Legal Directory
Children's Legal Center
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Children's Legal Center (CLC) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that provides free immigration legal services to children and families. Clients we represent are undocumented: children & families, victims of domestic abuse, human trafficking victims and asylum seekers. CLC's UAC Program is funded by Vera Institute and specifically represents unaccompanied minors who are either currently in or have been released from ORR custody.
| State served: | Illinois |
Services Provided
| Are immigration legal services provided? | Yes |
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: | Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Employment authorization, Humanitarian Parole, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, 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: | Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Referrals to other services, Social services |
| Populations served: | Domestic Violence Victims, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Torture survivors |
| Languages spoken: | English, Farsi, Pashto, Spanish, Dari |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: | No |
| Nominal fee charged? | No |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: | 10 |
| Is organization BIA recognized? | No |
| Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 0 |
| Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 0 |
| Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: | 7 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? | Yes |
| Network affiliations: | Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Vera Institute |
Volunteering
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Administrative Information
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| IAN Members? | No |
