Catholic Charities provides services to immigrants in need of assistance. Immigrants seeking to improve their legal status in America face a complex system of laws. A staff of lawyers and paralegals offers representation to immigrants – documented or undocumented, newly arrived or longtime residents - on a broad range of matters, including: application for citizenship, relative petitions, applications for work authorization, information from pending immigration and naturalization cases, legal representation in political asylum and deportation, petitions for battered and abused spouses and children.