HIAS Global Headquarters (Silver Spring)
HIAS provides legal advice and representation to low income immigrants who would suffer significant physical harm if they were to return to their countries of origin, and who reside in Washington, DC; Maryland; and Virginia. HIAS attorneys represent individuals before USCIS, the Immigration Court, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), and in Montgomery County (Maryland) Circuit Court, and provides these services in a wide range of humanitarian- and family-based immigration cases to best help the client achieve their goal of finding safety.
| State served: |
Maryland |
| Detention Facilities Served: |
Carroll County Detention Center (MD), Frederick County Detention Center (MD), Howard County Detention Center (MD), Worcester County Detention Center (MD) |
Services Provided
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: |
Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions |
| Types of immigration legal services provided: |
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) |
| Populations served: |
Detained individuals, Domestic Violence Victims, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Torture survivors |
| Languages spoken: |
Dari, English, Farsi, Spanish |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
Yes |
| Nominal fee charged? |
No |
| Other information: |
Can serve residents of DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Can also assist with Family Reunification. |
