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.
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.