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provides affordable Legal Services in the following areas:
Special
Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)
Through the Special Immigrant Juvenile
Status law, ICWC will assist undocumented
children who have been abused, abandoned or neglected to become
lawful permanent
residents. Many at-risk children are missing out on this extremely
important
immigration benefit to which they are legally entitled.
Victims
of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act (T and U visas)
Through the Victims of Trafficking and
Violence Protection Act, ICWC will assist
immigrants in obtaining T and U visas. T visas are available
to victims of a severe
form of trafficking. This includes sex trafficking of persons
under 18 years of age
or recruiting persons for labor or services through force,
fraud or coercion for the
purpose of subjection to involuntary servitude. U visas are
available to immigrants
who are either victims of or possess information concerning
a specified crime.
Violence
Against Women Act (VAWA)
Through the Violence Against Women Act,
ICWC will work with victims of domestic
violence, who are married to or recently divorced from U.S.citizens
and legal
residents, to leave their abusive relationships and independently
petition for their
immigration status. Many battered immigrant women report that
they will not leave
a violent relationship until their immigration concerns are
addressed.
Probate Guardianships
Through the probate courts, ICWC will
work with children under 18 and potential
guardians in obtaining legal guardianship. Many of these children
are victims of abuse,
abandonment or neglect who are not in the foster care system
because a relative is
available to be appointed legal guardian. A legal guardianship
suspends parental rights,
giving the guardian custody and care of the child.
Family
Based Immigration
It is possible to become a lawful permanent resident (LPR)
if you have a relative who
is a US citizen or a lawful permanent resident of the United
States. When you
become a LPR, you have a green card and are authorized to
work.
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