Immigration Legal Services

The Immigration Legal Services of Catholic Charities of Palm Beach program provides services to foreign-born individuals that are in need of immigration assistance. While we focus primarily on family reunification, we offer a wide range of services in order to help those who are unable to access assistance in the private sector.

Areas of immigration legal assistance:     Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant petitions, Family-based petitions, NACARA, Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, 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)

Non-legal services:  Employment services, ESL, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Psychological or psychiatric services, Referrals to other services, Social services

Populations served:  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:  English, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hindi, Spanish

Mission Statement: Our mission is to help those who are most poor and vulnerable in the Diocese of Palm Beach through our 14 programs and ministries.