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Centro de Información (Elgin Office)

  • Location:
    1885 Lin Lor Lane
    Elgin, IL 60123
  • Phone:
    (847) 695-9050
  • Fax:
    (847) 931-7991
  • Contact methods:
    Drop-in, Email, Phone calls, Website
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

Centro de InformaciĆ³n provides immigration legal services to low-income and under-served immigrants at a low cost.

State served: Illinois

Services Provided

Are immigration legal services provided? Yes
Areas of immigration legal assistance: Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions
Types of immigration legal services provided: Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS
Other areas of legal assistance: Community Development, Consumer, Education, Employment, Family & Juvenile, Health
Non-legal services: Employment services, Health services, Housing referrals, Language services, Referrals to other services, Social services
Populations served: Domestic Violence Victims, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with criminal histories, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles
Languages spoken: English, Spanish
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: Yes
Nominal fee charged? Yes
Other information: Can serve clients from surrounding states as long as they travel to the office.

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 0
Is organization BIA recognized? Yes
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: 0
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: 2
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: 0

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: Church World Service, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Immigration Advocates Network, Access to justice

Administrative Information

Contact Person:
Veian D'Abreu
(847) 695-9050 ext. 317
Executive Director:
Jamie Garcia
(847) 695-9050 ext. 305
Last contact date: December 6, 2017
Administrator comments: 10/8/12: tickler 4/15/15: phone 5/26/16: tickler 12/6/17: tickler
IAN Members? No
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