Vermont Asylum Assistance Project
Vermont Asylum Assistance Project (www.vaapvt.org) increases VT noncitizens' awareness of and access to their immigration legal rights through direct services, pro bono coordination, public education, and advocacy. Visit our website to sign up for monthly e-news; learn about the asylum process; review our growing resource library; join us at upcoming educational events; request our legal help; and read blog posts covering evolving law, policy, and practice updates.
Services Provided
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: |
Asylum applications, Removal hearings |
| 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 |
| Other areas of legal assistance: |
Civil Rights |
| Populations served: |
Detained individuals, Domestic Violence Victims, Farm workers, 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: |
Spanish |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
Yes |
| Nominal fee charged? |
No |
Volunteering
| Volunteer Coordinator |
Jill Martin Diaz
(802) 999-5654
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