Legal Immigration Clinic
The Denver Center for Crime Victims is a United
States Board of Immigration Appeals Accredited Agency.
The Legal Immigration Clinic at The Denver Center
for Crime Victims assists victims of domestic violence and sexual
assault with obtaining legal permanent residence in the United
States based
on the following: their victimization,
their good faith marriage or immediate family relationship to a U.S. Citizen
or Legal Permanent Resident, and their own good character.
Non-citizen
victims of crime and domestic violence are frequently susceptible
to abuse because of their undocumented or transitional immigration
status. Non-citizens who are victims of domestic violence and/or
sexual assault perpetrated by their spouse or parent (who is a U.S. Citizen)
put themselves at-risk for deportation if they attempt to leave the abusive
relationship.
The federal provisions under the Violence Against Women Act
acknowledge this risk of continued
abuse by allowing non-citizen victims the ability to self-petition to remain
in the United States.
The attainment of legal
permanent residency empowers victims to leave
their abusers
without
the
fear of deportation
or of losing rights
over their children.
Staff in the Legal Immigration Clinic are knowledgeable
not only on the unique issues facing domestic violence and sexual
assault victims who are immigrants, but are also well versed on Violence
Against
Women Act laws, The Immigration and Nationality Act, Code
of Federal
Regulations,
and
Domestic
and
Criminal Law
within the Colorado Revised Statutes.
Legal staff
are members of the National Lawyers Guild "National Immigration
Project," and DCCV is an agency member of the Advanced Special
Immigration Survivors
Technical
Assistance Project (ASISTA).
Individuals in need of assistance from the Legal Immigration Clinic
must complete an initial intake through the DCCV Hotline. Please
contact the Hotline telephone numbers for assistance.
Our legal clinic welcomes volunteers, law students, legal interns
and fellowship students. Click below for more information.
Volunteer/Intern
Opportunities
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