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Hana Center (Northwest Office)

  • Location:
    664 N. Milwaukee Ave. #213
    Prospect Heights, IL 60070
  • Phone:
    (847) 520-1999
  • Fax:
    (847) 520-7178
  • Contact methods:
    Drop-in, Email, Fax, Mail/Letter, Phone calls, Website, Text
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

Our mission is to empower the Korean American and immigrant communities through social services, community organizing, culture, and education to advance human rights. Hana Center is the Chicago affiliate of the National Korean American Service & Education Consortium and has a partner center in Los Angeles and Virginia.

Counties served: Cook, Du Page, Kane, Lake, McHenry, Will

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, 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)
Other areas of legal assistance: Civil Rights, Consumer, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Employment, Family & Juvenile, Foreclosure, Housing, Public Benefits, Taxes
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), 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, Korean, Spanish
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: No
Nominal fee charged? No
Other information: This organization accepts clients statewide.

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 2
Is organization BIA recognized? Yes
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: 0
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: 1
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: 1

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: Asian American Center for Advancing Justice, Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Immigration Advocates Network

Volunteering

Volunteer Coordinator

Administrative Information

Contact Person:
Jeonghwa Boyle
(773) 917-7856
Executive Director:
Inhe Choi
(773) 583 -5501 Ext. 102
Last contact date: February 22, 2018
Administrator comments: 22 Feb 2018- created 29 Nov 2021: tickler 29 Dec 2021: updated from tickler responses
IAN Members? No
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