Legal Services

Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta provides comprehensive, high-quality immigration legal services to immigrant communities in Georgia. Our multilingual team assists low-income immigrants in obtaining lawful status, becoming citizens, and defending against deportation. We seek to empower immigrants through free immigration legal workshops and community education programs.

Immigration Legal Hotline: 404-890-5655

Immigration Legal Services

We provide direct representation before the Immigration Court, Board of Immigration Appeals, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and other immigration agencies. Our services include:

  • Defending against deportation in removal proceedings

  • Securing release from immigration detention through bond, parole, and other advocacy

  • Naturalization and citizenship

  • Applications for and related to Lawful Permanent Residence  

  • Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

  • Asylum

  • Immigration protections for survivors of abuse, trafficking, and criminal activity 

Fees for our legal services are assessed on a sliding scale based on household income. We screen all clients to determine eligibility for fee waivers.

  • Citizenship Application Clinics

    In partnership with local community-based organizations, Advancing Justice-Atlanta hosts free citizenship application workshops. Our staff and volunteers evaluate eligibility for citizenship and provide application assistance.

  • Immigration Legal Screening Clinics

    In collaboration with community-based organizations, we host free immigration legal screening clinics. Participants have the opportunity to consult with an immigration attorney to assess their eligibility for any immigration relief or benefits.

  • Know Your Rights

    We provide resources for community members to better understand their legal rights related to immigration and law enforcement. Working with community-based organizations, we offer free Know Your Rights workshops in a variety of languages, including Korean, Vietnamese, and Spanish.

Contact Us

To learn more about our programs or schedule a legal consultation, please fill out the form below or call 404-890-5655 (Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm).

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You may also contact us in:

Español (Spanish) | Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese) | 한국어 (Korean) | 中文 (Chinese)