Immigration
CWHA Immigration
Haitian Initiative
Our Immigration team is staffed by experienced, licensed attorneys CWHA represents clients in the following areas:
- Adjustment of Status (Green Card in the US)
- Consular Processing (Filing for Relatives Overseas)
- Naturalization (Eligible Green Card Holders 18 years and older) and Citizenship (Derivative Citizenship for Children of US citizens)
- Deferred Action of Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Renewals
- Replacement of Lost or Stolen Green Card and Certificates
- Extension of Visitor’s Visas
- Replacement of Lost or Stolen Green Card and Certificates
- Extension of Visitor’s Visas
- TPS Registration
- Humanitarian Reinstatement (The person who filed for you died while your application is still pending and you are overseas)
- “Special Request for Reinstatement” (The person who filed for you is your spouse and they died while your application was still pending and you are living in the United States)
For additional information on Immigration/Legal Assistance Services, contact Natalie Burge NBurge@cwha.org
*Note: Initial consultations are free of charge and do not guarantee legal representation. Legal representation carries a fee depending on the services needed.
Haitian Response Initiative
Haitian Response Initiative
- The Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (“MOIA”), in collaboration with the Research Foundation of City University of New York (“RFCUNY”) established and oversees the Haitian Response Initiative.
- A Coalition of 8 community-based organizations contracted by RFCUNY and MOIA. The not-for-profit organizations are based in predominately Haitian communities and has ties to Haitian New Yorkers.
- This Initiative addresses the immediate and nuanced legal and case management needs of newly-arrived Haitians. That is Haitians who have traveled through South and Central America to cross United States-Mexico border.
- Case Managers have connected clients with services such as: Immigration Legal Assistance, Doula Services, Medical Care Referrals, Breastfeeding and Parenting Workshops, Healthcare, Cash Assistance, COVID 19 Literature, Testing, and PPE, Health Insurance Enrollment Assistance, and HIV Testing and Health Education
*Note: Initial consultations are free of charge and do not guarantee legal representation. Legal representation carries a fee depending on the services needed.
For additional information please contact the HRI case manager: Michama Dorvile at Email: mdorvile@cwha.org
The Immigration Department Offers Advice and Counsel in Asylum and Defense to Deportation
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