Northwestern School of Law - Bluhm Legal Clinic - National Immigration Legal Services Directory

National Immigration Legal Services Directory

Northwestern School of Law - Bluhm Legal Clinic

Location:

375 E. Chicago Ave
Chicago, IL 60611

Website:
http://www.law.northwestern.edu/legalclinic
Email:
legalclinic@law.northwestern.edu

Phone:
(312) 503-8576
Fax:
(312) 503-8977

Contact methods:
Phone calls
Appointments accepted:
No

The Bluhm Legal Clinic at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law provides supervised student representation to clients. The Clinic primarily represents unaccompanied immigrant children and youth (ages 18-24) who live within the jurisdiction of the Chicago Immigration Court.

State served:

Illinois

Services Provided

Areas of immigration legal assistance:	Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Employment authorization, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, 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)
Non-legal services:	Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), Referrals to other services, Social services
Populations served:	Detained individuals, Domestic Violence Victims, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with criminal histories, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Torture survivors
Languages spoken:	English, French, Igbo, Spanish
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank:	Yes
Nominal fee charged?	No
Other information:	Some services are contingent upon eligibility for other services. Can also serve all counties within the jurisdiction of the Chicago immigration court.