Immigrant Legal Center (ILC)
The mission of the Immigrant Legal Center (ILC) is to welcome immigrants into our communities by providing high-quality legal services, education, and advocacy. Our licensed attorneys and Department of Justice (DOJ) accredited representatives provide legal services to low-income immigrants in Nebraska and southwest Iowa. ILC operates the Nebraska Immigration Legal Assistance Hotline (NILAH) to connect those in need of immigration legal assistance to the nonprofit immigration legal service provider that can best meet their needs, in the shortest amount of time. ILC has offices in Omaha, South Sioux City, Nebraska City, Crete, Columbus, Grand Island, Lexington, and Scottsbluff, Nebraska as well as Council Bluffs, Iowa. ILC is an affiliate of the national Justice For Our Neighbors Network,
Individuals seeking immigration legal services should NILAH toll-free at 1-(855) 307-6730.
| State served: |
Nebraska |
| Detention Facilities Served: |
Pottawattamie County Jail (IA), Cass County Jail (NE), Dakota County Jail (NE), Douglas County Department of Corrections (NE), Hall County Department of Corrections (NE), Phelps County Jail (NE) |
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, NACARA, Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions |
| Populations served: |
Detained individuals, Domestic Violence Victims, Farm workers, 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, Spanish |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? |
Yes |
