Legal Resources
Cornell Farmworker Legal Assistance Clinic
The Farmworker Legal Assistance Clinic represents migrant farmworkers in immigration and employment matters and also partners with farmworker advocacy organizations on projects that protect and advance the rights of farmworkers across the country and the world.
Areas of immigration legal assistance include Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Employment authorization, Employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant petitions, Family-based petitions, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions.
Types of immigration legal services provided include help completing forms, Filings with USCIS, Representation before the Immigration Court, Representation before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), Federal court appeals.
Contact Information:
Email: sjt29@cornell.edu
Phone: (607) 254-5186
Catholic Charities Tompkins/Tioga
Catholic Charities Tompkins/Tioga provides legal advocacy, direct services, and referrals for refugees and immigrants who reside in Tompkins County. Our target population is people who live at or below the economic margins of society. We do assist others as staff time is available. We serve all immigrants and refugees, regardless of country of origin or religion. Catholic Charities is the only non-profit agency in Tompkins County recognized by the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security to provide legal immigration services to clients. The Immigrant Services Program director has DOJ accreditation.
Areas of immigration legal assistance include Adjustment of Status, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, NACARA, Naturalization/Citizenship, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions.
Types of immigration legal services provided include Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS.
Catholic Charities serves Domestic Violence Victims, Farmworkers, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with criminal histories, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender.
Email: sue.chaffee@dor.org
Phone: (607) 272-5062 x 11