Humanitarian-based Immigration Law

CWJC provides free consultations on immigration law questions to low-income residents of Central and Western Massachusetts.

We provide free representation before the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Immigration Court to individuals applying for humanitarian immigration relief, including:

• Violence Against Women Act petitions for survivors of domestic violence
• U visas for crime victims
• T visas for trafficking victims
• Special Immigrant Juvenile Status for abused, neglected, and abandoned children
• Asylum for individuals seeking protection from persecution in their home countries
• Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

We also offer community education on immigration law topics for social service providers and community-based organizations.  To request a community legal education presentation, click here.