The Immigrant Legal Defense Project provides immigration assistance and deportation defense services to non-detained immigrants. We serve:

• Immigrants applying for permanent residence through a family-based application.
• Permanent residents applying for citizenship.
• Immigrants who are victims of domestic violence or violent crime and seek protection in the United States.
• Victims of international human trafficking. 
• Immigrants applying for Temporary Protect Status or NACARA.

The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) offers a wide range of legal services to low-income immigrants. Attorneys and trained staff provide consultations and legal representation on the following matters:

Family-based immigration

Legal assistance for permanent residents and U.S. citizens who want to apply to bring family members to the United States or to allow family members in the United States to adjust their status.

Applications for Lawful Permanent Residence

Assistance in completing and filing applications for lawful permanent residence (also known as a green card.

Naturalization/Citizenship

Legal assistance for permanent residents who want to apply to become U.S. citizens.

Temporary Protected Status (TPS)

Legal assistance for immigrants who qualify for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) visas based on their country of origin and dates of immigration.

Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (NACARA)

Assistance in completing and filing applications for Nicaraguan, Cuban, Salvadoran, and Guatemalan immigrants and nationals of the former Soviet Union who entered the United States in the 1990s.

Removal/deportation defense

Legal representation for immigrants who are in deportation proceedings.

Legal protections for immigrant victims of family violence

Legal assistance for men and women who qualify for immigration benefits under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) because they have been abused by a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

Visas for immigrant victims of crimes

Assistance in obtaining a visa for immigrants who have been a victim of a crime and are willing to assist law enforcement in the investigation of that crime.

Visas for immigrant victims of human trafficking