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Erie Neighborhood House

  • Location:
    1634 W Van Buren St
    Chicago, IL 60612
  • Phone:
    (773) 231-7884
  • Fax:
    (312) 666-3955
  • Contact methods:
    Email, Mail/Letter, Phone calls, Website
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

Erie Neighborhood House is a social service agency serving the Chicagoland area. With offices in the Near West Side and Little Village, we provide legal consultations and representation for the following immigration benefits: citizenship and naturalization, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) renewal applications, green card renewals, family petitions, adjustment of status, consular processing, U-visas, VAWA, waivers of inadmissibility, asylum, and removal defense.

Counties served: Cook, Du Page, Kane, Lake

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, Removal hearings, 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
Non-legal services: Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), Citizenship / Civics classes, Department of Justice (DOJ)/Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)-funded services for trafficking victims, Employment services, ESL, Health services, Housing referrals, Language services, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Legislative advocacy (state or national), Psychological or psychiatric services, Referrals to other services, Social services
Populations served: Detained individuals, Domestic Violence Victims, 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
Languages spoken: English, Spanish
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: No
Nominal fee charged? Yes

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 2
Is organization BIA recognized? Yes
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: 1
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: 2
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: 1

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: American Immigration Lawyers Association, Asista, Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Immigration Advocates Network

Volunteering

Volunteer Coordinator

Administrative Information

Contact Person:
Megan Davis
(216) 260-6429
Executive Director:
Cristina De La Rosa
(312) 432-2249
Last contact date: December 6, 2017
Administrator comments: 2/12/15: tickler 5/27/16: tickler 12/6/17: tickler 29 Nov 2021: Tickler 21 Mar 2022: Secondary tickler 30 Mar 2022: Updated from tickler responses
IAN Members? No
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