Programs

  • Full Legal Representation

    Mabel Center provides free and full legal representation for asylum-seekers with complex cases that existing legal services organizations are unable to accept due to the time commitment required. Many asylum-seekers in Boston are unable to find pro bono attorneys with the capacity to accept cases that involve unsettled precedent, or clients who have been detained, because these cases require immense time and resources. Mabel Center attorneys have developed systems to represent difficult cases successfully and efficiently, allowing us to take complex cases, and more of them.
    Geographies
    Boston, MA, USA
    Dates
    Not indicated
    Source
    User-generated
    Immigrants' rights
    Asylum seekers,Immigrants
    100
    –

  • Pro Se Clinic

    Many asylum-seekers are unaware that they must file their asylum application within one-year of arrival, and one missed court date or filing deadline can trigger an automatic order of deportation, returning women and children to the persecution they fled. Through its Pro Se Clinic, Mabel Center attorneys and paralegals provide guidance for clients that represent themselves without an attorney. By educating asylum-seekers on the immigration court system, the Pro Se Clinic prevents viable asylum cases from being lost due to missed filing deadlines.
    Geographies
    Boston, MA, USA
    Dates
    Not indicated
    Source
    User-generated
    Immigrants' rights
    Immigrants,Asylum seekers
    50
    –

  • Legal Orientation

    All clients receive a 15-minute phone screening with our paralegal. Following a phone screening, clients receive one hour of in-take for attorneys to learn more about client, their case, and explain important deadlines to ensure a viable asylum claim isn’t lost. Most clients receive support in their asylum claims through pro se applications, employment authorization documents (EAD), special immigrant juveniles (SIJs), and Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) cases.
    Geographies
    Boston, MA, USA
    Dates
    Not indicated
    Source
    User-generated
    Immigrants' rights
    Immigrants,Asylum seekers,Undocumented immigrants
    300
    –