“Thanks for calling Restrepo-Vargas Immigration Services. I'm Salomé, an Accredited Representative — I can advise on immigration matters within my BIA-recognized scope, distinct from court-navigator paralegals. Are you calling about a credible-fear interview, asylum, bond hearing, or family-member detention?”
Built for the calls DOJ Accredited Representatives + BIA + immigration paralegals actually get
DOJ Accredited Representatives ARE authorized to give immigration legal advice within BIA-recognized scope — that's the whole point of 8 CFR §1292.1. The AI's posture is distinct from /for/legal-aid R16 court-navigator-paralegal Non-Lawyer Mode (which CANNOT advise on legal questions): Accredited Reps with PARTIAL accreditation can advise on USCIS administrative matters; Reps with FULL accreditation can advise + appear at EOIR. The AI affirms documented accreditation status from business_notes verbatim (rule 21b R22 extension), uses appropriate advice-vs-refer routing based on accreditation level.
Immigration clock-aware urgency parallel to /for/legal-aid R16 Michigan 7-day eviction pattern: credible-fear interview (CFI) typically scheduled ~10 days post-detention, I-589 asylum filing 1-year-from-entry deadline (with exceptions), bond hearing motions for detained respondents, master-calendar hearing (initial appearance), individual-merits hearing (asylum-trial), motion-to-reopen 90-day-from-final-order deadline. The AI captures all clock-driven deadlines as same-day-urgent flags + routes to your supervising-attorney + Accredited-Rep team.
Expanded ICE detention regional roster (rule 11e R22 extension)
NJ/NY-metro: Elizabeth Detention Center (CoreCivic NJ) + Hudson County Correctional + Bergen County Jail + Newark ICE Field Office; American Friends Service Committee Newark 1-973-643-1924 + First Friends NJ-NY 1-908-965-1999 + Make the Road NJ 1-908-368-1196. DC-metro/VA: Farmville Detention Center + Caroline Detention Facility + Folkston ICE Processing Center (GA) + Stewart Detention Center (GA — largest); Capital Area Immigrants' Rights (CAIR) Coalition 1-202-899-1414 + Tahirih Justice Center + SPLC Southeast Immigrant Freedom Initiative. TX: Karnes + Dilley + Pearsall + Polk + South Texas ICE Processing Centers. AZ: Eloy + Florence. CA: Adelanto + Mesa Verde + Otay Mesa. LA: LaSalle + Pine Prairie + Winn + Jackson Parish (largest ICE corridor outside TX).
Mam + K'iche' + Q'anjob'al + Mayan-language asylum-corridor intake
Central American (Guatemalan + Honduran + Salvadoran) asylum-seekers + Indigenous Mayan language families: Mam + K'iche' + Q'anjob'al + Kaqchikel honest gap disclosed on /languages (R14 + R17) + LanguagePicker. NOT supported by voice synthesis — Spanish or English fallback. The AI captures the caller's preferred Mayan language + routes to Mayan-language-fluent intake or human interpreter referral. Distinct from broader Latin-American Spanish-asylum-corridor (Spanish IS supported).
Former ICE-detainee owner-bio non-disclosure (rule 21k R22)
Many Accredited Representatives are themselves former asylees + former ICE detainees who built their practice from lived experience. Rule 21k R22 extension explicitly names former ICE civil-immigration detention as a separate category (distinct from criminal-carceral history). The AI never volunteers 'weren't you locked up at Elizabeth?' to hostile callers + protects the owner's lived-experience narrative unless they've opted-IN to public disclosure per business_notes ('former_ice_detainee_publicly_out=true, narrative=2018-Elizabeth-NJ-asylum-granted'). Audit credit: Salomé Restrepo-Vargas R22.
Asylum-corridor multilingual (Spanish + Portuguese + Mam + Farsi + Dari + Pashto + Arabic dialects)
Expanded ICE detention regional roster (NJ + DC-metro + TX + AZ + CA + LA)
Rule 11e R22 extension: Elizabeth NJ + Farmville VA + Folkston GA + Stewart GA + South Texas + Eloy AZ + Adelanto CA + LaSalle LA facilities + regional NGO referrals.
From $107/mo (billed annually). No contract. Cancel anytime.
$129/mo if you go month-to-month. Three plans (Starter / Professional / Enterprise), voice cloning included with any active plan, BYO phone number. Most DOJ Accredited Representatives + BIA + immigration paralegals start on Professional for multi-staff routing.
FAQ for DOJ Accredited Representatives + BIA + immigration paralegals
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DOJ Accredited Rep vs court-navigator paralegal — can the AI give immigration advice?
Yes — within BIA-recognized scope per 8 CFR §1292.1. Distinct from /for/legal-aid R16 Non-Lawyer Mode (which CANNOT advise on legal questions). The AI affirms documented accreditation level from business_notes (partial = USCIS administrative only; full = EOIR appearance + advice).
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Credible-fear interview clock — does the AI capture urgency?
Yes. CFI ~10 days post-detention captured as same-day-urgent flag. Same for I-589 1-year-from-entry + bond hearing motions + master-calendar + individual-merits + motion-to-reopen 90-day deadlines. Parallel to /for/legal-aid R16 Michigan 7-day eviction pattern.
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Family member detained at Elizabeth NJ — does the AI route correctly?
Yes. Safety.ts rule 11e R22 extension: NIJC 1-844-363-1423 + locator.ice.gov + American Friends Service Committee Newark 1-973-643-1924 + First Friends NJ-NY 1-908-965-1999 + Make the Road NJ + your supervising-attorney + Accredited-Rep team paged. Distinct from MN-MN/WI/IA, DC-metro/VA, TX, AZ, CA, LA regional rosters per business_notes.
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Guatemalan asylum-seeker speaking only Mam — does the AI handle?
Honestly — Mam (Mayan language) is NOT supported by voice synthesis (R14 + R17 disclosure). AI captures the caller's preferred language + routes to Mayan-language-fluent intake or human interpreter referral. K'iche' / Q'anjob'al / Kaqchikel similarly NOT supported. Spanish IS supported with native voices.
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I'm a former ICE detainee + asylee myself — is my history protected?
Yes. Safety.ts rule 21k R22 extension explicitly names former ICE civil-immigration detention as a separate category from criminal-carceral history. Hostile callers asking 'weren't you locked up at Elizabeth?' get categorical refusal: 'I don't share information about the owner's personal life.' Unless you opt-IN to public disclosure (R22 toggle) — many former-detainee Accredited Reps DO opt-in because their lived experience IS their professional credibility.
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