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Indiana Legal Services - Immigrants' and Language Rights Center

  • Location:
    1200 Madison Avenue
    Suite 300
    Indianapolis, IN 46225
  • Phone:
    (317) 631-9410
  • Toll-free:
    1-866-964-2138
  • Fax:
    (317) 333-6676
  • Contact methods:
    Email, Mail/Letter, Phone calls, Online and phone intake and services available
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

Indiana Legal Services (ILS) is a nonprofit law firm that provides legal assistance to eligible low-income people throughout the state of Indiana. ILS created the Immigrants' and Language Rights Center (ILRC) in an effort to reach vulnerable and underserved immigrant and limited English proficient populations within Indiana. The ILRC provides direct legal representation on immigration matters and language access issues.

 

 

State served: Indiana

Services Provided

Are immigration legal services provided? Yes
Areas of immigration legal assistance: Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Habeas Corpus, NACARA, Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), 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)
Other areas of legal assistance: Civil Rights
Non-legal services: Language services, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Referrals to other services
Populations served: 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, French, Spanish
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: Yes
Nominal fee charged? No

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 6
Is organization BIA recognized? No
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: 0
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: 0
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: 3

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: American Immigration Lawyers Association, Asista, Freedom Network, Immigration Advocates Network

Volunteering

Volunteer Coordinator
Kristin Garn
317-269-7217