New program to serve immigrants

Martha Diaz will help Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Winona break new ground in serving immigrants. On Jan. 5, Diaz begins work as an Immigration Services Caseworker in Catholic Charities new Immigration Legal Services program. The program will help immigrants clarify their legal status in the U.S. under existing immigration regulations. Persons served through this program will access affordable,
authorized, and competent legal services thereby enhancing their well being and
quality of life.

Immigration rules permit non-attorney legal workers to provide legal services as long as they achieve accredited representative status and work for a non-profit organization that has recognized agency status through the United States Board of Immigration Appeals. Diaz, a non-attorney, will undergo extensive training and will achieve accredited representative status during her first few months of employment. At the same time, Catholic Charities will attain recognized agency status. Once these components are in place, the program will begin serving clients primarily in the Austin, Albert Lea, and Owatonna areas.

Diaz is a Minnesota State Certified Court Interpreter and is very active in the Hispanic community in both Owatonna and Waseca.

To contact Martha Diaz, please email her or call at 507-440-7786.

Martha Diaz

Catholic Charities

c/o The Welcome Center

308 4th Ave NW

Austin, MN 55912

Please check back later for more information on this new program.

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