LEGAL SERVICES

American Gateways is one of the largest immigration legal services providers in Texas. Our clients receive culturally sensitive, trauma-informed legal representation from start to finish of a case. Our staff are experts in the areas of:

    Asylum (for individuals and families fleeing persecution in their home country)
    Violence Against Women’s Act (VAWA) Petitions (for battered spouses, parents, and/or children)
    T Visas (for survivors of trafficking)
    U Visas (for survivors of certain types of violent crimes that occurred in the U.S.)
    Representation before the San Antonio Immigration Court
    Permanent Residency and Naturalization
    Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
    Family-based Petitions

American Gateways is also the only nonprofit in the state to provide legal orientation, immigration workshops, and pro bono legal representation at three immigrant detention facilities. Our Austin office serves the T. Don Hutto Residential Center in Taylor, Texas. Our San Antonio office serves the South Texas Detention Complex in Pearsall, Texas and the Karnes County Residential Center in Karnes City, Texas.

Mission Statement: To champion the dignity and human rights of immigrants, refugees and survivors of persecution, torture, conflict and human trafficking through exceptional immigration legal services at no or low cost, education and advocacy.