Clinic Impact

By the Numbers

Every Sunday our Compass Program clinic provides legal consultation via volunteer attorneys and paralegals.

In this same period, through the generosity of members, friends and other donors to the Pastors Discretionary Fund, the Clinic provided additional paid legal assistance and government fees totaling $13,560.

Ways We Help

Accompaniment - Court
Offering presence during an immigration court appearance.

Accompaniment - Check-in
Offering presence during a scheduled ICE check-in.

Asylum Application
Petitioning for legal protection after having fled a home country to escape danger, violence or persecution.

Detention Investigation
Determining dynamics of a person’s detention by ICE.

Employment Authorization Document (EAD) Application
A process to receive authorization to work.

Habeas Petition
Used to challenge the legality of a person’s detention.

Immigration Bond
Required for release after arrest and detention by ICE.

Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)
For youths abused, abandoned or neglected by a parent.

Temporary Protective Status (TPS)
A humanitarian status granted to eligible nationals of specifically designated countries facing armed conflict, environmental disasters or extraordinary conditions.

T-Visa
For victims of severe human trafficking (labor or sex).

U-Visa
For victims of certain crimes who have suffered abuse.

A Network of Care

Our clinic works with an array of partner organizations:

AMMPARO Initiative of Metro New York Synod
The Arts and Architecture Conservancy at Saint Peter’s
Autismo Educa NYC
Bronx Defenders
Catholic Charities
Coalition Mexico
Consulate of Mexico
Council of Indigenous Peoples
The Door
Familia Food Pantry
Healthcare Education Project
La Jornada
New sanctuary coalition
POCOMIT
Raza Zapoteca
Mariachi Academy of New York
Make the Road
Mi Casa Puebla
Mirror Trans Beauty Co-Op
Miztli
NYC Health
NYC Health + Hospitals
Office of Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
State Labor Office with Senator Jessica Ramos