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Resources for attorneys representing immigrants and asylum seekers. Curated for NIJC’s network of pro bono attorneys.
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Crim-Imm Legal Support
NIJC supports both criminal defense attorneys and immigration service providers in navigating their clients’ rights at the intersection of the immigration and criminal legal systems.
Defenders Initiative
For criminal defense attorneys representing immigrant defendants who may be subject to immigration consequences.
Crim-Imm Technical Assistance
For immigration legal service providers in the Illinois Access to Justice Network who represent clients with prior contacts with the criminal legal system.
Request a Case for Representation
NIJC routinely has over 50 clients in need of pro bono representation, most of whom are asylum seekers. If you are an attorney in Illinois, Indiana, or Wisconsin interested in taking a pro bono case, please contact us.
Be a Pro Bono Attorney
Pro bono legal representation saves lives, improves access to justice, and defends fairness in the U.S. immigration system. NIJC’s pro bono program provides unique opportunities for attorneys to work with diverse clients and enrich their own legal experience.
Pro Bono Spotlight
Help us celebrate and share the life-changing work of these pro bono attorneys!
Attorneys and summer associates from some of Chicago’s leading law firms participated in a work authorization workshop hosted by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates. In a single day, legal volunteers from Troutman Pepper Locke LLP, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, and Skadden prepared 23 work authorization applications, ensuring our immigrant neighbors can continue to build stable lives in the United States while their asylum applications are pending.
Pro bono attorneys and summer associates from Kirkland & Ellis participated in a Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) predicate order clinic. After learning the nuts and bolts of the SIJS process, pro bono teams assisted 6 families with 10 petitions benefitting 12 children.
Thank you to our pro bono network for advancing NIJC’s mission to provide safety and stability to immigrant community members!