National Immigration Legal Services Directory

Hispanic American Community Education Services

  • Location:
    820 W Greenwood Ave
    Waukegan, IL 60087
  • Phone:
    (847) 244-0300
  • Toll-free:
    (847) 244-0300
  • TTY:
    (847) 244-0300
  • Fax:
    (847) 201-2724
  • Contact methods:
    Drop-in, Email, Fax, Mail/Letter, Phone calls, Website
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

HACES, or Hispanic American Community Education and Services, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization serving immigrants since 2005. HACES is a DOJ recognized organization and has five DOJ accredited representatives. We provide assistance with family petitions, waivers, Citizenship and Naturalization, DACA permit renewals, Asylum assessment and application support and referrals to attorneys and community resources. Our staff has over 35 years of combined experience managing an immigration program and processing cases.  HACES also provides assistance to school districts through its parent mentors program and comprehensive services through the Immigrant Family Resource Program.  

Counties served: Lake

Services Provided

Areas of immigration legal assistance: Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
Types of immigration legal services provided: Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS, Representation before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA)
Non-legal services: Citizenship / Civics classes, ESL, Health services, Housing referrals, Language services, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Legislative advocacy (state or national), Referrals to other services, Social services
Populations served: Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Juveniles
Languages spoken: English, Spanish
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: No
Nominal fee charged? No

Volunteering

Volunteer Coordinator
Sharon Harris
(847) 874-7205

IAN Partners

  • pro bono net
  • american immigration lawyers association
  • national immigration law center
  • unidos us
  • immigration legal resource center
  • immigration legal resource center
  • american immigration council
  • american civil liberties union
  • american immigration council
  • national immigration project
  • the advocates for human rights
  • lutheran immigration and refugee service

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