Legal Directory
YMCA of the University of Illinois
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The University Y develops campus and community leaders committed to social justice, environmental protection, interfaith cooperation and global engagement by fostering dialogue, reflection and action. Our Immigration Legal Services & Assistance program offers immigration legal consultations, representation before DHS only, free monthly legal advice clinics and referrals to other providers in areas including immigration, family law, personal injury, and criminal law.
| Counties served: | Champaign |
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, Humanitarian Parole, Naturalization/Citizenship, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Special Immigrant Visa (SIV), 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 |
| Non-legal services: | Citizenship / Civics classes, Language services, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Legislative advocacy (state or national), Referrals to other services |
| Populations served: | Domestic Violence Victims, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Torture survivors |
| Languages spoken: | Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Spanish, Q'anjob'al, Lingala |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: | Yes |
| Nominal fee charged? | Yes |
| Other information: | We have a sliding fee scale and offer free consultations, as well as interpretation and translation services. |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: | 0 |
| Is organization BIA recognized? | Yes |
| Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 0 |
| Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 2 |
| Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: | 4 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? | Yes |
| Network affiliations: | Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, YMCA, DePaul College of Law Asylum & Immigration Law Clinic, ICIRR, A2J network |
Volunteering
| Volunteer Coordinator |
Administrative Information
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| Administrator comments: | 29 Nov 2021: tickler 11 Jan 2022: updated from tickler responses |
| IAN Members? | No |
