NIJC's Crim-Imm Technical Assistance (TA) resource is intended to help immigration legal service providers in the Illinois Access to Justice Network better understand criminal grounds of removability, including assessing a client’s eligibility for immigration benefits, relief from removal and risk of deportation based on crimes. The goal of these consultations is to build capacity among immigration legal service providers in the Illinois Access to Justice Network to represent clients with prior contacts with the criminal legal system. These TA office hours are staffed by supervisors in NIJC’s Detention Team with more than 10 years of crim-imm expertise. This resource is funded by a capacity-building grant from the Illinois Access to Justice program.

DISCLAIMER: This is an informational resource that does not create a client-attorney relationship between NIJC and the client of the legal service provider. Please do not share the client’s personal identifying information or documents.  

TA office hours are regularly available on Tuesdays from 3:00-4:00pm, in 30-minute slots. If you need to meet at another time, please email us your request and we will do our best to accommodate you.  

To sign up, please fill out the brief form below and select a date and time that works for you. You will receive a confirmation email with a calendar invite and Microsoft Teams link to join at the time of your appointment.