fax: (212) 751-3197 www.catholiccharitiesny.org • Detention hotline: (212) 629-6170 (2-5pm Mon-Fri) [email protected] • Contacts: Hamon Madi, Jacqueline Rojas, Lamise Abdel Rahman Immigration Court Helpdesk: • Represent detained and non-detained individuals Tel: (315) 690-4831 seeking asylum before the New York and New [email protected] Jersey Immigration Courts Catholic Charities of Long Island* • Non-detained cases only • All types of removal cases 143 Shleigel Blvd • Languages: interpretation available in all Amityville, NY 11701 languages Tel: (631) 789-5210 Central American Legal Assistance (CALA)* Fax: (631)789-5333 www.Catholiccharities.cc 240 Hooper Street [email protected] Brooklyn, NY 11211 Tel: (718) 486-6800 • 26 Federal Plaza and 290 Broadway: Fax: (718) 486-5287 • Languages: English, Spanish, French, Italian, [email protected] and Polish www.centralamericanlegal.info • Representation available for VAWA, Asylum, NACARA, TPS, Cancellation of Removal, U/T Visas • Specialize in asylum seekers from Central America • 201 Varick Street: Non detained only • Walk-in hours Monday-Friday from 9am to 3pm Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem* (please bring all documents) • Non-detained cases 317 Lenox Avenue, 10th Floor • Languages: Spanish New York, NY 10027 Tel: (212) 876-5500 www.neighborhooddefender.org • Detained and non-detained removal cases and affirmative applications for Northern Manhattan residents (above 96th Street) with prior arrests or convictions. • Call for intake information. * Non-Profit Organization Updated July 2021 ** Referral Service List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers *** Private Attorney http://www.justice.gov/eoir/list-pro-bono-legal-service-providers New York, New York (page 2 of 3) City Bar Justice Center* The Legal Aid Society* 42 West 44th Street 199 Water Street, 3rd Floor New York, NY 10036 New York, NY 10038 Tel: (212) 382-6710 Tel: (212) 577-3300 www.legalaidnyc.org • Must call to make appointment; no walk-in service • Will appear at Federal Plaza and Varick St. Courts • Detained and non-detained cases • Limited to Asylum; and U, T or VAWA relief for • Criminal convitions and all forms of relief survivors of violent crimes including: domestic • Coordinates with Juvenile Representation Project, violence, child abuse, sexual assaults, hate collaborates with ICARE partners for persons under crimes or human trafficking 18 and in removal proceedings • Language(s): Spanish, French • Immigration Removal Hotline open Wednesdays HIAS (New York)* from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at (212) 577-3456 • Will appear at 26 Federal Plaza and Varick St. 411 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1006 Courts New York, NY 10016 • Immigration Detention Hotline open Wednesdays Tel: (212) 613-1341 and Fridays from 1 to 5 p.m. (Collect calls accepted www.hias.org from detention facilities at (212) 577-3456.) New York Legal Assistance Group* • Must fear return to country of origin • Contact Legal Intake Line (212) 613-1341 first 7 Hanover Square, 18th Floor Friday of the month only New York, NY 10004 • Languages: Spanish and Russian; others via Tel: (212) 613-5000 Interpretation Services Fax: (212) 750-0820 American Bar Association Detention and LOP [email protected] Information Line** nylag.org [email protected] • No walk-ins, please make an appointment https://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_interest/ • Leave a voicemail on Mondays between 9am-3pm immigration/ or email [email protected]. Include full name, contact information, and next court date. A case • Pro se case assistance for detained handler will respond within 2–4 weeks, but we respondents only cannot guarantee representation • Dial 2150# from the detention center • Non-detained only • To contact on behalf of a detained individual, • Serving the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, email [email protected]. and Staten Island • Languages: Spanish, Mandarin, Russian, and others as needed * Non-Profit Organization Updated July 2021 ** Referral Service List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers *** Private Attorney http://www.justice.gov/eoir/list-pro-bono-legal-service-providers New York, New York (page 3 of 3) Sanctuary for Families* Connecticut Immigrant Center Inc.* 30 Wall Street, 8th floor 36 Mill Plain Road, Suite 208 New York, NY 10005 Danbury, CT 06811 Tel: (212) 349-6009 x 293 (203) 312-7689 www.sanctuaryforfamilies.org [email protected] www.cimmc.org • Represents survivors of domestic violence, sex trafficking, and other gender-based harm in all • NYC: Asylum cases; Non-detained cases only; types of immigration cases Removal defense, including but not limited to VAWA • Multiligual staff as well as access to interpreter and Cancellation of Removal; Unaccompanied minors services • NYC Juvenile Docket: Represents survivors of • Servicing Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, domestic abuse, violence, persecution, torture, & Staten Island and other crimes; Unaccompanied minors; The Door* All removal cases except detained cases • Languages: Spanish 121 Avenue of the Americas Catholic Migration Services* New York, NY 10013 Tel: (212)941-9090 191 Joralemon Street, 4th Floor https://www.door.org Brooklyn, NY 11201 [email protected] Tel: (718) 236-3000 www.catholicmigration.org • Services limited to individuals between the ages of 12-24 years old. 47-01 Queens Blvd, Room 203 Safe Horizon Immigration Law Project* Sunnyside, NY 11104 Tel: (347) 472-3500 50 Court Street, 8th floor Fax: (347) 472-3501 Brooklyn, NY 11201 Tel: (718) 943-8632 • By appointment only - please call to schedule Fax: (718) 943-8646 • Non-detained cases only www.safehorizon.org • Represents survivors of crime, violence, abuse, trafficking, and torture. • Staff is bilingual Spanish/English with access to interpreter services for all other languages. • Representation limited to residents of New York City (the five boroughs) • Non-detained cases only; no walk-ins, please call to make an appointment. * Non-Profit Organization Updated July 2021 ** Referral Service List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers *** Private Attorney http://www.justice.gov/eoir/list-pro-bono-legal-service-providers New York Immigration Court Juvenile Docket New York, New York Kids In Need of Defense (KIND)* The Legal Aid Society* New York Office 199 Water Street, 3rd Floor 252 West 37th Street, Suite 1500W New York, NY 10038 New York, NY 10018 Tel: (212) 577-3300 Tel: (646) 677-9900 www.legal-aid.org [email protected] www.supportkind.org • Coordinates with Juvenile Representation Project, collaborates with ICARE partners for persons under • Service Areas: Queens, Bronx, Kings, Richmond, 18 and in removal proceedings New York, Suffolk, Nassau and Westchester Counties • Immigration Removal Hotline open Wednesdays • Make an appointment: Call and leave your name from 1pm to 5pm at (212) 577-3456 and number. A member of our organization will call Connecticut Immigrant Center Inc.* you. American Bar Association Detention and LOP 36 Mill Plain Road, Suite 208 Information Line** Danbury, CT 06811 (203) 312-7689 [email protected] [email protected] https://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_interest/ www.cimmc.org immigration/ • NYC Juvenile Docket: