Immigration
American Immigration Lawyers Association
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) is the national association of over 11,000 attorneys and law professors who practice and teach immigration law. AILA Member attorneys represent U.S. families seeking permanent residence for close family members, as well as U.S. businesses seeking talent from the global marketplace. AILA Members also represent foreign students, entertainers, athletes, and asylum seekers, often on a pro bono basis.
An Overview of the U Visa Application Process
S.C. Legal Services Staff Attorney and Cultural Humility Unit Head Whitney Stout provides an overview of the U Visa Application Process. What makes you eligible for a U Visa? What is needed to support your application, including the importance of the I-918 Supplement B. Why you can include qualifying family members and how to do it. This presentation provides important facts about the U Visa application process along with cautions as well as tips to help you through the process.
Benefits for Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolees
You may be eligible for federal “mainstream” (non-ORR funded) benefits, such as cash assistance through Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI), health insurance through Medicaid, and food assistance through Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). You may also be eligible for cash assistance, medical assistance, employment preparation, job placement, English language training, and other services offered through the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). This document focuses on the benefits and services funded by ORR.
Catholic Charities of South Carolina
Founded in Charleston on March 15, 1945 Catholic Charities of the South Carolina has been active for 73 years. It is our mission to provide care and services for South Carolinians in need.
Catholic Legal Immigration Network (detention)
As it has for more than 30 years, CLINIC will fight for the rights of immigrants. CLINIC trains legal representatives who provide high-quality and affordable immigration legal services. We develop and sustain a network of nonprofit programs that serve close to 500,000 immigrants every year.
Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.
CLINIC provides training and support to a dedicated network of more than 400 Catholic and community-based immigration law providers in 49 states. By supporting approximately 2,300 network employees with diverse and in-depth training, real-time updates and best practices, CLINIC ultimately serves nearly 400,000 immigrants a year, making it the largest nonprofit immigration law organization in the country. In addition to supporting the network, CLINIC offers highly specialized direct legal representation, and training and technical assistance for immigrant defenders about current practice and strategy before the courts. We also have a dedicated team that specializing in religious immigration law to assist religious workers coming to the United States.
Green Card
Having a Green Card (officially known as a Permanent Resident Card (PDF, 6.86 MB) allows you to live and work permanently in the United States. The steps you must take to apply for a Green Card will vary depending on your individual situation.
Humanitarian Section of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
USCIS provides a number of humanitarian programs and protection to assist individuals in need of shelter or aid from disasters, oppression, emergency medical issues and other urgent circumstances.
Human Trafficking: An SCLS Case Study
Two SC farm owners were recently indicted for human trafficking in federal court. Many of the victims in that case are SCLS clients. Using those clients as a case study, we will explain the basics of human trafficking and expose some of the disguises it wears to remain undetected.
Immigration Relief for Survivors of Crime: U-Visas and VAWA
In this episode of Level Up Law, Attorney D. Elliott Tait discusses three immigration options for victims of crimes, and how Victim Advocates and other community partners can help immigration attorneys gather the necessary information.
National Conference of State Legislatures
The National Conference of State Legislatures tracks and summarizes enacted laws and adopted resolutions related to immigration and immigrants in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. You can search legislation for each year from 2008 to 2021 by topic, state, keyword, year, status (adopted/enacted), bill number, or primary sponsor.
Temporary Protected Status for Ukraine
Lawyers For Good Government will be providing free legal assistance to Ukrainian Nationals seeking Temporary Protected Status. Please fill out this form to join our list of people to be notified when Ukrainians are allowed to prepare and submit TPS applications.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
USCIS is the government agency that oversees lawful immigration to the United States. We are 19,000 government employees and contractors working at more than 200 offices across the world.
Victims of Human Trafficking and Other Crimes
We help protect victims of human trafficking and other crimes by providing immigration relief to eligible victims. Human trafficking, also known as trafficking in persons, is a form of modern-day slavery in which traffickers may lure individuals with false promises of employment and a better life. Individuals and their families may also fall victim to many other types of serious criminal activity in the United States, including rape, kidnapping, stalking, manslaughter, domestic violence, and sexual assault, among others.
Work Visas
Many aliens want to come to the United States to work. This page provides a summary of employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant visa classifications and other categories of aliens who are eligible for employment authorization. Each classification provides a link to more detailed information on its requirements.