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Mission Statement
The mission of the nonprofit Immigrant Justice Center (IJC) is to welcome immigrants into our communities by providing high-quality legal services, education, and advocacy.
About This Cause
The Immigrant Legal Center (ILC), formerly Justice For Our Neighbors Nebraska, provides immigration legal services in a wide, genuine and compassionate sense—welcoming and helping immigrants who are often scared and confused by the systems, processes and ways of the United States. ILC’s free services prepare our low-income clients to contribute valuable cultural and economic assets to our society. We serve immigrants of all faiths, races, abilities and ages, with an emphasis on the most vulnerable—victims of domestic violence; children who have been neglected, abused or abandoned; and persons who would be persecuted if they returned to their home country. In 2017 our fourteen attorneys worked on more than 3,200 cases for individuals from 47 countries. All attorneys are educated and experienced in immigration law with specialties in matters involving domestic abuse, child welfare and asylum law. They provide free, professional immigration legal services in weekly consultations or monthly legal clinics held in Omaha, Grand Island, Lexington, Crete, Nebraska City, South Sioux City, and Scottsbluff in Nebraska, and Council Bluffs in Iowa. We offer presentations on immigration issues to the community as well as opportunities for the public to help us advocate for immigrant rights and to reform the broken immigration legal system. Immigrant Legal Center enjoys a solid reputation as a leader and go-to resource in our region’s immigration profession. We are affiliated with the Justice For Our Neighbors Network of legal clinics originally founded in 1999 by the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR). We are fortunate to count among our generous supporters the Great Plains Conference of the United Methodist Church, NJFON and many local corporate and family foundations. Trained and experienced in immigration law, each ILC attorney works on hundreds of cases every year. This intense focus prepares them to understand the details of different case types and how even the most complex case can be successfully resolved. Practice areas include: Attorney of the Day - ensures that no child has the opportunity for legal representation in Omaha Immigration court. Child and Family - keeping families together Domestic Violence - guiding victims who report their abusers to law enforcement Immigrant-focused Medical Legal Partnership - attorneys work with hospital staff to obtain needed health services Rural Community Inclusion - building capacity for immigration legal services in rural Nebraska Case types: Asylum Deferred Action for Child Arrivals (DACA) Domestic Violence (VAWA Self-Petition) Family-Based Options Human Trafficking (T-Visa) Refugee Services Removal/Deportation Defense Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) Status Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Victims of Crime (U-Visa)