Instituto Del Progreso Latino
Instituto Del Progreso Latino is a nonprofit community agency that provides legal services and application assistance to citizenship applicants. We also assist DACA applicants and provide representation when appropriate. Additional services provided at Instituto are, I-90, N-600, FOIA request and finger prints. We currently have a part-time attorney on staff and have expanded our services. We can take family petitions, VAWA and U visas.
Services Provided
| Are immigration legal services provided? |
Yes |
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: |
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Naturalization/Citizenship |
| Types of immigration legal services provided: |
Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS |
| Other areas of legal assistance: |
Education |
| Non-legal services: |
Citizenship / Civics classes, Employment services, ESL, Referrals to other services |
| Languages spoken: |
English, Spanish, Spanish and English |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
No |
| Nominal fee charged? |
Yes |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: |
1 |
| Is organization BIA recognized? |
Yes |
| Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: |
0 |
| Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: |
4 |
| Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: |
0 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? |
Yes |
| Network affiliations: |
Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Immigration Advocates Network |
Administrative Information
| Contact Person: |
Ambrosio Martinez
(773) 890-0055 ext. 4526
|
| Executive Director: |
Karina Ayala-Bermejo
(773) 890-0055 Ext. 4501
|
| Last contact date: |
May 18, 2018 |
| Administrator comments: |
2/25/15: phone
7/21/16: phone
18 May 2018: tickler |
| IAN Members? |
No |
