Instituto Del Progreso Latino
Instituto Del Progreso Latino is a nonprofit community agency that provides legal services and application assistance to citizenship applicants. We also assist DACA applicants and provide representation when appropriate. Additional services provided at Instituto are, I-90, N-600, FOIA request and finger prints. We currently have a part-time attorney on staff and have expanded our services. We can take family petitions, VAWA and U visas.
Services Provided
Are immigration legal services provided? |
Yes |
Areas of immigration legal assistance: |
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Naturalization/Citizenship |
Types of immigration legal services provided: |
Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS |
Other areas of legal assistance: |
Education |
Non-legal services: |
Citizenship / Civics classes, Employment services, ESL, Referrals to other services |
Languages spoken: |
English, Spanish, Spanish and English |
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
No |
Nominal fee charged? |
Yes |
Staffing Information
Number of attorneys on staff: |
1 |
Is organization BIA recognized? |
Yes |
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: |
0 |
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: |
4 |
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: |
0 |
Additional Details
Pro Bono opportunities? |
Yes |
Network affiliations: |
Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Immigration Advocates Network |