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More than 10,000 Central Americans have sought refuge in the Boston area in the last five years, and many of them encounter obstacles similar to those Juan faces. One place for them to go when they need help is a three-floor building in Central Square--Centro Presente. With the help of about 10 Harvard students, the Centro has helped provide these people with legal and social services during its four years as a local center for the needs of Central American refugees in New England...
...Centro Presente helps refugees adjust to life in the U.S., primarily educating the aliens about immigration procedures and, if necessary, representing them at Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) hearings. The non-profit group is staffed by attorneys and other trained volunteers, including Harvard students...
Most Harvard students who work at the center participate in a program which enables them to act as legal counselors in handling immigration cases. Centro Presente is accredited by INS to supervise such activities, and students who hold these positions, called paralegals, are required to know Spanish fluently and to work at least 10 hours a week for one academic year...
...paralegal. At the first meeting, we determine if they fear going back to their country, and if they do, they can petition for political asylum. To do this, you have to show well-founded fear," says Eric E. Thompson '87, who is in his third year as a Centro Presente paralegal...
...orient people as to what the legal process is in this country, and we assist them in making a decision about what they want," says Emilie J. Yozell, the attorney who operates the legal services at Centro Presente. "The paralegals do all of the intake, screening, case preparation, and they advise people of their legal rights. The documentation [department] also helps prepare the cases. They do research to find evidence of human rights violations...