Tahirih Justice Center (Falls Church Office)
The Tahirih Justice Center provides legal services that are targeted at immigrant women and girls who have experienced or are fleeing gender-based violence. Types of immigration legal representation include gender-based asylum claims, U visas, T visas, VAWA, and SIJS cases. This office provides services to the VA counties on this page. It also provides services to Washington DC as well as Maryland.
| Counties served: |
Alexandria City, Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fairfax City, Falls Church City, Fauquier, Frederick, Fredericksburg City, Loudoun, Manassas City, Manassas Park City, Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Warren |
Services Provided
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: |
Asylum applications, 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, Representation before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) |
| Other areas of legal assistance: |
Family & Juvenile |
| Non-legal services: |
Referrals to other services, Social services |
| Populations served: |
Domestic Violence Victims, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Torture survivors |
| Languages spoken: |
English, French, Spanish, |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
Yes |
| Nominal fee charged? |
No |
| Other information: |
Also serves clients throughout the DC metropolitan area, and in Montgomery County and Prince George's County in Maryland. This office utilizes a language line for all languages not listed above. |
Volunteering
| Volunteer Coordinator |
Alison Domonoske
(571) 282-6198
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