Legal Services

Immigration Equality represents lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ), and HIV-positive immigrants. Immigration Equality provides in-house representation for clients in the New York City area. For clients located elsewhere in the United States, Immigration Equality places the cases with a network of pro bono attorneys who are mentored by Immigration Equality staff.

 

Areas of immigration legal assistance: Asylum, SIJS, U Visa, binational couple adjustment of status, detention advocacy, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Family-based petitions, removal hearings, filings with USCIS, representation at asylum interviews (Credible Fear Interviews, Reasonable Fear Interviews), removal defense, Representation before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), Federal court appeals

 

Contact method for potential clients: By phone or via website anytime. No walk-in appointments.

Counties served: Albany, Allegany, Bronx, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Dutchess, Erie, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Genesee, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Kings (Brooklyn), Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Nassau, Niagara, NY (Manhattan), Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orange, Orleans, Oswego, Otsego, Putnam, Queens, Rensselaer, Richmond (Staten Island), Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca, St. Lawrence, Steuben, Suffolk, Sullivan, Tioga, Tompkins, Ulster, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Westchester, Wyoming, Yates.

 

The information included here is current and accurate to the best of our knowledge. Please contact ImportaMi via e-mail at info.importami@rescue.org with any questions or corrections.