NORTHWEST IMMIGRANT RIGHTS PROJECT
NORTHWEST IMMIGRANT RIGHTS PROJECT
Provides direct legal services for a variety of immigration matters, including:
-Applications for asylum
-Representation in removal (deportation) proceedings
-Protections for survivors of domestic violence (VAWA), victims of other crimes (U visas), and children and youth (SIJS)
-Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) applications and renewals
-Other immigration applications, including naturalization and family visas

Fields messages for people detained at the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) in Tacoma.

Does not provide assistance with student (F-1) or tourist (B-1/2) visas, employment-based visa petitions, investor visas, or questions from employers about immigration.
615 2nd Avenue
Suite 400
Seattle, WA 98104
Eligibility: Low or no income; immigrants, asylum-seekers, and refugees, regardless of immigration status. Generally serves households with income no higher than 200% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL).
Hours: Monday-Friday 9:30am-noon and 1pm-5pm
(253) 383-0519
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Phone/FAX Numbers
  • (206) 587-4009 Main phone
  • (253) 383-0519 Message line Northwest Detention Center
  • (800) 445-5771 Toll-free
  • (206) 816-3899 Other Message line, Tacoma Non-Detained
  • Message phone (253) 383-0519 For people detained at the Northwest Detention Center
  • Main phone (253) 235-9279 Tacoma office
  • Toll-free (877) 814-6444 Tacoma office
Email Address: [email protected]
INTAKE PROCEDURE: -Call to start the intake process. Give the receptionist full name, phone number, country of origin, preferred language, and a brief case description.
-If assistance needed is for a particular service (citizenship, asylum, domestic violence survivors, crime victims, DACA), or if any upcoming court dates, let the receptionist know
-A phone number will be given to schedule an intake interview. An intake interview is not a guarantee that the agency will take a case.
-After the intake interview, applicant will be called with a final case determination, which may be delayed due to high call volume

Detained individuals or family members: call and leave a message with the detainee's name and, if possible, the A number on the bracelet at the detention center. Staff cannot return messages at this number, but the individual will be scheduled for a group presentation on services.
FEES: None
DOCUMENTS: None required at intake
LANGUAGES: English, Spanish, interpretation or signing by arrangement
AREA SERVED: Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania, and Wahkiakum counties

Services:
  • Immigration/Naturalization Legal Services
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NORTHWEST IMMIGRANT RIGHTS PROJECT