U.S. Department
of Justice
List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers
The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), Office of Policy, Public Resources Program (PRP) administers the List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers or the “List." The List is provided to individuals in immigration proceedings and contains information on non-profit organizations and attorneys who have committed to providing at least 50 hours per year of pro bono legal services before the immigration court location where they appear on the List. The List also contains information on pro bono referral services that refer individuals in immigration court proceedings to pro bono counsel.
Published quarterly (January, April, July, and October), the List is central to EOIR’s efforts to improve the amount and quality of representation before its adjudicators, and it is an essential tool to inform individuals in proceedings before EOIR of available pro bono legal services. The rules for qualifying organizations, pro bono referral services, and attorneys to be placed on the List can be found in the Code of Federal Regulations, 8 C.F.R. § 1003.61 et seq. (80 Fed. Reg. 59503).
MEANING OF "PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES"
Pro Bono legal services are “those uncompensated legal services performed for indigent aliens or the public good without any expectation of either direct or indirect remuneration, including referral fees (other than filing fees or photocopying and mailing expenses).” 8 C.F.R. § 1003.61(a)(2). The List is not to be used by organizations or attorneys for the purpose of solicitation for paid legal services.
TO APPLY:
If you are a non-profit organization, pro bono referral service, or attorney in private practice and wish to be included on the List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers, please refer to the eligibility requirements and application processes set forth at 8 C.F.R. § 1003.61 et seq. (80 Fed. Reg. 59503). Please carefully read the instructions and follow them when completing Form EOIR-56. Paper applications should be submitted to:
Pro Bono List Administrator
Public Resources Program
Office of Policy
Executive Office for Immigration Review
5107 Leesburg Pike, Suite 2500
Falls Church, Virginia 22041
You may also email your completed application to ProBono.List.Admin@usdoj.gov.
For additional inquiries, please contact the Pro Bono List Administrator by phone at: 703-756-8020.
TO UPDATE INFORMATION:
For current providers, to request changes or updates to your current information or listing, please send an email to ProBono.List.Admin@usdoj.gov.
The email must include an explanation of the requested change(s) and your contact information. The List is updated quarterly (January, April, July, and October), and all update requests should be submitted at least four weeks prior to the end of the quarter in which you are requesting an update. Providers with a pending application or currently on the List must notify PRP, in writing, within 10 business days, if the provider’s contact information has changed, if any specific limitations on providing pro bono legal services have changed, or if the provider is no longer eligible to appear on the List. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.66. Failure to notify PRP may result in the name of the provider being removed from the List. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.65.
TO COMMENT ON PENDING APPLICANTS:
The names of all pending qualified applicants to be placed on the List will be available for public comment prior to publication of the List in January, April, July, and October. To comment on applicants for the pending List, please click here.
DISCLAIMER
As required by regulation, EOIR maintains the List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers and roster of Recognized Organizations and Accredited Representatives. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.61 and § 1292.2. The information posted on the List and on the roster is provided to EOIR by the Pro Bono Legal Service Providers and the Recognized Organizations. EOIR does not endorse any of these organizations, referral services, or attorneys. In addition, EOIR does not participate in, nor is it responsible for, the representation decisions or performance of these organizations, referral services, or attorneys.