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Certain nationals of Venezuela who arrived in the United States on or before July 31, 2023 may be eligible to apply for Temporary Protected Status (TPS).
TPS offers temporary protection and a work permit. A country may be designated for TPS due to an ongoing armed conflict, environmental disaster…
In partnership with private attorneys from Chicago law firms, the National Immigrant Justice Center hosts regular clinics to help Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) recipients complete and file applications to renew their protection. All DACA renewal clinics currently are virtual.…
NIJC's Immigration Court Helpdesk (ICH) Hotline provides FREE legal information to unrepresented individuals at the Chicago Immigration Court.
At the Helpdesk, NIJC attorneys provide information on the following topics and more:
Overview of the immigration court hearing process
Forms of relief…
NIJC can help children who entered the country as unaccompanied minors to evaluate their options for legal relief from immigration.
NIJC's LGBTQ Immigrant Rights Initiative provides legal services to low-income immigrants who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) and those who are living with HIV.
NIJC provides immigration legal services to non-citizen survivors of human trafficking. Survivors of human trafficking include those who have been compelled through force, fraud, coercion, and threats to perform labor, services, or commercial sex acts. Human trafficking can occur in any industry…
The Detention Project provides legal orientation and representation to immigrant adults who are held by the Department of Homeland Security/Immigration and Customs Enforcement in immigration detention.
Experienced National Immigrant Justice Center staff are available to speak with individuals…
NIJC provides free legal representation to asylum seekers fleeing persecution in their homelands.
NIJC's Immigrant Legal Defense project offers a wide range of legal services to low-income immigrants seeking to apply for lawful permanent residence (green cards), citizenship, visas, and other legal protection from deportation.
These services include:
Applications for Lawful Permanent Residence…