Legal Directory
Immigrant Legal Center (ILC)
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The mission of the Immigrant Legal Center (ILC) is to welcome immigrants into our communities by providing high-quality legal services, education, and advocacy. Our licensed attorneys and Department of Justice (DOJ) accredited representatives provide legal services to low-income immigrants in Nebraska and southwest Iowa. ILC operates the Nebraska Immigration Legal Assistance Hotline (NILAH) to connect those in need of immigration legal assistance to the nonprofit immigration legal service provider that can best meet their needs, in the shortest amount of time. ILC has offices in Omaha, South Sioux City, Nebraska City, Crete, Columbus, Grand Island, Lexington, and Scottsbluff, Nebraska as well as Council Bluffs, Iowa. ILC is an affiliate of the national Justice For Our Neighbors Network,
Individuals seeking immigration legal services should NILAH toll-free at 1-(855) 307-6730.
State served: | Nebraska |
Detention Facilities Served: | Pottawattamie County Jail (IA), Cass County Jail (NE), Dakota County Jail (NE), Douglas County Department of Corrections (NE), Hall County Department of Corrections (NE), Phelps County Jail (NE) |
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, NACARA, Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions |
Types of immigration legal services provided: | Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS, Representation at Asylum Interviews (Credible Fear Interviews, Reasonable Fear Interviews), Representation before the Immigration Court, Representation before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), Federal court appeals |
Other areas of legal assistance: | Civil Rights, Education, Family & Juvenile, Health |
Non-legal services: | Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), Department of Justice (DOJ)/Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)-funded services for trafficking victims, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Legislative advocacy (state or national), Office Of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)-funded services for trafficking victims, Referrals to other services |
Populations served: | Detained individuals, Domestic Violence Victims, Farm workers, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with criminal histories, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Torture survivors |
Languages spoken: | English, Spanish |
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: | Yes |
Nominal fee charged? | No |
Other information: | Apply for services through the Nebraska Immigration Legal Assistance Hotline (NILAH) @ 1-855-307-6730. The NILAH paralegals have the ability to speak to many callers in their native languages. If you do not reach a live person, please leave a message and a paralegal will return your call. |
Staffing Information
Number of attorneys on staff: | 19 |
Is organization BIA recognized? | Yes |
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 1 |
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 3 |
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: | 10 |
Additional Details
Pro Bono opportunities? | Yes |
Network affiliations: | Asista |
Volunteering
Volunteer Coordinator |
Monica
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Administrative Information
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Last contact date: | February 1, 2018 |
Administrator comments: | 1/7/13: updated 3/11/14: tickler 2/6/15: tickler 5/25/16: tickler 20 Dec 2017: tickler 01 Feb 2018: tickler 06 Dec 2021: tickler 04 Jan 2022: updated from tickler responses |
IAN Members? | No |