Immigration Legal Services
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The path to legal immigration status for refugees, separated families, and potential new citizens is exceedingly complex, fraught with numerous hurdles and frequent changes. Access to affordable legal services continues to fall woefully short of meeting the demand, despite the fact that many are unable to navigate this path on their own and can even face detrimental consequences if they do.
As a result, many immigrants in the U.S. today live in fear and isolation, unable to truly rebuild a sense of home or belonging in the US.
But together, we can help.
Serving Clients for Over 40 Years
For over 40 years, World Relief’s Department of Justice accredited Immigration Legal Services have served our immigrant neighbors and friends, providing the support and knowledge they need to obtain legal status for themselves and their families here in the U.S.
Through direct service provision, training, referrals, advocacy, and education, World Relief walks alongside our immigrant community members on the path to stable immigration status, giving them the security and peace of mind they need to flourish in the U.S.
We offer the following services:
- Consultations
- DACA
- Green Card Renewal or Replacement
- Family Reunification
- Adjustment of Status
- Consular Processing/Immigrant Visas
- Fiancé Petitions
- Naturalization (Citizenship)
- VAWA/U-Visas
- Removal of Conditions on Residence
- Refugee and Asylum Green Cards
- Travel Documents
- FOIA Request
LATEST UPDATE ON DACA:
On Friday, January 17, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld a federal district court ruling that the Biden administration’s 2022 Final Rule to codify DACA violated U.S. law. However, the Fifth Circuit:
- Limited the scope of the lower court’s ruling to Texas, rather than nationwide;
- Stayed the ruling, pending appeal, to keep DACA available for current recipients; and
- Kept deportation protections potentially intact, even if DACA-based work authorization is terminated under a future ruling.
What does this mean for current DACA recipients?
- Current DACA recipients can still renew their DACA and DACA-based work authorization.
- Current grants of DACA and related work authorization remain valid until expiration, unless individually terminated.
What does this mean for initial DACA applicants? USCIS will continue to accept initial DACA applications, but will not process them at this time.
What’s next? It is unclear how President Trump will handle DACA. World Relief continues to call upon Congress to create a permanent pathway to citizenship for Dreamers to provide them with an opportunity for stability and full integration into their home in the U.S.
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