Legal Representation to Low-income Refugees and Immigrants and Their Families.
Since 2010, USCRI Has Been Serving Refugees and Immigrants in Their Humanitarian-based Immigration Legal Matters.
Our legal department offers a variety of programming that provides low- to no-cost professional legal representation to low-income refugees and immigrants and their families with family- and humanitarian-based immigration matters before USCIS, Immigration Courts, and the Board of Immigration Appeals.
WHO WE SERVE | FIND US
Legal Services in 2023
4,392
Cases
USCRI provides low-cost and pro bono legal services to low-income refugees and immigrants across the U.S., including
programs for Afghans, Ukrainians, unaccompanied children, and
trafficking survivors.
4,392 cases entered into representation, including:
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516 green card applications
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76 citizenship applications
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32 applications for family reunification
400+
Applications for employment authorization
Who we serve
Ukranians
Atlanta, GA, Colchester, VT, Raleigh, NC and Cleveland, OH
Our Atlanta, Vermont, and Raleigh offices serve eligible Ukrainian parolees who are displaced from the war and are seeking permanent resident status in the U.S. through ORR PC II Supplement funding
Our Cleveland office serves eligible Ukrainian parolees who are displaced from the war and are seeking permanent resident status in the U.S. through the Ohio Access to Justice Foundation .
Refugees
Vermont and Atlanta
Our Vermont and Atlanta offices serve resettled refugees in obtaining their work permits and green cards through Refugee Support Services (RSS)
Unaccompanied Children
DC and North Carolina
Our DC and NC offices have been serving unaccompanied children in their legal and mental health needs through the OAK Foundation since October 2015
Our DC office has been serving DC-based undocumented children in their pursuit of lawful status since October 2019 through the DC Mayor’s Office’s cultural affairs department.
Victims of Crime
Des Moines
Our Des Moines office has been serving refugees and immigrants in securing lawful permanent status in the US if they have been a victim of a crime in or outside of the U.S. through the Iowa Attorney General’s VOCA program.
Victims of Domestic Violence
Dallas, TX
Our Des Moines office has been serving refugees and immigrants in securing lawful permanent status in the US if they have been a victim of a crime in or outside of the U.S. through the Iowa Attorney General’s VOCA program.
Survivors of Trafficking
Detroit
Our Detroit office’s Surviving Trauma and Reaching Success (STARS) program serves survivors of trafficking in and around the Detroit metro area through the Department of Justice’s Office of Victims of Crime
Naturalization Applicants
New York
Our Albany, NY office is a designated Office of New Americans Opportunity Center in the Capital region of New York and provides citizenship instruction and application services to refugees and immigrants
Recent Entrants
San Diego
Our San Diego, CA office serves San Ysidro border crossers in need of immigration legal services and representation before the San Diego Immigration Court.
Afghan Community
Nationwide
Since the fall of Kabul in 2021, USCRI has been on the forefront of providing pro bono immigration legal services to our Afghan allies throughout all of our field offices nationwide.
In April 2022, USCRI received funding from ORR to provide legal services to Afghan parolees through its Preferred Communities Supplemental funding and quickly responded to the need through field offices and affiliate partners
In December 2022, USCRI was awarded a contract through ORR to expand our legal services to Afghan allies through our national effort called Immigration Legal Services for Afghan
Our Albany, NY office also serves Afghan parolees through the New York Office of New Americans’ Afghan Legal Assistance Program
General Immigration Services
Fee-for-service in Washington DC, Albany, NC, Des Moines, and San Diego, CA
Other Programs
SAFETY FIRST
(Safety For Immigrant and Refugee Services in Texas)
Our Dallas-based SAFETY FIRST program is a 3-year grant that is funded by the DOJ’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) and will provide comprehensive immigration legal services and case management to foreign-born survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking who are residing in the Dallas, TX metropolitan area.
Office of New Americans
(ONA)
USCRI is a designated Office of New Americans (ONA) Opportunity Center in the Capital region of New York and provides green card and family reunification applications, including citizenship instruction and application services, to 200 refugees and immigrants annually.