Villanova University School of Law - Clinic for Asylum, Refugee, and Emigrant Services (CARES)
Villanova University School of Law's Clinic for Asylum, Refugee, and Emigrant Services (CARES) provides student representation to refugees who have fled their home country due to human rights abuses and are seeking religious or political asylum in the United States.
| State served: |
Pennsylvania |
Services Provided
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: |
Asylum applications, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, 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 |
| Non-legal services: |
Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Legislative advocacy (state or national), Referrals to other services |
| Populations served: |
Domestic Violence Victims, 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, Spanish |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
Yes |
| Nominal fee charged? |
No |
| Other information: |
Counties served: No geographic limit, preference to Philadelphia and surrounding counties. Representation reserved for previously accepted cases only. |
