List of Legal Service Providers
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NOTICE
LIST OF FREE LEGAL SERVICES
As of March 31, 1997, the responsibility of maintaining lists of free legal services was transferred from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR). These lists are provided to all aliens appearing in proceedings in the Immigration Courts. Each Immigration Court is now creating and disseminating such a list.
In accordance with 8 C.F.R. §§3.61 - 3.65, the following entities are eligible to be included on the list:
- Organizations recognized by the Board of Immigration Appeals pursuant to 8 C.F.R. part 292, provided they have on their staff an attorney, or an accredited representative who is authorized to practice before the Immigration Court;
- Other organizations not recognized under 8 C.F.R. part 292 but who meet the requirements of 8 C.F.R. §3.62(b). These requirements are: 1-that it is established in the United States; 2-that it provides free legal services to indigent aliens; and 3-that it has on its staff, or retains at no expense to the alien, attorneys who are available to render such free legal services by representation in immigration proceedings;
- Bar associations which provide a referral service of attorneys who render pro bono legal assistance, and other organizations that provide such a referral service of attorneys who render pro bono legal assistance; and
- Individual attorneys who demonstrate that they provide free legal services to indigent aliens. An attorney is defined as a person who is a member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of any State, possession, territory, Commonwealth, or District of Columbia, and is not under any order of any court suspending, enjoining, restraining, disbarring, or otherwise restricting him or her in the practice of law.
If you or your organization can satisfy these requirements and would like to be included on the list of free legal service providers in your area , please see the local Court Administrator for further details or refer to the following instructions:
PROCEDURES TO APPLY FOR INCLUSION
IN THE LOCAL LIST OF LEGAL SERVICE PROVIDERS
In order to process your application, please submit the following:
- A declaration that states that:
- you provide free legal services to indigent aliens,
- you are willing to represent indigent aliens in immigration proceedings pro bono; and
- you are not under any order of any court suspending, enjoining, restraining, disbarring, or otherwise restricting you in the practice of law; and
- your attorney's bar number, if any, from each bar of the highest court of the state, possession, territory, or commonwealth in which you are admitted to practice law; and
- indicate if you are willing to represent indigent aliens in Asylum proceedings or if you have any restrictions.
Your application must be filed with the Office of the Chief Immigration Judge, 5107 Leesburg Pike, Suite 2545, Falls Church, VA 22041, along with proof of service on the Court Administrator of the office where you want to provide services. Please ensure that your submission is identified by the notation "Application for Free Legal Services Providers List" on the envelope.
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