Southern Migrant Legal Services

Provider Type

Direct Services Agency

Service Provider Type

Immigration; Legal; Refugee; Victim Centered

Populations Served

Labor Trafficking; Adult; Female; Foreign National; Male; Minor (Under 18); Transgender Female-to-Male; Transgender Male-to-Female; Citizen/Legal Permanent Resident

Populations Served Notes

Migrant farm workers

Visas Served

H-2B Visa Holders - Forestry; H-2A Visa Holders

Geographic Service Area

Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas

Public Phone

Main: (615) 538-0725
Hotline: (866) 721-7828

Hotline Details

Toll Free Intake. Hours: 8:00-5:00, Mon-Fri

Primary Email

cberberich@trla.org

Website

Funding

LSC funding

Mission Statement

Southern Migrant Legal Services, a project of Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA) based in Nashville, Tennessee, provides free employment-related legal services to migrant farmworkers who work in Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Established in 1970, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc. (TRLA) is a nonprofit organization that provides free legal services to low-income and disadvantaged clients in a 68-county service area. TRLA’s mission is to promote the dignity, self-sufficiency, safety and stability of low-income Texas residents by providing high-quality legal assistance and related educational services.

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Human Trafficking Hotline Statistics

50,123

signals were received by the Hotline in 2021. Includes calls, texts, and online chats and tips.

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