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2/20 cancellation

Wed, 02/20/2019 - 5:37am -- szb5706

Predicted snowfall has caused Penn State to cancel all University Park activities, including classes and exams, from 5 a.m. Feb. 20 until 5 a.m. Feb. 21. Only employees identified as performing essential services should report. Visit news.psu.edu for more info.

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Self-Help Materials
The United States Department of Justice offers self-help materials.

Find Legal Help
Immi works with legal aid organizations across the U.S. to connect immigrants to legal help.

Legal Services Providers & Referral List
Penn State Law Center for Immigrants' Rights Clinic, 2017.

Pennsylvania

If you are a student at Penn State seeking to consult an attorney, you may be eligible for services through the Penn State Student Legal Services. Their website is http://studentaffairs.psu.edu/legalservices/. Additionally, international students may use the resources provided by Penn State’s Office of Global Programs. Their website is https://global.psu.edu/.

Free Legal Services Providers List (Updated January 2016)

*The Pennsylvania organizations list was compiled by the Executive Office for Immigration Review within the U.S. Department of Justice.

National

American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
1331 G Street, N.W., Suite 200
Washington, DC 20005-3141
Phone: (202) 507-7500
website:  http://www.aila.org/
AILA’s Immigration Lawyer Search:  http://www.ailalawyer.com/
AILA Rapid Response Legal Check-Up

“What qualifies a lawyer to be a part of this service? All lawyers:

  • have been an approved AILA member for at least 2 years;
  • carry professional liability insurance worth a minimum of $100,000 worth of coverage;
  • have completed at least 9 hours of Continuing Legal Education (CLE) classes within the last year; and
  • are licensed and in good standing with a State Bar Association.”


Immigration Advocates Network (IAN)
website: http://www.immigrationadvocates.org/

Immigration Advocates Network (IAN) is excited to announce the launch of ImmigrationLawHelp.org, a new website to help low-income immigrants find free or low-cost legal help. The website provides information about more than 900 nonprofit immigration legal services providers in all 50 states.
 
U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office of Immigration Review
website: http://www.justice.gov/eoir/probono/states.htm​
 

Pro Se Materials

Updated Florence Project Pro Se Immigrant Advocacy Materials
website: http://www.firrp.org/resources/prose/

Center for Gender and Refugee Studies: Support for Domestic Violence Survivors Seeking Protection in the United States (Spanish, Haitian and Creole)
website: http://cgrs.uchastings.edu/our-work/pro-se-materials

Vera Institute of Justice, Legal Materials (English) 
website: http://www.vera.org/pubs/lop-legal-materials-english

Stanford Law School Immigrants' Rights Clinic and Centro Legal de la Raza, Pro Se Manual on Reinstatement of Removal (English and Spanish)
website: https://www.law.stanford.edu/organizations/clinics/immigrants-rights-clinic/pro-se-reinstatement-manual

The Center for Immigrants’ Rights is providing these links to you only as a convenience and does not imply endorsement by Penn State Law.