Freedom House
2630 W. Lafayette
Detroit MI 48216
Phone: 313-964-4320
Freedom House is a shelter for refugees seeking political asylum in the United States. The refugees live
at Freedom House while their asylum cases are pending before the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Freedom House is an interdenominational, non-profit charity that provides food, clothing, shelter and social and legal services to people of all races and creeds. Its mission is to extend love and human dignity to people who have been devastated by torture and the denial of human rights. Freedom House works to legally resettle refugees into Canada or the United States, speaks out against injustice and educates for systemic change. All Freedom House residents are indigent. The purpose of Freedom House is to provide legal representation to indigent refugees seeking political asylum in the U.S.
The Legal Department provides services in the following areas:
1. Prepares asylum applications for residents
2. Represents residents before the U.S. Immigration Court, the Board of
Immigration Appeals and the Federal Courts.
Immigration Legal Services Strategic Partnership
Archdiocese of Detroit Refuge Services
5575 Conner #104
Detroit MI 48213
Phone: 586-416-1113
Provides services in the following areas:
General consultations
Family petitions
Adjustments of status
Asylum and refugee applications
Deportation/removal proceedings
Citizen and nationality law
Non-immigrant visas and work authorizations.
Archdiocese of Detroit Refugee Services Offices works with the newest residents of the Detroit Metro region to help ease their transition and welcome them as Jesus would have done. They provide the above services as well as translation and housing assistance, transportation, referrals for ESL classes, medical and other refuge benefits, employment services, advocacy for refugees and community education on refugee resettlement.
Immigration Law Outreach
Phone: 734-372-4994
Students and attorneys of Cooley's Law School-Auburn Hills Campus teach and prepare qualified individuals for the naturalization process. In addition, pro-bono attorneys offer free 30-minute consultations on non-naturalization matters relating to immigration law.
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Cooley Law School plans to open an immigrant rights and civil advocacy clinic at its Ann Arbor campus.
The clinic will offer free legal help when it opens in January. It will be Cooley's eighth clinic where law students can assist clients and the first in-house clinic at the Ann Arbor campus. Cooley's main campus
is in Lansing. The clinic will address a range of issues immigrants face, from landlord-tenant disputes and unfair wage claims to problems with their immigration status. Cooley officials met with lawyers, judges and community leaders in Washtenaw County to learn what free legal services were most needed.
The International Institute of Metropolitan Detroit, Inc.
111 E. Kirby St.
Detroit MI 48202
Phone: 313-871-8600
Provides services in the following areas:
Immigration/Social Services
Refugee Resettlement
Ethnic Enrichment
Languages/ESL Education
The Salvation Army William Booth Legal Aid Clinic
Harbor Light Center
3737 Lawton
Detroit MI 48208
Phone: 313-361-6340
Provides FREE legal services to people who are pre-screened and referred to them
by the Eastern Michigan Division of The Salvation Army in the following areas:
Immigration
Divorce/Family Law
Landlord/Tenant
Public Benefits and Entitlements
Juvenile/Guardianships
Child/Souse Abuse
Traffic Offense
Criminal
The University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
651 E. Jefferson
Detroit MI 48226
Phone: 313-596-0262
Offers the following Clinics:
The Immigration Law Clinic
The Urban Law Clinic
The Mobile Law Office
The Appellate Advocacy Clinic
The Criminal Law Clinic
The Veterans Clinic
The Environmental Law Clinic
ACCESS
2651 Saulino Court
Dearborn, MI 48120
Phone: 313-842-7010
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4301 E. 14 Mile Road
Sterling Heights, MI 48310
Phone: 586-722-6036
Citizenship classes, E.S. L. classes, social services referrals, translation of documents, interpretation, emergency services program (rent/mortgage assistance, utility shut-off, THAW and MI CAFE programs), emergency food assistance, legal assistance, family reunification, National Visa Center Processing,
Swearing-in ceremonies, Refugee Medical Assessment Program in partnership with F.I.A. The Sterling Heights office offers counseling for victims of torture and war as well as health services to new immigrants and the community.
Chaldean Community Foundation
29850 Northwestern Hwy.
Southfield MI 48034
Phone: 248-996-8340
CFA is a non-profit umbrella organization that provides consultation on achieving asylum and connecting
the most needy refugee families to local humanitarian relief agencies in the countries of refuge. For refugees, CFA has assembled and coordinated a coalition of 23 refugee resettlement agencies, community-based organizations and faith-based groups to assist in the resettlement and integration of new arrivals.
Chaldean Federation of America JUST ADDED 4/24/2012
29850 Northwestern Highway, Suite 250
Southfield, MI 48034
Phone: 248-996-8384
CFA is a non-profit umbrella organization that provides consultation on achieving asylum and connecting
the most needy refugee families to local humanitarian relief agencies in the countries of refuge. For refugees, CFA has assembled and coordinated a coalition of 23 refugee resettlement agencies, community-based organizations, and faith-based groups to assist in the resettlement and integration of new arrivals.
Chaldean American Ladies of Charity JUST ADDED 4/24/2012
32000 Northwestern Highway, Suite 150
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
Phone: 248-538-8300
Chaldean American women energized by working together and with others to provide help and hope to
those in need. CALC provides outreach and referral services and assists refugee families in meeting daily needs through donations. Donations of clothing, furniture and household goods are warehoused and donated to refugee families in need. Transportation services and financial assistance are also available.
Latin Americans for Social and Economic Development Inc. (LASED)
4138 W. Vernor Highway
Detroit MI 48209
Phone: 313-554-2025
English Language Institute
Wayne State University
351 Manoogian Hall
Detroit MI 48202
Phone: 313-577-2729
The only intensive English language program in the metro-Detroit area. Specializes exclusively in teaching English communication, cultural orientation and academic preparation skills to non-native speakers of English from all over the world.
Children's Resource Network
21021 Huron River Drive
New Boston MI 48164
Phone: 734-753-0543
Email:
Bilingual assistance, migrant children program, parenting seminars, specialized support to foster care children and their foster parents.
Latino Family Services
3815 W. Fort Street
Detroit MI 48216
Phone: 313-841-7380
Website: under construction
Southwest Counseling Solutions
1700 Waterman Avenue
Detroit MI 48209
Phone: 313-896-2800
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit
6735 Telegraph Road
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301
Phone: 888-902-4673
Offers New American Services Program for Jewish refugees.
Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County
2245 S. State Street
Ann Arbor MI 48104
Phone: 734-769-0209
JFS offers low-cost assistance with a wide range of Immigration Services including Green Card and citizenship applications, preparation of affidavits of invitation, relationship and support for individuals interested in bringing relatives to the U.S., adoption-related legal paperwork, translation of legal paperwork, translations of legal documents, as well as inquiry and advocacy services for application status tracking.
Association of Chinese Americans
32585 Concord Drive
Madison Heights, MI 48071
Phone: 248-585-9343
North American Indian Association of Detroit
22720 Plymouth Road
Detroit MI 48239
Phone: 313-535-2966
Centro Multicultural La Familia
35 W. Huron Suite #500
Pontiac MI 48342
Phone: 248-858-7800
This program is funded by Job Link through Oakland Schools, provides ESL classes with the goal
of increasing employment opportunities.
Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency
Central Office:
196 Cesar Chavez Ave.
PO Box 430598
Pontiac MI 48343
Phone: 248-209-2600
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South Office:
345 E. Nine Mile Road
Ferndale MI 48220
Phone: 248-542-5860
Translation services for older adults.
Arab American Chaldean Council Immigration & Translation Services
Administration Office:
28551 Southfield Road
Lathrup Village MI
Phone: 248-559-0960
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Detroit Office:
111 W. Seven Mile Road
Detroit MI 48203
Phone: 313-369-4730
ACC's immigration specialists help in the preparation of documents for the Office of Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for applications for citizenship, asylum, non-immigrant visas and family unification petitions. Clients are also represented before the USCIS and Immigration Court.
Lutheran Social Services of Michigan
3131 E. Jefferson
Detroit MI 48214
Phone: 313-823-7700
Email:
Lutheran Social Services of Michigan assists refugees who are forced to leave their country because of
war or political turmoil. LSSM is a private refugee resettlement agency that provides sponsorship, immigration assistance, legal services and assistance with resettlement and acculturation. LSSM also
helps with job development and placement, vocational English language training and citizenship services.
The Michigan Poverty Law Program (MPLP)
22 East Huron Street Suite 600A
Ann Arbor MI 48104
Phone: 734-998-6100
Immigration Rights Center and part of the Michigan Foreclosure Prevention Project.
American Friends Service Committee
Michigan Criminal Justice Program
1414 Hill Street
Ann Arbor MI 48104
Phone: 734-761-8283
Adopt-a-Refugee Family Program JUST ADDED 4/24/2012
30777 Northwestern Highway, Suite 300
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
Phone: 248-406-2052 (Ask for Sofia)
NOTE:
Although U.S. law prohibits HIV+ immigrants from becoming citizens, if you're applying for permanent-resident status offered to non-citizens under certain conditions you can receive a waiver that puts you on
the path to citizenship. For the waiver, you'll need a qualifying relative who's a citizen or permanent resident to sponsor you. You'll also need a physician to certify that you know you have HIV and intend to be under medical care, that you've been counseled about how to avoid infecting others, and that you're practicing safe behavior.
You won't need a waiver if you are able to be granted asylum--by proving that if you returned to your home country, you'd run he risk of persecution based on grounds such as your serostatus, gender or sexual orientation. Visit us online at www.hivplusmag.com for immigration and resources available to HIV'ers seeking citizenship or asylum. B. Ryan
Migrant Hospitalization
Migrant families with children may have the cost of hospitalization covered, within certain limits,
for up to 30 days in a one-year period thru Emergency Medicaid.
The Federal government now has a website offering English classes online.
HOTLINES:
Korean Hotline
Phone: 313-856-4488
