World Relief (Aurora Office)
The Immigration Legal Services team at World Relief Aurora provides high quality, low bono legal advice and representation with immigration benefits such as visas, green cards, and citizenship to keep families together and ensure legal stability and authorization to work. We seek to fill the gap in legal services for those who can’t afford private attorneys by ensuring access to accurate immigration law counsel.
| Counties served: |
Cook, De Kalb, Du Page, Will |
Services Provided
| Are immigration legal services provided? |
Yes |
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: |
Adjustment of Status, 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, Representation before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) |
| Non-legal services: |
Citizenship / Civics classes, Employment services, ESL, Health services, Housing referrals, Language services, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Legislative advocacy (state or national), Office Of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)-funded services for trafficking victims, Psychological or psychiatric services |
| Populations served: |
Domestic Violence Victims, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status |
| Languages spoken: |
English, French, 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: |
4 |
| Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: |
2 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? |
Yes |
| Network affiliations: |
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, World Relief |
Administrative Information
| Contact Person: |
Lesly Ross
(630) 462-7660
|
| Types of contact/attempt: |
Email, Phone |
| Last contact date: |
July 25, 2018 |
| Administrator comments: |
11/18/2016: created
25 Jul 2018: updated contact information |
| IAN Members? |
No |
