Legal Resources
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Legal Services Providers - Central Iowa
** These agencies offer free or reduced cost legal services in Central IA, for private attorneys please see the link above for a complete list of immigration attorneys/representatives throughout Iowa.
Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice (IMMJ)
2024 Forest Ave Suite 101, Des Moines, IA 50311
Intake Form (click to be linked to fillable form)
IMMJ regularly represent clients in a variety of immigration cases, including:
Family-Based Immigration: including petitions, adjustment of status, and consular processing
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
Green Card Applications (refugee adjustments, U-Visa adjustments, I-90’s, etc.)
Special Immigrant Visas for Afghans
Asylum
Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Benefits
U-Visas for victims of certain crimes
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), including cases for unaccompanied minors
Naturalization and Citizenship
A Limited Amount of Removal Defense Work
Please note that they do not currently handle the following types of cases:
Employment-based immigration
USCRI Des Moines
1200 University Ave #205, Des Moines, IA 50314
(515) 344-3367 **This is a Google Text number, open to any language
https://refugees.org/legal-services/
USCRI Des Moines offers assistance with:
Green Card Application
Naturalization and Citizenship
Employment Authorization Cards
Dubuque Catholic Charities
Know Your Rights Toolkit
Save or bookmark the toolkit link at CatholicCharitiesDubuque.org/kyr.
To help respond and prepare our community, Catholic Charities has launched a virtual toolkit with videos and supporting materials to help educate immigrants and our general community. This toolkit is now live and can be found on our agency website, entitled "Know Your Rights (KYR) & Safety Planning" toolkit. The information is intended to educate or increase awareness of general principles in law and the law protects your rights when interacting with police or immigration authorities.
This toolkit is not meant to replace the need for seeking legal advice from an immigration attorney or DOJ accredited representative if people have specific legal immigration questions.
Currently, this toolkit includes KYR informational videos from Catholic Charities' immigration attorneys in Dari, English, French, Haitian Creole, Pashto, Spanish, and Swahili. The toolkit has documents that can be downloaded and printed to allow parishes, social justice committees, and schools to help provide accurate information regarding immigrant rights and safety planning.