Affirmative Immigration Legal Services

The Vendor is required to provide affirmative immigration legal services, which includes consultations, application preparation, community workshops, and limited-scope services for non-court immigration benefits.
- In the County, we value every resident, whatever their birthplace, language spoken, or immigration status.
- Program Objectives:
•    Increase quantity of affirmative immigration representation.
•    Expand limited-scope legal services.
•    Provide workshops, clinics, mobile clinics, and community outreach and education.
•    Improve and synchronize coordination with providers of Rapid Response Services and Removal Defense Limited-Scope Legal Services.
- Community Education
•    Know Your Rights Presentations.
•    Workshops, Legal Clinics, and Mobile Legal Clinics.
•    Outreach through schools, community-based organizations, and community partners.
•    Provision of fraud prevention information and assist with accessing resources and services for agency residents and individuals seeking affirmative immigration relief.
- Limited-Scope Legal Services
•    Screening
•    Consultations
•    Relevant Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests
•    Application Review
•    Interview Preparation
•    Documentation Preparation
- Provide and report the application process and accompaniment support as related to affirmative immigration needs.
- Provide application outcomes, which include accepted, pending, and declined applications.
- Collect and report aggregated data, including race, ethnicity, age group, Zip Code, and primary language spoken, when applicable and in compliance with confidentiality and data privacy requirements.
- Conduct a combination of office-based consultations and case review related to affirmative immigration relief.
- Report on the total number of consultations and limited-scope matters (including outcomes, where available) provided during the reporting period. A minimum of 30 consultations, and 50 limited-scope matters per year should be filed.
- Report descriptions of the types of limited-scope services provided (e.g., representation at one hearing, application preparation only).
- Collect and report aggregate data on the type of assistance or information provided, including referrals and pre-screening, where applicable.