* Non-Profit Organization
** Referral Service
*** Private Attorney
List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers
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Updated July 2024
NEW YORK
* Non-Profit Organization
** Referral Service
*** Private Attorney
List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers
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Updated July 2024
Buffalo & Batavia, New York (page 1 of 2)
American Bar Association Detention and LOP Prisoners' Legal Services of New York, Immigration
Information Line** Unit*
immcenter@americanbar.org 41 State Street, Suite M112
www.americanbar.org/groups/public_interest/ Albany, NY 12207
immigration/ Tel: (518) 694-8699
Fax: (518) 694-4281
• Pro se case assistance for detained
respondents only 14 Lafayette Square, Suite 510
• Dial 2150# from the detention center
Buffalo, NY 14203
• To contact on behalf of a detained individual, Tel: (716) 844-8266
• The American Bar Association Commission on
Immigration Detention and LOP Information Line is www.plsny.org
not available to provide free legal services for
noncitizens scheduled for Credible Fear Interviews • Represents detained and non-detained individuals
and/or Asylum Merits Interviews • Minors and unaccompanied children residing in
The Legal Aid Society of Rochester, NY*
Upstate New York
• Handles all types of immigration cases
One West Main Street, Suite 800 • Multilingual staff
Rochester, NY 14614 • Criminal immigration expertise
Tel: (585) 232-4090
Fax: (585) 232-2352
www.lasroc.org
• Assist in various immigration matters including
affirmative and defensive asylum, VAWA, SIJS,
Naturalization, Citizenship, Green Card renewal, and
Removal Defense
Buffalo & Batavia Immigration Courts
* Non-Profit Organization
** Referral Service
*** Private Attorney
List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers
http://www.justice.gov/eoir/list-pro-bono-legal-service-providers
Updated July 2024
Buffalo & Batavia, New York (page 2 of 2)
Frank H. Hiscock Legal Aid Society*
Erie County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers
Project, Inc.*
351 South Warren Street, Floor 3
Syracuse, NY 13202 438 Main Street, Suite 7
Tel: (315) 422-8191 Buffalo, NY 14202
www.hlalaw.org Tel: (716) 847-0752 (men detained at BFDF)
• Please call for an appointment • Representation is limited to those that fall within
• Representation limited to residents of Cayuga,
our funding guidelines
Cortland, Madison, Onondaga, Oswego, Clinton,
Essex, Franklin, Hamilton Jefferson, Lewis,
St. Lawrence, Fulton, Montgomery, Otsego,
Schoharie, Herkimer, and Oneida.
• Representation of detention cases is limited to
Clinton County Jail in Plattsburgh, NY
Buffalo & Batavia Immigration Courts
* Non-Profit Organization
** Referral Service
*** Private Attorney
List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers
http://www.justice.gov/eoir/list-pro-bono-legal-service-providers
Updated July 2024
New York, New York (page 1 of 4)
Human Rights First** Catholic Charities Community Services, Archdiocese
of New York*
75 Broad Street, 31st Floor
New York, NY 10004 80 Maiden Lane
Tel: (917) 320-9601 New York, NY 10038
Fax: (212) 845-5299 Tel: (212) 419-3700
Nyprobono@humanrightsfirst.org Fax: (212) 751-3197
www.humanrightsfirst.org/asylum/asylum-seekers- www.cccsny.org/services/immigration-legal-services
and-potential-clients [email protected]
• Represents indigent individuals and families
• Limited to non-detained cases only
seeking asylum
• No walk-ins
• No walk-ins accepted
• All types of removal cases; for removal cases only,
• Languages: Spanish, French, Arabic, and others as call or text the Immigration Court Helpdesk for
needed
information about legal services: (315) 690-4831
Central American Legal Assistance (CALA)*
City Bar Justice Center*
240 Hooper Street 42 West 44th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11211 New York, NY 10036
Tel: (718) 486-6800 Tel: (212) 382-6710
www.centralamericanlegal.info
• Must call to make appointment; no walk-in service
• Will appear at Federal Plaza and Varick St. Courts
• Call for appointment
• Limited to Asylum; and U, T or VAWA relief for
• No walk-ins
survivors of violent crimes including: domestic
• Removal defense for Central and South American
violence, child abuse, sexual assaults, hate
asylum cases
crimes or human trafficking
La Jornada*
• Languages: Spanish, French
39-04 61st Street
Woodside, NY 11377
Tel: (332) 239-0334
New York Immigration Courts
* Non-Profit Organization
** Referral Service
*** Private Attorney
List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers
http://www.justice.gov/eoir/list-pro-bono-legal-service-providers
Updated July 2024
New York, New York (page 2 of 4)
HIAS (New York)* Catholic Charities of Long Island*
1359 Broadway, Suite 810 143 Shleigel Blvd.
New York, NY 10018 Amityville, NY 11701
Tel: (212) 613-1341 Tel: (631) 789-5210
www.hias.org Fax: (631)789-5333
www.Catholiccharities.cc
• Must fear return to country of origin migration@catholiccharities.cc
• Contact Legal Intake Line: (212) 613-1341 first
Friday of the month only
• 26 Federal Plaza and 290 Broadway:
• Languages: Spanish and Russian, other languages • Languages: English, Spanish, French, Italian,
via interpretation Services
and Polish
American Bar Association Detention and LOP • Representation available for VAWA, Asylum,
Information Line** NACARA, TPS, Cancellation of Removal, U/T Visas
• 201 Varick Street: Non detained only
immcenter@americanbar.org Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem*
www.americanbar.org/groups/public_interest/
immigration/ 317 Lenox Avenue, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10027
• Pro se case assistance for detained Tel: (212) 876-5500
respondents only www.neighborhooddefender.org
• Dial 2150# from the detention center
• To contact on behalf of a detained individual, • Detained and non-detained removal cases and
email immc[email protected]. affirmative applications for Northern Manhattan
• The American Bar Association Commission on residents (above 96th Street) with prior arrests
Immigration Detention and LOP Information Line is or convictions.
not available to provide free legal services for • Call for intake information.
noncitizens scheduled for Credible Fear Interviews
and/or Asylum Merits Interviews
New York Immigration Courts
* Non-Profit Organization
** Referral Service
*** Private Attorney
List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers
http://www.justice.gov/eoir/list-pro-bono-legal-service-providers
Updated July 2024
New York, New York (page 3 of 4)
Catholic Migration Services* Mobilization for Justice, Inc.*
191 Joralemon Street, 4th Floor 100 William Street, 6th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201 New York, NY 10038
Tel: (718) 236-3000 Tel: (212) 417-3700
www.catholicmigration.org www.mobilizationforjustice.org
47-01 Queens Blvd., Room 203 • Languages: Spanish/English with access to
Sunnyside, NY 11104 interpreter services for all other languages.
Tel: (347) 472-3500 • Please call for an appointment.
Fax: (347) 472-3501 • Intake hours: Wednesdays between 10AM-12PM
by calling (212) 417-3724.
• By appointment only, please call to schedule • No walk-ins
• Non-detained cases only
• Representation limited to residents of: Bronx,
Safe Horizon Immigration Law Project*
Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, or Staten Island.
• Will not represent individuals in detention.
50 Court Street, 8th floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Tel: (718) 943-8632
Fax: (718) 943-8646
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.
New York Immigration Courts
* Non-Profit Organization
** Referral Service
*** Private Attorney
List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers
http://www.justice.gov/eoir/list-pro-bono-legal-service-providers
Updated July 2024
New York, New York (page 4 of 4)
Connecticut Immigrant Center Inc.* The Door*
36 Mill Plain Road, Suite 403 121 Avenue of the Americas
Danbury, CT 06811 New York, NY 10013
(203) 312-7689 Tel: (212) 941-9090 ext. 3280
www.cimmc.org www.door.org
• NYC: Removal cases, Non-detained cases only, • Services limited to individuals between the
Defensive Asylum, VAWA, unaccompanied minors,
ages of 12-24 years old
and Cancellation of Removal
• Languages: Spanish
La Victoria Foundation*
3753 90th Street, Suite 13B
Jackson Heights, NY 11372
Tel: (347) 985-4079
recepcion@lavictoriafoundation.org
www.lavictoriafoundation.org
• Languages: Bilingual, staff speaks Spanish
New York Immigration Courts
* Non-Profit Organization
** Referral Service
*** Private Attorney
List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers
http://www.justice.gov/eoir/list-pro-bono-legal-service-providers
Updated July 2024
New York, New York (page 1 of 2)
Catholic Migration Services* The Legal Aid Society*
191 Joralemon Street, 4th Floor
49 Thomas Street, 5th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201 New York, NY 10013
Tel: (718) 236-3000 Tel: (212) 577-3300
www.catholicmigration.org www.legalaidnyc.org
47-01 Queens Blvd., Room 203 • Represents those with criminal convictions and all
Sunnyside, NY 11104 forms of immigration relief
Tel: (347) 472-3500 • Only accepting referrals for detained adults and
Fax: (347) 472-3501 those under 18 years old and in removal
proceedings
• By appointment only, please call to schedule The Door*
• Non-detained cases only
Connecticut Immigrant Center Inc.* 121 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10013
36 Mill Plain Road, Suite 403
Tel: (212) 941-9090 ext. 3280
Danbury, CT 06811 [email protected]
(203) 312-7689 www.door.org
www.cimmc.org • Services limited to individuals between the
ages of 12-24 years old
• NYC: Removal cases, Non-detained cases only,
Defensive Asylum, VAWA, unaccompanied minors,
and Cancellation of Removal
• Languages: Spanish
New York Immigration Courts Juvenile Docket
* Non-Profit Organization
** Referral Service
*** Private Attorney
List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers
http://www.justice.gov/eoir/list-pro-bono-legal-service-providers
Updated July 2024
New York, New York (page 2 of 2)
Catholic Charities Community Services, Archdiocese
Kids In Need of Defense (KIND) - New York*
of New York*
New York Office:
80 Maiden Lane, 13th Floor 252 West 37th Street, Suite 1500
New York, NY 10038 New York, NY 10018
Tel: (212) 419-3700 Tel: (646) 677-9900
Fax: (212) 751-3197 [email protected]
www.catholiccharitiesny.org
www.supportkind.org
immigration.serv[email protected]
• KIND provides free legal services to unaccompanied
Immigration Court Helpdesk: children who live in the New York City area
Tel: (315) 690-4831 • Specific counties served: Bronx, Kings, Queens,
Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester
• Non-detained cases only
• Services are by appointment only
• All types of removal cases
• Languages: English, Spanish, French. Telephonic
• Languages: interpretation available in all
interpretation available in all other languages
languages
New York Immigration Courts Juvenile Docket
* Non-Profit Organization
** Referral Service
*** Private Attorney
List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers
http://www.justice.gov/eoir/list-pro-bono-legal-service-providers
Updated July 2024
Napanoch, New York
American Bar Association Detention and LOP Prisoners' Legal Services of New York, Immigration
Information Line** Unit*
immcenter@americanbar.org 41 State Street, Suite M112
www.americanbar.org/groups/public_interest/ Albany, NY 12207
immigration/ Tel: (518) 694-8699
Fax: (518) 694-4281
• Pro se case assistance for detained www.plsny.org
respondents only
• Dial 2150# from the detention center
• Handles all types of immigration cases
• To contact on behalf of a detained individual, • Multilingual staff
email immc[email protected]. • Criminal immigration expertise
• The American Bar Association Commission on
Immigration Detention and LOP Information Line is
not available to provide free legal services for
noncitizens scheduled for Credible Fear Interviews
and/or Asylum Merits Interviews
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