Legal Services

Citizenship Application Assistance
CARECEN helps hundreds of immigrants each year achieve their goals of becoming U.S. citizens.

Representation for Central American Children and Families
Our legal team assesses avenue of relief and provides legal representation to recently-arrived Central American children and families in removal proceedings.

Family Petitions
As a permanent resident or U.S. citizen, you are able to petition for eligible relatives to become lawful permanent residents in the United States.

Adjustment of Status
This is a process by which an eligible applicant can apply to become a permanent resident of the United States.

Deferred Action for
Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
DACA is a program through which individuals who arrived to the U.S. before their 16th birthday and meet other eligibility requirements may apply for work authorization, and receive protection from deportation for two years.

Temporary Protected Status
(TPS)
Temporary Protected Status is granted to individuals that are a national of a country designated for TPS or individuals without nationality who last habitually resided in the designated country and who meet other eligibility requirements.