Punjabi / ਪੰਜਾਬੀ - National Immigrant Justice Center

Punjabi / ਪੰਜਾਬੀ - National Immigrant Justice Center

jkoNb?_v nbkfJz;#} B?FBb fJwhrqKN i;fN; ;?_No (n?B nkJh i/ ;h) (Heartland Alliance's National Immigrant Justice
Center, NIJC) wB[`yh nfXekoK ns/ ngqtk;hnK, fo\T{}hnK ns/ FoD dh wzr eoB tkfbnK bJh ek~Bh ;/tktK, BhshnK ftu
;[Xko, fJzg?eN bhNhr/FB ns/ iBse f;`fynk d/ okjh_ fBnK s`e gj[zuFhbsk ~ T[sFkjs eodk j?.
National Immigrant Justice Center
(B?FBb fJwhroKN i;fN; ;?_No)
208 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1818
Chicago, Illinois 60604
\'B 312-660-1370
\?e; 312-660-1506
www.immigrantjustice.org
feogk eoe/ B'N eo'L- fJj w?B{nb nftn;eK ~ :{Hn?;H dh ngqtk; gqDkbh d/ pko/ e/tb fJe ikD gSkD d/ we;d dh g{osh
j?. fJj ngqtk; Bkb i[V/ nfGnk;K ns/ ekotkJhnK d/ ;ko/ g`yK pko/ ftuko Bjh_ eodk j?. fe;/ soQK d/ wkordoFB ns/ w"i{dk
ek~B ns/ gqfeqnk d/ Bkb ;zpzXs nfsfoes ;[nkbK d/ bJh j'o ;o'sK Bkb ;bkj ehsh ikDh ukjhdh j?. tX/o/ ikDekoh bJh
feogk eoe/ n?B nkJh i/ ;h (NIJC) iK ngqtk; tehb Bkb ;zgoe eo'.
fJj w?B{nb F[o{nks ftu 2004 ftu gqekfFs ehsk frnk ;h. BftnkfJnk frnk ;z;eoD B?FBb fJwhroKN i;fN; ;?_No fty/ ;fEs nwb/ d[nkok fsnko ehsk frnk ;h.
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;w`roh dh ;{uh
T[j Fpd i' s[jk~ ikDB/ ukjhd/ jB ................................................................................ 4
w?_ fJ; ;?_No fty/ feT[_ jK<.............................................................................................. 7
B}opzdh d/ e/_doK dhnK fejVhnK fe;wK jB< ................................................................... 8
B}opzdh d/ ;?_No fty/ w?~ fejV/ j`e T[gb`pX jB< ........................................................... 9
eh w?_~ gfotko d/ w?_po d/ Bkb ofjD bJh B}opzdh
e/_do s'_ fojkn ehsk ik ;edk j?< .................................................................................10
id'_ w?_~ B}opzdh s'_ w/o/ gfotko iK c';No e/no d/ e'b ikD bJh fojkn eo fd`sk iKdk
j? sK w/o/ e/; dk eh pD/rk< .........................................................................................12
nNkoBh eh j[zdk j? ns/ w/ok tehb w/oh wdd fe; soQK eo/rk< .......................................14
nkgD/ tehb s'_ w?_ eh nk; eo ;edk$;edh jK< .............................................................15
w?_ ;z:[es oki ftu ek~Bh o{g ftu fe; soQK ofj ;edk$;edh jK< ..................................16
sK eh j[zdk j? i/ i`i fJj efjzdk j? fe w?_ ;z:[es oki ftu Bjh_ ofj ;edk$;edh< ...........19
:kd o`yD:'r wj`stg{oB r`bK .......................................................................................20
nkgD/ ngqtk; wkwb/ B{z d{ih ndkbs ftZu fet/_ ;EkB-nzsfos ehsk ikt/
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irQk_ pdbD d/ ckow dk ykek ................................................................................... 22
;;sh ns/ w[\s, ngqtk; dh ek~Bh ;/tk d/ wj`Jhnk eosk ................................................23
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@@fJe## BzpoL
ngqtk; nfXekoh s[jk~ fJe Bzpo d/Dr/ i' nfXekoh ns/
ngqtk; i`i s[jkvh gfjukD eoB bJh tosDr/. s[;h_ fJ;
Bzpo ~ s[jkv/ ngqtk; Bkb ;zpzXs d;skt/}K T[`s/ d/y ;ed/
j'. fJj B' nzeK tkbk j[zdk j? ns/ nzro/}h d/ n`yo @@ A##
Bkb F[o{ j[zdk j?.
T[j Fpd i' s[jk~
ikDB/ ukjhd/ jB
FoDL
FoD T[j ;[o`fynk j[zdh j? i' T[BQK b'eK ~ fd`sh iKdh j? i'
T[BQK d/ d/FK d/ ftu B;b, yk; ;wkie ;w{j ftu ;d`;sk
ekoB, okFNohnsk iK Xow d/ ekoB ;[o`fyns Bjh_ jz[d/
jB. i/ s[jk~ FoD fwb iKdh j?, sK s[;h_ ek~Bh o{g ftu
;z:[es oki ftu ofj ;ed/ j'.
nNkoBh (tehb)L
T[j ftnesh i' i`i ns/ ;oekoh nfXekohnK d/ ;kjwD/
s[jkv/ g`y ftu yV/rk. i/ s[;h_ ngqtk; d/ ek~BK d/ fe;/
bkG d/ nXhB :'r j[zd/ j' sK s[jkvk tehb s[jk~ d`;/rk
ns/ ek~B d/ Bkb ;zpzXs s[jkv/ gqFBK dk T[`so d/t/rk ns/
;z:[es oki ftub/ s[jkv/ j`eK d/ pko/ s[jk~ d`;/rk. s[jkvk
tehb s[jkv/ Bkb ezw eodk j? ns/ ndkbs ns/ ngqtk;
d/ nfXekohnK d/ Bkb r`b eod/ ;w/_ s[jkvh wdd eodk
j?. T[j ikDekoh i' s[;h_ s[jkv/ tehb Bkb ;KMh eod/ j',
r'gBh: ofjzdh j? ns/ s[jkvk tehb T[; ;w/_ s`e fJ;
ikDekoh ~ d{finK Bkb ;KMk Bjh_ eo ;edk id'_ s`e s[;h_
ikDekoh ;KMh eoB bJh ;fjws Bjh_ j[zd/.
p`funK dh ;[o`fynk dk n?vt'e/NL
T[j ftnesh fi;~ fe s[jkvh fJj ;wMD ftu wdd eoB
d/ bJh fB:[es ehsk ik ;edk j? fe s[jkv/ @uzr/ fj`s#
ftu eh j?. n?vt'e/N s[jkvk nNkoBh (tehb) Bjh_ j[zdk j?.
T[j ikDekoh i' s[;h_ s[jkv/ n?vt'e/N ~ d`;d/ j' r'gBh:
ofjzdh j?.
r'gBh:L
r'gBh: dk wsbp j? r[gs iK fB`ih. tehbK ~ T[j
ikDekoh i' s[;h_ T[BQK ~ d`;d/ j', ftubh pj[sh ikDekoh
r'gBh: o`yDh ukjhdh j? id'_ s`e s[;h_ T[BQK ~ fJj d{finK
Bkb ;KMh eoB dh fJ}k}s Bjh_ fdzd/ j'.
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fvgkoNw?_N nk\ j'wb?_v f;eUoNh (vh n?u n?;)
(Department of Homeland
Security, DHS) :
ngqtk; dhnK ndkbsK ftu ezw eoB tkb/ ngqtk; d/
nfXekoh ns/ ;oekoh tehb vh n?u n?; (DHS) d/ bJh
ezw eod/ jB. vh n?u n?; (DHS) dhnK eJh_ poKuK jB.
T[j poKu i' ngqtk; d/ nfXekohnK ns/ ;oeko dh
ndkbs ftu gqshfBXsk eodh j? T[j fJwhrq/FB n?_v e;Nw
n?B\'o;w?_N iK nkJh ;h Jh (Immigration & Customs
Enforcement or ICE) j?.
nk\h;o nk\ focT{ih oh;?Nbw?_N (U nko nko)
(Office of Refugee Resettlement ORR):
;zxh ;oeko dk T[j fj`;k i', id'_ s[jk~ B}opzd ehsk
j[zdk j? iK id'_ s[;h_ c';No e/no d/ ftu j[zd/ j' sK s[jkv/
bJh f}zwt/ ko j[zdk j? ns/ fJj fBoDk eodk j? fe s[jk~
;z:[es oki ftub/ s[jkv/ gfotkoe w?_poK d/ e'b fojkn
ehsk ik ;edk j? iK Bjh_. ;oeko dk fJj fj`;k vh n?u
n?;$nkJh ;h Jh (DHS/ICE) ns/ ngqtk; ndkbs s'_
t`y j?.
tkg; G/iDk (fBekb d/Dk)L
id'_ s[jk~ ;z:[es oki ftu j'o ofjD dh fJ}k}s Bjh_ j?
sK i`i fJj nkd/F d/ ;edk j? fe s[jk~ tkg; G/i fd`sk
ikt/. T[j fJj s[jkv/ fybk\ fBekb/ ikD dk nkd/F d/ e/
eo ;edk iK eo ;edh j?. id'_ s[jk~ tkg; G/fink iKdk
j? sK s[jk~ s[jkv/ d/F tkg; G/fink iKdk j? ns/ s[jk~
yk; fJ}k}s d/ fpBk ;z:[es oki ftu tkg; nkT[D dh
nkfrnk Bjh_ j[zdh j?.
c?fwbh oh:{Bhche/FB} g?eN (n?\ nko gh)
(Family Reunification Packet, FRP):
c';No c?fwbhL
c';No c?fwbh fJe gfotko j? fi;~ :{Hn?;H ;oeko B/ T[BQK
ngqtk;h p`funK dh ;zGkb eoB d/ bJh wkBsk fd`sh j?
fiBQK dk ;z:[es oki d/ ftu e'Jh foFs/dko Bjh_ j?.
;oeko fJj fBoDk eodh j? fe p`funK ~ c';No c?fwbh d/
e'b G/fink ik ;edk j? iK Bjh_. id'_ s[;h_ c';No c?fwbh
d/ e'b ofj oj/ j[zd/ j', s[jkvk ngqtk; dk e/; ubkfJnk
ikt/rk. s[;h_ ;EkJh o{g ftu s[jkvh c';No c?fwbh d/ e'b
Bjh_ ofj ;ed/.
ngqtk; ndkbsL
fJj T[j EK j? fi`E/ vh n?u n?;$nkJh ;h Jh (DHS/ICE)
d[nkok frq\sko ehs/ rJ/ ngqtk;hnK ~ nkgD/ e/; dk
fBoDk eotkT[D d/ bJh ikDk g?_dk j?. g{o/ ;z:[es oki d/
ftu ngqtk; dhnK ndkbsK jB. ngqtk; ndkbsK vh n?u
n?;$nkJh ;h Jh (DHS/ICE) dk fj`;k Bjh_ jB.
ngqtk; i`iL
fJj T[j ftnesh j[zdk j? i' s[jkv/ ngqtk; d/ e/; dk
fBoDk eodk j?. i' s[;h_ ns/ s[jkv/ tehb efjDk ukj[zd/ j'
ns/ vh n?u n?;$nkJh ;h Jh (DHS/ICE) d/ tehb B/
fJ; pko/ efjDk j? fe s[;h_ ;z:[es oki ftu feT[_ Bjh_
ofj ;ed/ j' iK feT[_ ofj ;ed/ j', pko/ i`i T[;~ ;[Ddk
j?.
ek~Bh fojkfJFhL
ek~Bh fojkfJFh fe;/ d/F dk T[j Bkrfoe jz[dk j? fi;~
;EkJh s"o s/ ;z:[es oki ftu ofjD dh fJ}k}s j[zdh j?
go T[j :{Hn?;H dk Bkrfoe Bjh_ jz[dk j?. T[j d;skt/} i'
fJ; nkfrnk ~ do;kT[_dk j?, ~ ne;o rqhB ekov efjzd/
jB.
ekr}K dk T[j ;?N i' s[jkv/ ;z:[es oki ftub/ foFs/dkoK
~ T[; ;w/_ G/fink iKdk j? id'_ T[j i`i d[nkok s[jkv/ e/;
dk fBoDk eoB ;w/_ ukjz[d/ jB s[;h_ T[BQK d/ Bkb oj'.
s[jkv/ foFs/dkoK ~ fJj fdykT[D d/ ekpb j'Dk ukjhdk j?
fe id'_ s[;h_ ;z:[es oki ftu ofjzd/ j' sK T[j s[jkvh
d/yGkb eo ;ed/ jB.
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nftn;eL
nft;e T[j ftnesh j? i' 18 ;kb s'_ x`N T[wo dk j?.
g/F j'D bJh B'fN;L
g/F j'D bJh B'fN; :{Hn?;H ;oeko d[nkok G/fink frnk
g`so j? i' fJj toDB eodk j? fe ;oeko s[jk~ tkg;
feT[_ G/iDk ukjz[dh j?.
;g?Fb fJwhroKN i[t/BkfJb ;N/N; (n?; nkJh i/ n?;)
(Special Immigrant Juvenile
Status SIJS):
fJj n?; nkJh i/ n?; (SIJS) t`i'_ th
ikfDnk iKdk j?,
fJj T[BQK p`funK bJh ngqtk; dh ;[o`fynk dh fe;w j?
fiBQK Bkb d[oftjko ehsk frnk j?, S`v fd`sk frnk j?, iK
T[BQK d/ wkfgnK iK ;ogq;sK d[nkok nDd/fynk ehsk frnk
j?. T[j p`u/ fiBQK d/ wkg/ wo u[`e/ jB, th fJ; ;[o`fynk d/
:'r j' ;ed/ jB.
Y[`et/_ j'D dk w[bKeDL
id'_ s[jk~ Bkb o`yD tk;s/ efjD tkb/ foFs/dko j[zd/ jB,
U nko nko (ORR) e[M tko fe;/ ftnesh ~ T[BQK d/
xo fJj :ehBh pDkT[D d/ bJh G/i/rh fe xo ;[o`fyns
j? ns/ fJj fe s[jkv/ foFs/dko s[jkvh d/yGkb eo ;ed/
jB.
:{ th}kL
ngqtk; ;[o`fynk dh fe;w, i' T[; ftnesh ~ i' fe i[ow
dk ghfVQs fojk j?, ;z:[es oki ftu ek~Bh s"o s/ ofjD
dh fJ}k}s fdzdh j?. fJ;dh gksosk bJh, ghfVQs ~ i[ow
fog'oN eoBk ukjhdk j? ns/ iKu ns/ ek~Bh ekotkJh dh
gqfeqnk d/ ftu ;fj:'r d/Dk ukjhdk j?.
Nh th}kL
wB[`yh s;eoh d/ ghfVQsK bJh ngqtk; ;[o`fynk dh fJe
fe;w. wB[`yh s;eoh dk ghfVQs T[j ftnesh j[zdk j? fi;
Bkb fe ;z:[es oki ftu nkT[D bJh }pod;sh ehsh iKdh
j? ns/ ;z:[es oki ftu ofjD ;w/_ d"okB T[BQK dh fJ`Sk d/
fto[`X ezw eoB iK ekotkJh eoB bJh X`ek ehsk iKdk j?.
fpBK d;skt/}K d/
fpBK d;skt/}K tkbk ftnesh T[j ftnesh j[zdk j? i'
;z:[es oki ;oeko dh fJ}k}s d/ fpBK ;z:[es oki ftu
j[zdk j?.
fJ`fSe tkg;hL
i`i s[jk~ fpBK tkg; G/i/ ikD d/ nkd/F d/ nkgD/
;z:[es oki ~ S`v ikD dh fJ}k}s d/ ;edk j?. i/
fJ`Sk d/ Bkb tkg; iKd/ j' sK s[;h_ Gft`y ftu i/
th}/ d/ bJh :'rsk gqkgs eo b?_d/ j' sK ek~Bh o{g
;z:[es oki ftu tkg; nk ;ed/ j'.
nkg
s[;h_
s[;h_
ftu
ezw dh nfXekoskL
ngqtk; d/ nfXekoh eJh_ tko ngqtk;hnK ~ ;z:[es oki
ftu ofjzd/ ;w/_ ezw eoB dh fJ}k}s d/ ;ed/ jB. fJ;
fJ}k}s ~ @@ezw dh nfXekosk## efjzd/ jB. id'_ :{Hn?;H
;oeko fe;/ ngqtk;h ~ ezw eoB dh nkfrnk fdzdh j? sK
;oeko ftnesh ~ fJe ekov d/t/rh, fi;~ fe fJzgbkJhw?_N
nkE'okJhi/FB vke{w?_N (Jh J/ vh) (Employment
Authorization Document, EAD) efjzd/ jB.
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w?_ fJ; ;?_No fty/ feT[_ jK<
T[j EK fi`E/ s[;h_ fJ; ;w/_ ofj oj/ j', T[j 18 ;kb s'_
x`N T[wo d/ b'eK d/ bJh ngqtk; B}opzdh ;?_No j?. s[;h_
fJ`E/ j' feT[_fe ;z:[es oki ;oeko ftFtkF eodh j? fe
s[jk~ ;z:[es oki ftu ofjD dh fJ}k}s Bjh_ j?. fJ`E/
ofj ;eD d/ bJh ngqtk; i`i iK ngqtk; nfXekoh ~ fJj
fBoDk }o{o eoBk ukjhdk j? fe fJ`E/ ofjD d/ bJh s[jkv/
e'b ek~Bh ekoB j?.
s[jkvk tehb, i`i Bkb r`b eoB d/ ftu s[jkvh wdd
eo/rk. s[jkv/ d[nkok fBoDk gqkgs eoB d/ ftu eJh_ wjhB/
b`r ;ed/ jB.
eh w?_ :{Hn?;H d/ ftu ofj
;edk$;edh jK<
e/tb ngqtk; i`i iK ngqtk; nfXekoh fJj fBoDk eo
;ed/ jB fe s[;h_ ek~Bh o{g ftu ;z:[es oki ftu ofj
;ed/ j' iK eh s[jk~ s[jkv/ nkgD/ d/F tkg; w[VBk
gt/rk. ngqtk; dh gqfeqnk d/ ftu wjhB/ b`rd/ jB, fJ;
bJh s[jk~ Xhoi o`yD dh }o{os j?. GKt/_ s[;h_ fJj gfjbK
jh ikDd/ j't' fe s[;h_ eh eoBk ukj[zd/ j', sK th s[jk~
eJh_ wjhB/ bJh B}opzd ehsk ik ;edk j?. ;w/_ dk ;jh
nB[wkB, ;oeko s[jkv/ ekr}K T[`s/ fezBh ibdh ekotkJh
eodh j?, ns/ s[jkvk e/; fe; fe;w dk j?, ;w/s eJh_
r`bK T[`s/ fBoGo eo/rk.
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B}opzdh d/ e/d
_ oK dhnK
fejVhnK fe;wK jB<

F?bNo ;?_No}L
B}opzdh d/ fJBQK e/_doK fty/ ;o`fynk g`Xo fBwB j[zdk j?, ns/ ;[szsosk dk g`Xo T[` usw j[zdk j?. F?bNo ;?_No fty/ ofjD tkb/
nft;e f}wB/}hnw ftu fB:ws o{g ftu iKd/ jB ns/ T[BQK ~ N?bhthf}B d/yD d/, thfvU r/wK y/vD dh ns/ gVD dh nk}kdh
j[zdh j?. nkw eoe/ n?B nkJh i/ ;h (NIJC), fµekr' fJbke/ d/ nk;-gk; d/ p;/fonk_ fty/ jcsktko d"ok eodk j? ns/ p[`Xtko
~ pknd d[gfjo 2 ti/ s'_ 4 ti/ s`e T[gb`pX ofjzdk j?.

nwb/ d[nkok ;[o`fyns ;?_No}L
fJBQK B}opzdh d/ e/_doK d/ ftu F?bNo ;?_NoK d/ w[ekpb/ ;[o`fynk dk g`Xo T[`uk j[zdk j?. nwb/ d[nkok ;[o`fyns ehs/ e/_doK ftu
ofjD tkb/ nftn;eK ~ f}wB/}hnw ikD bJh iK thfvU r/wK y/vD d/ bJh ;{jbsk ewkT[DhnK g?_dhnK jB. Gkt/_ nwb/ d[nkok
;[o`fyns ehs/ ;?_NoK ftub/ nftn;eK ~ S'N/ ngokXK d/ bJh ed/ frq \sko ehsk frnk j[zdk j?, nkw eoe/ fJj ftjko dhnK
sebh\K j[zdhnK jB Bk fe ngokfXe w[`d/. fJzNoB?FBb :{E ;?_No (nkJh tkJh ;h) (International Youth Center, IYC) nwb/
d[nkok ;[o`fyns ehs/ ;?_No dh fJe T[dkjoD j?. n?B nkJh i/ ;h (NIJC) nkw eoe/ j\sktko nwb/ d[nkok ;[o`fyns ehs/
;?_No}ftu iKdk j? ns/ \'B okjh_ th T[gb`pX j?.

fufes;k Bkb ;zpzXs ;?_No}L
fJj ;?_No T[BQK nftn;eK d/ bJh T[gb`pX j? fiBQK dhnK yk; fufes;e ns/ wB'ftfrnkBe }o{osK jB. n?B nkJh i/ ;h
(NIJC) nkw eoe/ jo d{i/ j\s/ fufes;k Bkb ;zpzXs ;?_No} fty/ iKdh j?, ns/ fJj \'B T[`s/ th T[gb`pX j?.

;[o`fyns ;?_No}L
fJBQK B}opzdh d/ e/_doK ftu T[`u ;[o`fynk j[zdh j? ns/ ;[zssosk dk fBwB g`Xo j[zdk j?. ;?_No} ftub/ seohpB ;ko/ dotk}/
skbkpzd jz[d/ jB. ;[o`fyns e/_doK ftub/ pj[s/ nftn;e iK sK i[t/BkfJb i;fN; f;;Nw iK feqwhBb f;;Nw d/ ftu Fkwb oj/
j[zd/ jB. fJ; ;w/I, fFekr' y/so ftu e'Jh ;[o`fynk ;?_No} Bjh_ jB.
eh w?_ d{;o/ ;?_No ftu ik ;edk$;edh jK<
ed/ ed/, nwbk fe;/ nftn;e ~ fJe e/_do s'_ d{i/ e/_do G/iD d/ bJh U nko nko (ORR) d/ Bkb fJe`fmnK ezw eo/rk. nkw
eoe/ fJj nftn;e d/ ;[Gkn eoe/ j[zdk j?. uzrk ;[Gkn s[jk~ T[; B}opzdh ;?_No ftu @@G/i## ;edk j? fi`E/ x`N ;[o`fynk (ns/
tX/o/ ;[szsosk) j[zdh j?. d{i/ gk;/, wkVk ftjko s[jk~ T[; B}opzdh ;?_No ftu @@G/i## ;edk j? fi`E/ T[`u ;[o`fynk (ns/ x`N
;[szsosk) j[zdh j?.
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B}opzdh d/ ;?_No fty/
w?~ fejV/ j`e T[gb`pX jB<
p/F`e s[jk~ B}opzd ehsk frnk j?, sK th s[jk~ j`e gqkgs j'Dr/L
w[`Ybh ;zGkb d/ w/o/ j`eK dk eh j'J/rk<
 s[jk~ ;jh soQK ofjD (G'iB, fp;so, ;k\ e`gV/, ;kpD, N[`Eg/;N ns/
j'o T[sgkdK) dk j`e gqkgs j'J/rk.
 i/ s[jk~ fufes;e ;zGkb dh }o{os j't/ sK s[jk~ vkeNo ~ fwbD dk j`e j?
**i/ s[;h_ fpwko wfj;{; eod/ j', sk nkgD/ e/; toeo ~ s[ozs d`;'.**
 s[jk~ s[ozs }o{oh dzdK d/ fJbki dk nfXeko j?.
 s[jk~ jo j\s/ s[jkv/ gfotko iK ;zGkts gq:'ieK Bkb r`b eoBk dk w'ek fwb/rk.
s[;h_ nkgD/ ;z:[es oki ftub/ iK ftd/F ftub/ nkgD/ gfotko ~ \'B eo ;ed/ j'.
 T[; ;w/_ id'_ w';w fJ;dh fJ}k}s d/t/, pkjo x[zw ;eD dhnK rshftXhnK ;w/s
s[jk~ wB'oziB ns/ ;ohfoe feqnktK eoB dk nfXeko j?.
 fi`E/ fes/ th ;zGt j'J/ s[jk~ s[jkvh g;zd dhnK Xkofwe ;/tktK s`e gj[zu eoB dk nfXeko j?.
nkgD/ tehb iK w/o/ vkeNo Bkb r`b eo ;eD pko/ eh<
 s[jk~ nkgD/ tehb ik vkeNo ~ ekb eoB ns/ fBih o{g ftu T[; Bkb rZb eoB dk j`e j?. i/ s[;hI nkgD/ tehb iK
vkeNo Bkb rZb eoBk ukj[zd/ j', sK nkgD/ e/; toeo ~ dZ;'.
sK eh j'J/rk, i/ w?_ B}opzdh e/_do ftu ofjzd/ ;w/_ 18 ;kb dk j' iKdk$iKdh jK<
s[jkv/ d[nkok 18 ;kb dk$dh j'D d/ pknd vh n?u n?;$nkJh ;h Jh (DHS/ICE) nfXekoh s[jk~ p`funK d/ B}opzdh d/ e/_do s'_
pkbrK tkb/ B}opzdh d/ e/_do ftu G/iD dk fBoDk b? ;ed/ jB. fJj gsk brkT[D bJh, fe eh s[;hI nkgD/ 18t/I iBwfdB s'I
gfjbK e/Ido ~ SZv ;ed/ j', nkgD/ e/; toeo d/ Bkb ezw eoBk pj[s }o{oh j?.
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eh w?~ gfotkoe w?_po d/ Bkb ofjD d/ bJh
B}opzdh ftu'_ fojkn ehsk ik ;edk j?<
pj[s ;ko/ nftn;eK ~ T[BQK d/ gfotkoK d/ Bkb ofjD d/ bJh fojkn ehsk ik
;edk j?. id'_ s[;h_ fjok;s ftu jz[d/ j' sK nkf\; nk\ fo\T{ih oh;?Nbw?_N
(U nko nko) (Office of Refugee Resettlement, ORR) s[jkv/ d/yGkb d/
bJh s[jkvk fJzukoi j?. U nko nko (ORR) ~ fJj fBoDk }o{o eoBk
ukjhdk j? fe s[jkv/ gfotko d/ e'b s[jk~ fojkn ehs/ ikDk ;[o`fyns j?. T[BQK
~ fJj :ehBh pDkT[D dh }o{os j? fe fi; ftnesh d/ Bkb s[;h_ ofjD ik
oj/ j', f}zwt/ ko ns/ ;[o`fyns j? ns/ fJj r`b fe id'_ s[;h_ s[jkv/ gfotko d/
Bkb ofj oj/ j't'r/ s[;h_ yso/ ftu Bjh_ j't'r/. i/ ;z:[es oki ftu s[jkvk
gfotko Bjh_ j? sK s[;h_ gfotkoe d';s d/ e'b ofj ;ed/ j'.
w/ok gfotkoe w?_po d;skt/}p`X Bjh_ j?. eh w?_
sK th ofj ;edk$;edh jK<
s[jk~ T[; gfotkoe w?_po d/ e'b ofjD d/ bJh fojkn ehsk ik ;edk j? fi;d/
e'b ;z:[es oki ftu ofjD d/ bJh fJ}k}s Bjh_ j? (iK T[;~ d;skt/}p`X Bjh_
ehsk frnk j?). t?;/ feT[_fe s[jkv/ gfotkoe w?_po ~ nkgD/ j`EK dhnK T_[rbK
n?\ ph nkJh (FBI) e'b }o{o iKu eotkJhnK j'DhnK ukjhdhnK jB, s[jkv/
gfotkoe w?_po d/ bJh }'yw j' ;ed/ jBL 1 i/ s[jkv/ gfotkoe w?_po ~ tkg;
G/fink iKdk j? iK T[; ~ ;oekoh T[bMDK jB, ns/$iK 2 i/ s[jkv/ gfotkoe
w?_po d/ frq\skoh d/ tkozN fBeb/ jB, iK T[;B/ rzGho ngokX eo fd`sk j?. i/
s[jkv/ gfotkoe w?_po ~ G{sekb d/ ftu g[fb; ;w/s, ;oeko d/ Bkb e[M
w[FebK jB sK fJ; r`b dh f;\kfoF Bjh_ ehsh iKdh fe T[j s[jk~ ;g'_;o
eo/. id'_ fe;/ ~ d;skt/}p`X Bjh_ ehsk j[zdk j? sK :ksok eoB ftu th }'yw
j[zdk j?, ns/ s[jkv/ gfotkoe w?_po ~ s[jk~ fbikD d/ bJh B}opzdh e/_do fty/
}o{o nkT[Dk ukjhdk j?. i/ s[jkv/ e'b e'Jh ;tkb jB sK nkgD/ e/; toeo
Bkb r`b eo'.
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sK eh i/ w/ok gfotko Bk j'J/<
eh w?~ sK th B}opzdh s'_ fojkn ehsk ik ;edk j?<
fi`E/ s[jk~ B}opzd ehsk frnk j? UE'_ s[;h_ fJ; r`b s/ fojkn j' ;ed/ j' fe eh s[;h_ th}/ d/ bJh :'rsk gqkgs eo bJh
j? iK s[jkvh T[wo pkbr T[wo j' u[`eh j?. e[M nftn;e i' fe okjs d/ gkso pDd/ jB T[BQK ~ c';No e/no ftu ikD bJh
B}opzdh s'_ fojkn ehsk ik ;edk j?. c';No e/no T[; ;w/_ j[zdh j? id'_ s[;h_ T[; gfotko d/ Bkb ofj ;ed/ j' fi;~ fe
;oeko B/ ;thfeqsh d/ fd`sh j?. s[;h_ c';No c?fwbh d/ Bkb ofjzd/ ;w/_ nkgDk w[e`dwk ubk ;ed/ j'. g{o/ ;z:[es oki d/ ftu
c';No c?fwbhnK jB. n?B nkJh i/ ;h (NIJC) fty/ e~Bh db fJ; d/ bJh p/Bsh eoB d/ :'r j' ;edk j? fe s[jkv/, ;z:[es
oki
d/
fe;/
yk;
fj`;/
d/
ftu
gfotko
d/ Bkb ofjD bJh p/Bsh eo ;edk j?, go nzsw fBoDk U nko nko (ORR) d[nkok jh fbnk ikt/rk. i/ s[jk~ c';No e/no
d/ bJh fojkn eo fd`sk iKdk j?, sK n?B nkJh i/ ;h (NIJC) Bt/_ tehb Bkb s[jkvk ;zgoe ;Ekgs eoB bJh eo/rh i' s[jkv/
Bt/_ xo d/ B}dhe ofjzdk j?.
w/o/ fojkn j'D d/ ftu fezBk
;wK b`r/rk<
s[jk~ fezBh ibdh fojkn ehsk iKdk j? fJ;~ eJh_ ftfGzB
ekoe gqGkfts eoBr/L



nkw eoe/ fizBk x`N ;[o`fynk tkbk s[jkvk
B}opzdh dk ;?_No j[zdk j?, UBh jh ibdh s[;h_
fojkn j' ;ed/ j'.
jo wkwbk nbZr j[zdk j?. e[M nftn;eK ~ sK
E'V/ jcfsnK ftZu jh fojkn eo fdZsk iKdk j?
ns/ e[M dh ekotkJh ftZu eJh tko f}nkdk ;wK
bZr iKdk j?.
e[M nftn;eK d/ gfotkoK ~ fJj fBoXkoD
eoB bJh Y[`eth_ iKu nXhB r[}oBk gt/rk fe
s[jkv/ bJh T[; xo ns/ T[; gfotko d/ ftu
ofjDk ;[o`fyns j?. fJ; gqfefonk ekoB s[jkvh
fojkJh ftZu d/oh j' ;edh j?.
i/ s[jkv/ fybk\ i[t/BkfJb c?;b/ iK ngokXe
d'F, u`b oj/ d'F, iK fBeb/ j'J/ tkozN jB sK
s[jk~ fojkn ehs/ ikD ftu d/oh j' ;edh j?.

B}opzdh d/ e/_do s'_ fojkn j'D ftu n?B nkJh
i/ ;h (NIJC) d/ e~Bh db dk e'Jh ezNo'b Bjh_
jz[dk j?.

s[jk~ fojkn ehs/ ikD d/ Bkb ;zpzXs gqFB
jw/Fk B}opzdh ;?_No fty/ ;fEs s[jkv/ e/;
toeo s'_ g[`S/ ikD/ ukjhd/ jB.
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id'_ w?~ w/o/ gfotko iK c';No c?fwbh
d/ e'b ikD bJh B}opzdh s'_ fojkn
eo fd`sk iKdk j? sK w/o/ w[e`dw/ dk
eh pD/rk<
**B}opzdh e/_do s'_ fojkn j'D dk fJj wsbp Bjh_ j? fe s[jkvk ngqtk; dk w[e`dwk ysw j' frnk j?! **
e/IdoK s'I fojkJh j'D dk wsbp fJj j? fe s[;hI nkgD/ gfotko d/ Bkb ofj ;ed/ j' idfe s[jkvk w[eZdw/ ub fojk j[zdk j?.
fJ;dk wsbp fJj BjhI j? fe s[jk~ ;z:[es oki ftZu ;EkJh s"o s/ ofjD dh e~Bh fJik}s fwb rJh j?. ngqtk; dk i`i iK
ngqtk; Bkb ;zpzXS nfXekoh d[nkok s[jkv/ e/; ~ ikDB d/ pknd fJj fBoDk }o{o eoBk ukjhdk j? fe s[;h_ ;z:[es oki ftu
ofj ;ed/ j' iK Bjh_.
s[jk~ fJe tko fojkn eoB s/ s[;hI no}h d/ ;ed/ j' fe s[jkv/ e/; ~ T[; ngqtk; ndkbs ftu j;sKsfos eo fd`sk ikt/ i'
s[jkv/ Bt/_ xo d/ ;G s'_ B}dhe j?. i/ s[jkvh no}h wB}{o j' iKdh j? sK s[jkvh BthI ngqtk; ndkbs s[jkvh Bth_ ndkbsh
skohy ns/ ;EkB pko/ ikDekoh d/ Bkb s[jkv/ Bt/_ gs/ s/ s[jk~ g`so G/i/rh.
eh w?~ tehb dh }o{os j?, ns/ w?~ fJ;~ fet/_ b`GK<
id'_ s[jk~ B}opzdh s'_ fojkn eo fd`sk iKdk j?, sK s[jk~ s[jkvh gqshfB`Xsk eoB bJh tehb ~ b`GD dh e'fFF
eoBh ukjhdh j?. fJ; w?B{nb d/ nzs ftu th w[\s iK x`N ehws d/ ezw eoB tkb/ tehbK dh ;{uh fd`sh rJh
j?. tehb s[jk~ fJj ;wMD ftu wdd eodk j? fe ngqtk; ndkbs ns/ s[jkv/ e/; ftu eh j' fojk j?. i/
s[jk~ ek~Bh o{g ftu ;z:[es oki ftu ofjD dh fJ}k}s fwb iKdh j?, sK tehb s[jkv/ e/; ~ i`i e'b d`;D
ftu wdd eo ;edk j?.
s[jk~ tehb b?D dh
e'b, tehb ~ b`GD
d/Dr/. i/ s[jkv/ e'b
as[jk~ tkg; G/i/ ikD
}o{os Bjh_ j?. i/ s[;h_ tehb ~ Bjh_ b`G ;ed/ sK s[;h_ ndkbs ftu ik ;ed/ j' ns/ i`i
bJh tX/o/ ;wK d/D bJh efj ;ed/ j'. pj[s/ i`i, tehb ~ b`GD bJh s[jk~ ;wK d/
tehb Bjh_ j? sK th s[jk~ ndkbsh ;[DtkJhnK fty/ }o{o jk}o j'Dk ukjhdk j? Bjh_ sK i`i
dk nkd/F d/ d/t/rk.
ngqtk; tehb d/ Bkb ;bkj-wFtok eoB bJh s[jk~ ndkbsh skohy dh T[vhe eoB dh b'V BjhI j?. n;hI s[jk~
T[sFkj fdzd/ jK fe fizBh S/sh j' ;e/ s[;hI nkgD/ w[eZdw/ d/ ftebgK dh uouk eoB bJh e'Jh tehb bZG'.
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:kd o`y' s[jk~ fJj
eoBk ukjhdk j? feL

ndkbsh ;[DtkJhnK s/ jw/Fk ikUL i/ s[;h_ ndkbs Bjh_ iKd/ j' sK i`i s[jk~ s[jkv/ d/F tkg; G/i ;edk j?. fJj
ikDB bJh fe s[jkvh ndkbsh skohy nkJh j'Jh j?, 1-800-898-7180 T[`s/ ekb eo' ns/ nkgDk @A# Bzpo dkyb
eo'. s[;h_ fJ; Bzpo ~ ngqtk; d/ ekr}K i' s[jkv/ e'b jB iK T[BQK g`soK s/ i' n?B nkJh i/ ;h (NIJC) B/ s[jkv/
fojkn j'D d/ pknd G/i/ ;B, T[`s/ d/y ;ed/ j'.

s[;h_ fe`E/ ofj oj/ j', pko/ ;oeko ~ jw/Fk d`;'L i/ s[;h_ Bt/_ gs/ s/ iKd/ j', sK s[jk~ ngqtk; i`i ns/ ngqtk; d/
nfXekohnK ~ nkgD/ Bt/_ gs/ pko/ d`;Dk ukjhdk j?, sK fe T[j s[jk~ ndkbsh dh nrbh w[bkeks d/ bJh B'fN; G/i
;eD. fJj eoB d/ bJh, s[jk~ EOIR-33 ckow ~ dkyb eoBk ukjhdk j?, fi;~ s[;h_ www.usdoj.gov/eoir s'_ d/y
;ed/ j', ngqtk; ndkbs ns/ vh n?u n?;$nkJh ;h Jh (DHS/ICE) s'_ b? ;ed/ j'.

B}opzdh d/ e/_do s'_ fojkn j'D dk wsbp fJj Bjh_ j? s[jk~ ezw eoB dk nfXeko j?L i/ s[;h_ ezw eoBk ukj[zd/ j'
feT[_fe s[jk~ fojkn eo fd`sk frnk j?, sk s[jk~ fJ; d/ pko/ tehb d/ Bkb r`b eoBh ukjhdh j?.

s[jk~ ;e{b ftu dkyb j'D dk nfXeko j?L s[jk~ ;e{b d/ ftu dkyb j'Dk ukjhdk j?. i/ s[jk~ ;e{b ftu dkyb
j'D d/ ftu e'Jh w[Feb j? sK nkgD/ tehb ~ d`;'.

id'_ s[;h_ s[jkv/ gfotko d/ w?_po d/ Bkb ofj oj/ j[zd/ j' sK s[jk~ ;[o`fyns ns/ szdo[;s ofjD dk nfXeko j?L i/
s[jkv/ gfotko d/ w?_po dk s[jk~ B[e;kB gj[zuk fojk j? iK s[jk~ T[j ezw eotkT[D d/ bJh }pod;sh eo fojk j? i'
s[jk~ Bjh_ b`rdk fe s[jk~ eoBk ukjhdk j?, sK s[jk~ s[ozs g[fb; ~ p[bkT[Dk ukjhdk j? ns/ nkgD/ tehb ~ d`;Dk
ukjhdk j?. nkgksekbhB jkbs ftu s[jk~ 911 vkfJb eoe/ g[fb; ~ p[bkT[ Dk ukjhdk j?.

s[jk~ w[FebK s'_ d{o ofjDk ukjhdkL jw/Fk fJj :kd o`y' fe ngqtk; d/ i`i B/ s[jkv/ w[e`dw/ d/ pko/ fBoDk Bjh_ fbnk
j?. i/ s[;h_ ;e{b ftu iK g[fb; d/ Bkb T[bM iKd/ j' sK fJj i`i d/ s[jk~ ;z:[es oki ftu ofjD d/D dh fJ}k}s
d/D d/ fBoD/ ~ gqGkfts eo ;edk j?.
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nNkoBh e'D j[zdk j? ns/ w/ok tehb w/oh
wdd fe; soQK eo/rk<
@@nNkoBh## tehb d/ bJh tofsnk iKdk fJe j'o Fpd j?. s[jkv/ tehb dk ezw s[jk~ s[jkv/ ngqtk; d/ e/; pko/
j?, ns/ i/ s[;h_ :'r j' iKd/ j', sK T[j ngqtk; okjs, i' s[jk~ ;z:[es oki ftu ofjD dh fJ}k}s d/ ;edh
doyk;s d/D ftu T[j s[jkvh wdd eo/rk. tehb T[BQK b'eK dh th wdd eod/ jB i' nkgD/ d/F tkg; ikDk
s[jkvk tehb s[jkv/ bJh ezw eodk j?. T[j ;oeko bJh Bjh_ ezw eodk iK eodh j?. fJj wj`stg{oB j? fe s[;h_
tehb b`Gd/ j' i' ngqtk; ek~B ftu f;ybkJh gqkgs j?.
;bkj d/Dk
j? d/ bJh
ukj[zd/ jB.
fJe nfijk
id'_ s[;h_ nkgD/ tehb ~ gfjbh tko fwbd/ j', sK T[j s[jk~ pj[s ;ko/ gqFB g[`S/rk iK g[`S/rh ns/ fJj g[`S/rk$g[`S/rh fe s[;h_
eh eoBk ukj[zd/ j'. s[jkvk tehb s[jk~ pj[s f}nkdk fBih iK w[Feb gqFB g[`S ;edk j?. id'_ s`e s[;h_ T[;~ nfijk eoB d/
bJh yk; fJ}k}s Bjh_ fdzd/, i' ikDekoh s[;h_ T[;~ fdzd/ j' T[j fe;/ j'o Bkb ;KMh Bjh_ eo ;edk iK eo ;edh. fJj
wj`stg{oB j? fe nkgD/ G{sekb d/ pko/ s[;h_ s[jkv/ tehb ~ ;G e[M d`;d/ j', s[;h_ fJ; d/F d/ ftu fet/_ nkJ/ ns/ feT[_ nkJ/.
i/ s[;h_ nkgD/ tehb ~ ;`u Bjh_ d`;d/, sK j' ;edk j? T[j s[jkvh wdd Bk eo ;e/. fizBk f}nkdk tehb s[jkv/ pko/ ikD/rk
UBk f}nkdk T[j s[jkvh wdd eo ;e/rk iK eo ;e/rh.
s[jkv/ d[nkok nkgD/ tehb ~ fwbD d/ pknd, T[;~ ek~Bh ftebgK ~ ;wMD ftu s[jkvh wdd eoBh ukjhdh j?, ns/ s[jkv/
bJh ;G s'_ tXhnk fBoDk b?D ftu wdd eoBh ukjhdh j?. s[jkv/ tehb ~ ngqtk; d/ ek~B pko/ s[jk~ ;bkj d/Dh ukjhdh
j?. s[jkv/ d[nkok ehsh rJh wzr ~ jo ;w/_ g{ok eoBk s[jkv/ tehb bJh jo ;w/_ ;zGt Bjh_ j[zdk j?. i/ s[;h_ nkgD/ tehb s'_
y[F Bjh_ j', sK s[jk~ d{ik tehb b`GD dk j`e j?. t?;/ i/ s[;h_ nkgDk tehb pdbd/ j', sK fJj wj`stg{oB j? fe s[;h_ nkgD/
g[okD/ tehb ~ d`; fdzd/ j' fe s[jk~ j[D T[;dh wdd dh j'o }o{os Bjh_ j?.
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nkgD/ tehb s'_ w?_ eh
nk; eo ;edk$;edh jK<
s[jkv/ tehb ~ fJj eoBk ukjhdk j?L

s[jk~ fXnkB Bkb ;[DBk ukjhdk j?

s[jkv/ Bkb d';skBk ftjko ns/ ;fseko Bkb fwbDk ukjhdk j?

i/ T[j s[jkvh GkFk Bjh_ p'bdk iK p'bdh j? sK nB[tkde dhnK ;/tktK dh tos'_ eoBh ukjhdh j?

ndkbs s'_ gfjbK, fJ;d/ d"okB ns/ pknd ftu - T[gb`pX ;ko/ ftebgK pko/ s[jk~ d`;Dk ukjhdk j?

T[BQK gqFBK pko/ d`;Dk ukjhdk j? i' i`i g[`S ;edk j?

s[jk~ e/; d/ pko/ ;{fus o`yDk

s[jkv/ ;ko/ gqFBK d/ T[`so d/Dk

s[jkvhnK \'BK ekbK dk s[ozs T[`so d/Dk

ngqtk; d/ nfXekohnK ns/ ngqtk; ndkbs d/
e'b s[jkv/ e/; ftu nk ojhnK spdhbhnK ~ ikDBk

s[jkv/ Bkb fB:ws w[bkeksK eoBhnK

s[jkv/ d[nkok fe;/ d;skt/} T[`s/ d;sys eoB s'_ gfjbK s[jk~
fJ; pko/ d`;Dk

s[jkv/ d[nkok fe;/ d;skt/} T[`s/ d;s]s eoB Bkb gfjbK
s[jk~ fJj d`;Dk fe T[j fezBh ch; bt/rk iK bt/rh, ns/
s[jk~ fJj d`;Dk fe s[;h_ fe; soQK G[rskB eo ;ed/ j'

i/ s[;h_ nkgD/ tehb dk you tfjD Bjh_ eo ;ed/ j' sK
T[;~ s[jk~ ek~Bh ;jkfJsk J/i;z hnK iK gq' p'B' (pro bono)
nNkoBhnK dk jtkbk d/Dk ukjhdk j?
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w?_ ;z:[es oki ftu ek~Bh o{g ftu
fe; soQK ofj ;edk$;edh jK<
s[;h_ ;z:[es oki ftu e/tb sK jh ek~Bh o{g ftu ofj ;ed/
j' i/ ngqtk; i`i iK ngqtk; nfXekoh B/ s[jk~ nfijk eoB
dh fJ}k}s d/ fd`sh j?. ngqtk; i`i iK ngqtk; nfXekoh
s[jkv/ e/; dk nfXn?B eo/rk ns/ eh s[;h_ ek~B d/ nXhB
s[jk~ ;[o`fynktK b?D d/ :'r j' iK Bjh_.
i/ s[;h_ nkgD/ d/F tkg; ikD s'_ vod/ j'
i/ s[;h_ nkgD/ d/F tkg; ikD s'_ vod/ j', feT[_fe s[;h_ ;'ud/
j' fe e'Jh s[jk~ B[e;kB gj[zuk ;edk j?, sK s[jk~ nkgD/
tehb ~ d`;Dk ukjhdk j?, feT[_fe s[;h_ i`i ~ fJ`E/ ofjD dh
fJ}k}s d/ bJh efj ;ed/ j't'r/. fJ; yk; fJ}k}s ~
;z:[es oki d/ ngqtk; Bkb ;zpzXs ek~B r[zMbdko jB, fJ; @@FoD## efjzd/ jB. FoD fJ; bJh fd`sh ik ;edh j?
bJh fJj wj`stg{oB j? fe s[;h_ ngqtk; Bkb ;zpzXs tehb feT[_fe s[jkv/ d/F d/ b'eK B/ s[jk~ B[e;kB gj[zukfJnk j? iK
d/ Bkb fJj ikDB bJh r`b eod/ j' fe s[;h_ ek~Bh o{g B[e;kB gj[zukT[D dh Xweh fd`sh j? feT[_feL
ftu ;z:[es oki ftu ofjD bJh i`i iK ngqtk; nfXekoh s'_
nfrnk b? ;ed/ j' iK Bjh_. Gkt/_ e/tb i`i iK ngqtk; s[jkv/ iK s[jkv/ gfotko dhnK okiBhfse rshftXhnK,
ekotkJhnK, iK ftFtkFl s[jkvk Xow, s[jkvh B;bsk iK s[jkv/
nfXekoh jh j? i' fJj fBoDk eo ;edk j? fe s[;h_ ofj
d[nkok p'bh ikD tkbh GkFk, iK feT[_fe s[;h_ s[jkv/ ;w{j ftu
;ed/ j' iK Bjh_, tehb, ngqtk; i`i iK ngqtk; nfXekoh ~ fe;/ yk; ;w{j Bkb ;zpzX o`yd/ j'l s[jkvk fbzfre M[eknl
fJj d`;D ftu s[jkvh wdd eo ;edk j? fe ngqtk; d/ s[jkvk fbzr, fit/_ fe fJ;soh fbzr j'Dkl ;?fBe pDB iK fe;/
ek~ s[jk~ ek~Bh s"o s/ fJ`E/ ofjD d/D dh fJ}k}s fdzd/ r?_r ftu Fkwb j'D s'_ s[jkvk fJBeko.
jB.
id'_ s[;h_ fe;/ tehb Bkb r`b eod/ j', sK e[M r`bK jB i'
T[j fJj d/yD bJh g[`SDhnK ukjt/rk$ukjt/rh fe s[;h_ ek~Bh
o{g ftu fJ`E/ ofj ;ed/ j' iK Bjh_L
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i/ s[jk~ s[jkv/ wksk fgsk d[nkok B[e;kB gj[zukfJnk frnk j?
iK fJe`bk S`v fd`sk frnk j? iK i/ s[jkv/ wksk fgsk dh fwqs{
j' rJh j?
i/ s[jkv/ wksk fgsk B/ s[jk~ B[e;kB gj[zukfJnk j?, i/ s[jk~
Bjh_ gsk fe T[j fe`E/ jB, iK i/ s[jkv/ wksk fgsk dh w"s j'
u[`eh j? sK s[;h_ ;z:[es oki ftu ofjD bJh yk; fJ}k}s dh
wzr eoB d/ ekpb j' ;ed/ j'. fJ; fJ}k}s ~ @@;g?Fb
fJwhroKN i[t/BkfJb ;N/N;## (“Special Immigrant Juvenile
Status”) iK @@n?; nkJh i/ n?;## (“SIJS”) efjzd/ jB. pj[s/
e/;K ftu n?; nkJh i/ n?; (“SIJS”) b?D bJh s[jk~ 18 ;kb
s'_ x`N T[wo d/ j'Dk ukjhdk j?.
i/ s[jkv/ d'_t/_ wksk fgsk, s[jk~ wkod/ jB, s[jk~ eJh_ xzN/ s`e
ezw eotkT[D dh }pod;sh eod/ jB iK s[jk~ G'iB d/D s'_
fJBeko eo fdzd/ jB, sK s[jk~ nkgD/ tehb ~ d`;Dk ukjhdk
j?. i/ s[jkvh wK iK fgT[ Bkrfoe iK e~Bh s"o s/ fBtk;h
j?(jB) sK s[;h_ t'fJb?_; nr/_;N fjT{wB n?eN (th J/ vpfb:{
J/) (Violence Against Women Act, VAWA) d/ nXhB
;z:[es oki ftu ofjD dh yk; fJ}k}s bJh p/Bsh eo ;eD
d/ :'r j' ;ed/ j', go fJj wj`stg{oB j? fe s[jkvk tehb
ns/ i`i ikDd/ jB fe s[;h_ xo ftu ;[o`fyns Bjh_ j't'r/.
i/ s[;h_ ;z:[es oki d/ ftu yk; fe;w d/ ngokXK d/ ghfVQs
oj/ j' ns/ s[;h_ g[fb; d/ Bkb ;fj:'r ehsk j?.
i/ s[jk~ ;`N b`rh ;h iK s[jkv/ B/Vb/ fe;/ ftnesh ~ ;`N
b`rh ;h ns/ fe;/ B/ fJ; eoe/ g[fb; ~ p[bk fbnk, sK s[;h_
;z:[es oki ftu ofjD d/ bJh fJ}k}s wzrD d/ ekpb j'
;ed/ j' i/ s[;h_ fe;/ sohe/ Bkb g[fb; dh wdd ehsh j? (fit/_
fe T[BQK d/ gqFBK d/ T[`so d/D/). ofjD d/ bJh fJ; yk;
fJ}k}s d/ bJh tosh iKdh ek~Bh Fpdktbh @@:{ th}k## j?.
i/ s[;h_ bzp/ ;w/_ s'_ ;z:[es oki ftu ofjzd/ oj/ j' ns/ s[jkv/
gfotkoe w?_poK ~ ek~Bh do}k jk;b j?
fJj th fe i/ s[jkv/ wksk iK fgsk ek~Bh o{g ftu ;z:[es
oki ftu ofj oj/ jB, sK T[j ;oeko ~ s[jk~ T[BQK d/ Bkb
fJ`E/ ;EkJh o{g ftu ofjD d/D bJh efj ;ed/ jB. j' ;edk
j? fJj s[ozs Bk j't/. s[jk~ e[M ;w/_ d/ bJh nkgD/ d/F ikDk
g? ;edk j? id'_ s`e ;oeko s[jk~ ;z:[es oki ftu tkg;
gosD dh nkfrnk fdzdh j?. i/ ;z:[es oki ftu s[jkvk Gok
iK G?D ek~Bh o{g ftu ofj fojk j? sK T[j th fJ;/ soQK
s[jkvh wdd eoB d/ ekpb j' ;edk j?.
i/ s[;h_ xo ikD s'_ vod/ j' iK xo Bjh_ ik ;ed/, sK fJj
i/ s[jk~ ;z:[es oki ftu fbnkT[D bJh }pod;sh ehsh rJh pj[s wj`stg{oB j? fe s[;h_ tehb ~ ;`u d`;d/ j' sK fe T[j
;z:[es oki fto ofj ;eD d/ bJh s[jkvh wdd eoB dh
;h iK c;kfJnk frnk ;h iK fJe tko ;z:[es oki ftu
e'fFF eo ;e/. eJh_ tko e[M r`bK eoB d/ Bkb s[;h_ p/u?B
gj[zuD s/ ezw eoB bJh }pod;sh ehsh rJh ;h
j' ;ed/ j', go fJj wj`stg{oB j? fe s[jkvk tehb ns/ i`i
s[;h_ ek~Bh o{g ftu fJ`E/ ofjD bJh fJ}k}s dh wzr eo ikDdk j? fe s[;h_ xo ftu ;[o`fyns Bjh_ j't'r/.
;ed/ j', i/ s[jk~ ;z:[es oki ftu fbnkT[D d/ bJh
}pod;sh ehsh rJh ;h iK fJ`E/ fbnkT[D bJh c;kfJnk frnk
;h ns/ fco s[jkv/ Bkb nfijk eoB bJh }pod;sh ehsh
rJh ;h i' s[;h_ Bjh_ eoBk ukj[zd/ ;h, fit/_ fe x`N sBykj iK
fpBK sBykj d/ bzp/ ezwekoh xzN./ ofjD d/ bJh fJ; yk;
fJ}k}s d/ bJh tosh iKdh ek~Bh Fpdktbh @@Nh th}k## j?.
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sK eh j'J/rk, i/ i`i efjzdk j? fe
w?_ ;z:[es oki ftu Bjh_ ofj ;edk$;edh<
ek~B efjzdk j? i/ i`i fJj fBoDk eodk j? fJ`E/ ofjD bJh s[jkv/ e'b ek~Bh ekoB Bjh_ j? sK s[jk~ ;z:[es oki ftu'_ }o{o
ub/ ikDk ukjhdk j?. fJ`E'_ ikD d/ d' sohe/ jB. i`i fJj fBoDk bt/rk fe s[;h_ fe; soQK ikDk j?. fJe sohe/ ~ fJ`fSe
sohe/ Bkb ikDk efjzd/ jB. fJ;dk wsbp j? fe i`i ;z:[es oki ftu'_ ub/ ikD d/ bJh s[jk~ fJe fBoXkos fdB d/t/rk. i/
s[;h_ fJ`fSe sohe/ Bkb iKd/ j' sK s[;h_ Gft`y ftu ek~Bh sohe/ Bkb ;z:[es oki ftu nkT[D bJh doyk;s d/ ;ed/ j'.
i/ s[jk~ B}opzd Bjh_ ehsk iKdk j? go ngqtk; i`i s[jk~ fJ`fSe o{g Bkb tkg; ikD
wj`sg{oB j? fe s[;h_ n;b ftu d/F S`v e/ iKd/ j'. i/ s[;h_ Bjh_ iKd/ j' ns/ ;oeko s[jk~
tkg; G/i fd`sk ikt/rk ns/ s[;h_ x`N' x`N d; ;kbK bJh ek~Bh o{g ftu tkg; nkT[D bJh
;e'r/. i/ s[;h_ Bjh_ th geV/ iKd/, sK Gft`y ftu ;z:[es oki ftu ek~Bh do}k gqkgs eoBk
dh fJ}k}s d/ fdzdk j? sK, fJj
cV b?_dh j?, sK s[jk~ nkN'w?Nhebh
fJ}k}s b?D tk;s/ p/Bsh Bjh_ eo
s[jkv/ bJh w[Ffeb j't/rk.
tkg; G/i/ ikD dk fJe j'o sohek fBekb/ ikD dk nkd/F iK tkg; G/iDk j?. fJ;dk wsbp j? fe s[jk~ s[jkv/ d/F tkg; G/iD
d/ bJh :{H n?;H ;oeko gqpzX eo/rh. i/ s[jk~ tkg; G/fink iKdk j? sK s[;h_ d; ;kbK d/ bJh tkg; ;z:[es oki ftu tkg;
Bjh_ nk ;ed/. pj[s d[ob`G jkbsK d/ ftu s[;h_ fJ; fB:w d/ ftu yk; ngtkd fi;~ fe @@t/to## (“waiver”) efjzd/ jB bJh
doyk;s d/ ;e'r/.
i/ s[jkv/ ikD d/ pknd s[;h_ ;z:[es oki ftu fJ}k}s d/ fpBK (r?oek~Bh) tkg; nk iKd/ j' sK s[jk~ i/bQ G/i fd`sk ikt/rk
ns/$iK i[owkB/ dk G[rskB eoBk gt/rk. s[jk~ tkg; th G/fink ikt/rk.
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w?~ tkg; d/F G/i/ ikD d/ ftu fezBk ;wK b`r/rk<
i/ i`i fJj efj th fdzdk j? fe s[;h_ ;z:[es oki ftu Bjh_ ofj ;ed/, sK th s[jk~ U;/ jh ;w/_ tkg; s[jkv/ d/F Bjh_
G/fink ikt/rk.
i/ s[jk~ ni/ B}opzd ehsk j'fJnk j? iK s[;h_ c';No e/no ftu j'L
id'_ i`i s[jk~ xo ikD d/ bJh efjzdk j?, sK fJ;d/ ftu j'o wjhBk iK d' wjhB/ b`r ;ed/ jB, iK ed/ ed/ sK ;oeko
d[nkok s[jk~ tkg; G/iD d/ gqpzXK ~ eoB s'_ gfjbK j'o f}nkdk ;wK b`r ;edk j?. gfjbK ;oeko s[jkv/ d[nkok s[jkv/ d/F
ftu dh e"_;b/N ftu tkg; ikD bJh fJ}k}s gqkgs eoB bJh fe;/ Bkb r`b eoB d/ bJh gqpzX eo/rh. s[jkv/ d[nkok e"_;b/N
ftu r`b eoB d/ pknd, ;oeko ~ s[jkvh :ksok d/ bJh gqpzX eoBk gt/rk, fi; d/ ftu e[M j\s/ b`r ;ed/ jB.
i/ s[jk~ gfotkoe w?_poK d/ e'b fojkn eo fd`sk frnk j?L
fJj fJ; r`b T[`s/ fBoGo eo/rk fe s[jk~ fJ`fSe tkg;h fd`sh rJh ;h iK nkd/F d/ Bkb tkg; G/fink frnk ;h.

i/ s[jk~ fJ`fSe tkg;h fd`sh rJh ;h, sK s[jkv/ nkgD/ d/F ikD bJh tkg;h dk fNeN yqhdDk s[jkvh f}zwt/ koh j?. s[jk~
s[jkvh e"_;b/N s'_ gk;g'oN ns/ :ksok d/ d;skt/} th gqkgs eoB/ g?Dr/ ns/ T[; skohy s'_ gfjbK, i' fe i`i s[jk~
fdzdk j? nkgDh fNeN ns/ nkgDk gk;g'oN ngqtk; nfXekohnK ~ fdykT[D/ g?Dr/ sk fe T[j fJj ikD ;e/ fe s[;h_
skohy s'_ gfjbK ;`u w[`u jh ;z:[es oki ftu'_ pkjo ik oj/ j'.

i/ s[jk~ tkg; G/i/ ikD dk nkd/F fd`sk frnk ;h sK s[;h_ ;oeko s'_ s[jk~ fJj d`;dk g`so gqkgs eo'r/ fe s[jk~
s[jkv/ d/F tkg; G/i/ ikD d/ bJh s[jk~ fe`E/ ns/ fe; ;w/_ ikD dh }o{os j?.
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:kd o`yD:'r wj`stg{oB r`bK

s[jk~ tehb eoB dk nfXeko j?.

i`i s[jk~ tehb Bjh_ w[j`Jhnk eotkJ/rk.

s[jk~ y[d iK gfotko dh wdd Bkb tehb b`GDk gt/rk.

i/ s[jkvk gfotko tehb d/ bJh G[rskB Bjh_ eo ;edk, sK eJh_
;z;EktK jB i' w[\s ftu s[jkvh wdd eo ;edhnK jB.

id'_ s[jk~ B}opzd ehsk frnk j[zdk j? n?B nkJh i/ ;h (NIJC)
s[jkvh gqshfBXsk eo ;edh j?. i/ s[jk~ B}opzdh s'_ fojkn eo fd`sk
ikdk j? go s[;h_ fFekr' y/so ftu ofjzd/ j' sK s[jkvh gqshfBXsk
eoB bJh n?B nkJh i/ ;h (NIJC) T[gb`pX ofj ;edh j?.

fJj w`jstg{oB j? fe s[;h_ s[jkv/ tehb ~ ;`u d`;d/ j'. s[jkv/ e/;
d/ ;ko/ t/oftnK d/ fpBK, s[jkvk tehb s[jkv/ ;ko/ ftebgK d/ bJh
r`b Bjh_ eo ;edk j?.

s[;h_ nkgD/ tehb ~ i' d`;d/ j' r'gBh: ofjzdk j?, i' fe fB`ih j?.
T[j fJ; ikDekoh ~ s[jkvh fJ}k}s d/ fpBK fe;/ j'o Bkb ;KMk
Bjh_ eo ;edk iK eo ;edh.

s[jk~ jo fBoXkos skohy d/ bJh ndkbs }o{o ikDk ukjhdk j?.
i/ s[;h_ jk}o Bjh_ j[zd/ sK i`i s[jk~ fBekb/ ikD (tkg; G/iD) dk
nkd/F d/ ;edk j?.

i/ i`i s[jk~ ;z:[es oki ftu'_ ub/ ikD d/ bJh skohy fdzdk j?, sK
s[jk~ T[; skohy ~ iK T[; s'_ gfjbK ;z:[es oki ftu'_ ub/ ikDk
ukjhdk j?.

i/ :{Hn?;H dh ;oeko s[jk~ 18 ;kb dk j'D d/ pknd B}opzd
eodh j? sK s[jk~ pkbr B}opzdh tkb/ e/_do iK e?d ftu G/fink
ik ;edk j?.

s[jkv/ d[nkok fes/ nkT[D ikD s/ jo tko ndkbs ~ d`;Dk ukjhdk
j?.
e'Jh th d;skt/} i' fe s[jk~ ngqtk; d/ nfXekohnK d[nkok fd`sk frnk
j? T[`s/ T[; ;w/_ s`e d;sys Bk eo' id'_ s`e s[jkvk tehb gVQ e/
s[jk~ fJ;dk toDB Bjh_ eo fdzdk!
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nkgD/ ngqtk; wkwb/ B{z d{ih ndkbs ftZu fet/_ ;EkB-nzsfos ehsk ikt/
id'_ th s[;h_ irQk_ pdbd/ j' sk_ d/ ckowk_ B{z GoDk —o{oh j[zdk j?L irQk_ pdbD dk ckow ns/ gsk pdbD (Jh-33) dk ckow. i/ s[;h_ fJj
ckow Bjh_ God/, sk_ s[jkvh ndkbsh skohy y[zM ;edh j? ns/ iZi s[jkB{z d/µ-fBekb/ dk j[ew d/ d/t/rk.
ndkbs B{z nkgD/ Bt/_ xo d/ B/Vbh ndkbs fty/ nkgDh w[bkeks B{z ;EkB-nzsfos eoB bJh no—h d/D bJhL irQk_ pdbD dk ckow.
irQk_ pdbD dk ckow s[jkvh ikDekoh d/ g?eN ftZu µkwb ehsk frnk j?.
1) gzB/ d/ f;yo s/ d' ykbh bkJhBk_ ftZu T[; ndkbs dk gsk fby' fiZE/ toswkB ftZu s[jkvh w[bkeks j[d
z h j?. s[jkB{z fJj gsk s[jkv/
ikDekoh g?eN ftZu µkwb "Court/DHS OCC Address List" (ndkbs$ vhn?un?; U;h;h gsk ;{uh) ftZu fwb ikt/rk.
2) ;G s'_ T[Zgobh bkJhB “Respondent” (:kBh T[Zsodksk) ftZu nkgDk Bk_ fby',
3) “A” nZyo tkbh bkJhB s/ nkgDk A Bzpo fby'.
4) gzB/ d/ ftZueko ykbh bkJhBk_ s/ nkgDk Btk_ gsk ns/ \'B Bzpo fby'.
5) gzB/ d/ ;G s'_ j/mk_ fdZshnk_ d' bkJhBk_ ftZu T[; µfjo d/ vh n?Zu n?Z; $ U ;h ;h (DHS/OCC) dk gsk fby' fiZE/ toswkB ftZu
s[jkvh ndkbsh w[bkeks j[zdh j?. s[jkB{z fJj gsk s[jkv/ ikDekoh g?eN ftZu µkwb “Court/DHS OCC Address List” (ndkbs$
vhn?un?; U;h;h gsk ;{uh) ftZu fwb ikt/rk.
6) "Date" tkbh bkJhB ftZu skohy fby' ns/ "Signed" tkbh bkJhB d/ nZr/ nkgD/ Bk_ d/ j;skyo eo'.
7) d/ (2) ekghnk_ pDkT[.
nkgD/ Bt/_ gs/ d/ ngqtk; dh ;{uBk d/D bJh sk_ fe s[;h_ ndkbs dh nkgDh w[bkeks pko/ ikDekoh gqkgs eo ;e'L gsk pdbD dk ckow
(Jh-33)
gsk pdbD dk ckow s[jkvh ikDekoh d/ g?eN ftZu µkwb ehsk frnk j?. fJj ckow ngqtk; ndkbs s'_ ns/ fJ; t?Zp;kJhN
http://www.justice.gov/eoir/eoirforms/eoir33/ICadr33.htm s/ ik e/ th gqkgs ehsk ik ;edk j?. T[; µfjo d/ nZr/ fdZs/
ckow s/ efbZe eo' fiZE/ toswkB ftZu s[jkvh w[bkeks j[zdh j?, ns/ fJ; dk fgqzN eZY bT[.
1) "Name" tkbh bkJhB s/ nkgDk Bk_ fby'.
2) “A” nZyo tkbh bkJhB s/ nkgDk A Bzpo fby'.
3) "Old Address" tkb/ ykB/ ftZu nkgDk g[okDk gsk fby'.
4) "New Address" tkb/ ykB/ ftZu nkgDk Btk_ gsk fby'.
5) "Signature" tkbh bkJhB s/ nkgD/ Bk_ d/ j;skyo eo' ns/ "Date" tkbh bkJhB s/ skohy gkT[.
6) "Proof of Service" d/ j/mk_, "Name" tkbh bkJhB d/ T[Zgo nkgDk Bk_ fby' ns/ "Date" d/ T[Zgo skohy gkT[. "Number and
Street" bkJhB d/ T[Zgo, T[; µfjo d/ vh n?Zu n?Z; $ U ;h ;h (DHS/OCC) dk gsk fby' fiZE/ toswkB ftZu s[jkvh ndkbsh w[bkeks
j[d
z h j?. s[jkB{z fJj gsk s[jkv/ ikDekoh g?eN ftZu µkwb “Court/DHS OCC Address List” (ndkbs$ vhn?un?; U;h;h gsk ;{uh)
ftZu fwb ikt/rk.
7) j/mbh bkJhB s/ "X" d/ ;kwQD/ nkgD/ Bk_ d/ j;skyo eo'.
8) d' (2) ekghnk_ pDkT[.
*irQk_ pdbD d/ ckow dh n;b ekgh B{z gsk pdbD d/ ckow dh n;b ekgh d/ Bkb oZy' ns/ fJ;B{z irQk_ pdbD d/ ckow d/ f;yo d/
fdZs/ rJ/ gs/ s/ ndkbs B{z vke okjh_ G/i fdT[.
*irQk_ pdbD d/ ckow dh fJZe ekgh B{z gsk pdbD d/ ckow dh fJZe ekgh d/ Bkb oZy' ns/ fJ;B{z irQk_ pdbD d/ ckow d/ j/mk_ fdZs/ rJ/
gs/ s/ vh n?u n?; (DHS) B{z vke okjh_ G/i fdT[. d/t/_ ckowk_ dh fJZe ekgh nkgD/ foekov bJh oZy'.
*;[Mkn fdZsk ik_dk j? fe s[;h_ fJBQk_ d'jk_ ckowk_ B{z ;oNhckJhv w/b :kBh gqwkfDs vke okjh_ tkg;h gj[zu d/ Bkb G/i'.
*nkgDh nrbh ndkbs w[bkeks dh skohy, ;wk_ ns/ ;EkB dk gsk brkT[D bJh :kd Bkb 1-800-898-7180 s/ ndkbs B{z ekb eo bT[.
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PRO SE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR IMMIGRATION REVIEW
IMMIGRATION COURT
_____________________
_____________________
________________________________________________________________________
)
In the Matter of:
)
)
___________________________
)
Respondent (Your name)
)
File No. A (Your A Number)
)
In removal proceedings
)
MOTION FOR CHANGE OF VENUE
The Respondent will be residing at:
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
(Your Address)
Phone: ______________________________
(Your Phone Number)
The Respondent respectfully requests that his or her case be transferred to the Immigration Court with jurisdiction over the
above address.
Signed: _______________________
Respondent (Your signature)
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I do hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing motion was served by mail or delivery on:
Department of Homeland Security
Office of the Chief Counsel
_____________________
_____________________
Date: ___________________
(month/day/year)
Signed: _______________________
Respondent (Your signature)
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;;sh ns/ w[\s, ngqtk; dh ek~Bh ;/tk d/ w[j`Jhnk eosk
B'NL fJj Gkr ngqtk; ndkbs d[nkok gq:'fis ehsk frnk j?. feogk eoe/ nkgDh Bth ngqtk; ndkbs d/
nB[;ko ek~Bh ;/tk w[`jJhnk eosk dh ;{uh d/y'.
NATIONWIDE
National Center for Refugee
and Immigrant Children
US Committee for Refugees
and Immigrants (USCRI)
2231 Crystal Dr., Ste. 350
Arlington, VA 22202
(703) 310-1130
Arlington, Virginia,
Baltimore, Maryland and
Washington D.C.
Alien Rights Law Project
Washington Lawyers Committee
for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs
11 Dupont Circle, Ste. 400
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 319-1000
AYUDA
1707 Kalorama Road, NW
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 387-4848
Capital Area Immigrants'
Rights (CAIR) Coalition
1612 K Street, NW, Ste. 204
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 331-3320
Catholic Charities
Immigration Legal Services
924 G Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 772-4352
Catholic Immigration Services
1720 Eye Street, NW, Ste. 607
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 466-6611 or (202) 466-6612
Catholic Charities
Immigration Legal Services
Archdiocese of Baltimore
430 S. Broadway
Baltimore, MD 21231-2409
(410) 534-8015
Central American
Resource Center (CARECEN)
1459 Columbia Road, NW
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 328-9799
Tahirih Justice Center
6402 Arlington Blvd, Suite 300
Falls Church, VA 22042
Phone: 571-282-6161
University of Maryland
Immigration Clinic
University of Maryland
School of Law
500 W. Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
George Washington
University Immigration Clinic
2000 G Street, NW, Ste. B-04
Washington, DC 20052
(202) 994-7463
Human Rights First
100 Maryland Avenue, NE, Ste. 500
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 547-5692 x3213
Kids in Need
of Defense (KIND), Inc.
1331 G Street NW
Suite 900
Washington, DC 20005
202-824-8680
Kids in Need of Defense (KIND)
Baltimore Office
c/o Venable LLP
750 E. Pratt Street Suite 900
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: (410) 209-2196
Maryland Immigrant
Rights Coalition (MIRC)
c/o 500 W. Baltimore St., Suite 360
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 706-2067
Catholic Social Services, INC.
680 West Peachtree Street, NW
Atlanta, GA 30308-1984
(404) 881-6571
North Carolina Justice and
Community Development
Center Immigrants Legal
Assistance Project
224 S. Dawson Street
Raleigh, NC 27611
1-888-251-2776
BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA
The Advocates for Human Rights
650 3rd Avenue South, Ste. 550
Minneapolis, MN 55402-1940
(612) 341-3302
Civil Society
332 Minnesota Street, Ste. E-1436
St. Paul, MN 55101
(651) 291-0713
Oficina Legal - Immigrant
Law Center of Minnesota
450 North Syndicate, Ste. 175
St. Paul, MN 55104
(651) 641-1011
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BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Catholic Charities Refugee
and Immigration Services
275 West Broadway
South Boston, MA 02127
(617) 464-8100
Catholic Legal Immigrant Network
Boston College Immigration
& Asylum Project
885 Centre Street
Newton, MA 02159
(617) 552-0593
Political Asylum/Immigration
Representation Project (PAIR)
254 Friend Street, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02114
(617) 742-9296
University of Massachusetts
School of Law - Dartmouth
Immigration Law Clinic
333 Faunce Corner Road
North Dartmouth, MA 02747
Telephone (508) 985-1174
BUFFALO, NEW YORK
Community Legal Services
Counseling Center
One West Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 661-1010
Erie County Bar Association
Volunteer Lawyers Project
700 Statler Towers
Buffalo, NY 14202
(716) 847-0752
Greater Boston Legal Services
197 Friend Street
Boston, MA 02114
(617) 371-1234
International Institute of Buffalo
864 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14209
(716) 883-1900
Immigrant Legal Advocacy
Project (ILAP)
309 Cumberland Ave., Ste 201
P.O. Box 171917
Portland, ME 04112
(207) 780-1593
Legal Aid Society of Rochester, INC.
One West Main Street, Rm. 800
Rochester, NY 14614
(585) 295-5745
International Institute
of Rhode Island
645 Elmwood Avenue
Providence, RI 02907
(401) 461-5940
Pisgah Legal Services
689 Blythe St.
Hendersonville, NC 28739
828-253-0406 / 800-489-6144
Kids in Need of Defense (KIND)
Boston Office
c/o Chin & Curtis, LLP
75 Federal Street
Boston, MA 02110-1932
(202) 286-1843
Legal Assistance Corporation
of Central Massachusetts
405 Main Street, 4th Floor
Worcester, MA 01608
Tel: (508) 752-3718
Neighborhood Legal Services
37 Friend St., Suite 300
Lynn, MA 01902
(781) 599-7730
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA
North Carolina Justice and
Community Development Center
Immigrants Legal
Assistance Project
224 S. Dawson Street
Raleigh, NC 27611
1-888-251-2776
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Legal Assistance Foundation
of Metropolitan Chicago
Legal Services Center
for Immigrants
111 West Jackson Blvd., 3rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 341-9617
National Immigrant Justice Center
208 S. LaSalle St., Suite 1818
Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 660-1370
World Relief - Chicago
3507 West Lawrence Ave., Ste. 208
Chicago, IL 60625
(773) 583-3010
CINCINNATI, OHIO
Community Refugee
& Immigration Services
3624 Bexvie Avenue
Columbus, OH 43227
(614) 235-5747
International Services Center
1859 Prospect Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115
(216) 781-4560
The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland
1223 West Sixth Street
Cleveland, OH 44113
(888) 817-3777
DALLAS, TEXAS
Baptist Immigration Center
507 Titus Street
Mckinney, TX
(972) 562-4561
Catholic Charities
5415 Maple Ave, Ste. 400
Dallas, TX 75235
(214) 634-7182
Human Rights Initiative
of North Texas, INC.
2501 Oak Lawn Ave., Ste. 850
Dallas, TX 75219
(214) 855-0520
Project Immigrant
Legal Assistance (PILA)
132 East Main Street
Grand Prairie, TX 75050
(972) 266-8300
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DENVER, COLORADO
EL PASO, TEXAS
Catholic Immigration Services
Catholic Charities
4045 Pecos Street
Denver, CO 80211
(303) 742-4971
Catholic Charities
123 Avenue N
Lubbock, TX 79401
(806) 765-8475
Immigration West, INC.
312 N. Ewing St., 2nd Floor
Helena, Montana 59601
(406) 594-2004
Diocesan Migrant and
Refugee Services
2400 E. Yandell, Ste. A
El Paso, TX 79903-3617
(915) 532-3975
Rocky Mountain Immigrant
Advocacy Network
3489 W. 72nd Ave Suite 211
Westminster, CO 80030
(303) 866-9308
Las Americas Immigrant
Advocacy Center
1500 East Yandell Drive
El Paso, TX 79902-5630
(915) 544-5126
DETROIT, MICHIGAN
United Neighborhood
Organization (UNO)
747 E San Antonio Ave # 100
El Paso, TX 79901-2557
(915) 351-0099
A.C.C.E.S.S.
Arab Community Center for Economic
and Social Services
6451 Schaefer
Dearborn, MI 48126
(313) 945-8380
Freedom House
2630 W. Lafayette
Detroit, MI 48126
(313) 964-4320
International Institute
of Metropolitan Detroit
111 East Kirby
Detroit, MI 48202
(313) 871-8600
Strategic Partnership of Michigan
28444 Franklin Road, Room B-100
Southfield, MI 48034
(313) 530-4202
University of Detroit
Mercy School of Law
Immigration Law Clinic
651 E. Jefferson
Detroit, MI 48226
(313) 596-0200
Texas Rural Legal Aid, INC.
316 South Closner St.
Edinburg, TX 78539
(956) 968-9574
HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
American Friends Service
Committee Immigrants
Rights Program
89 Market Street, 6th Floor
Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 643-1924
Camden Center for Law
and Social Justice, INC.
Immigration Service Office
126 N. Broadway, 2nd Floor
Camden, NJ 08103
856-853-2950
Catholic Family
& Community Services
24 DeGrasse Street
Paterson, NJ 07505
(973) 279-7100
El Centro Hispano Americano
(Formerly The Center for
Central American Refugees)
525 East Front Street
Plainfield, NJ 07060
(908) 753-8730
Na Loio
Immigrant Rights and
Public Interest Legal Center
810 North Vineyard Blvd., Ste. 3
Honolulu, HI 96817
(808) 847-8828
The Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society
333 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10001-5004
(212) 613-1420
Human Rights First
333 7th Avenue, 13th Floor
New York, NY 10001
(212) 845-5200
International Institute
1 Journal Square, 4th floor
Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201) 653-3888
Kids in Need of Defense (KIND)
c/o Lowenstein Sandler PC
65 Livingston Avenue
Roseland, NJ 07068
(862) 926-2080
Legal Services of New Jersey
100 Metroplex Drive
Plainfield Avenue
Edison, NJ 08818
(732) 572-9100
FLORENCE, ARIZONA
Florence Immigrant and
Refugee Rights Project
2601 North Highway 79
P.O. Box 654
Florence, AZ 85232
(520) 868-0191
HARLINGEN, TEXAS
Casa de Proyecto Libertad
113 N. 1st St.
Harlingen, TX 78550
(956) 425-9552
South Texas Pro Bono Asylum
Representation Project (ProBAR)
119 W. Van Buren, Ste. 204 Harlingen,
TX 78550
(956) 365-3775
South Texas Immigration
Council, INC.
Casa Mexico Bldg.
4793 West Expressway 83
Harlingen, TX 78552
(956) 425-6987
Legal Aid of Western Missouri
920 Southwest Blvd.
Kansas City, MO 64108
(816) 474-9868
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
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International Institute
of Connecticut (Main Office)
670 Clinton Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06605
1-888-342-2678
Iris Integrated Refugee
and Immigrant Services
235 Nicoll St., 2nd Floor
New Haven, CT 06511
(203) 562-2095
Jerome N. Frank Legal
Services Organization
P.O. Box 209090
New Haven, CT 06520-9090
Courier Address:
127 Wall Street,
New Haven, CT 06511
(203) 432-4800
New Haven Legal Assistance
Association, INC.
426 State Street
New Haven, CT 06510
(203) 946-4811
HONOLULU, HAWAII
Volunteer Legal Services, Hawaii545
Queen Street, Ste. 100
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 528-7046 for Oahu
Hawaii Immigrant Justice Center
at the Legal Aid Society of Hawaii
P.O. Box 3950
Honolulu, HI 96812-3950
(808) 536-8826
University of Hawaii School
of Law Immigration Law Clinic
William S. Richardson
School of Law
2515 Dole Street
Honolulu, HI 96822
808-956-2438
HOUSTON, TEXAS
Catholic Charities Texas Center
for Immigrant Legal Assistance
2900 Louisiana Avenue
Houston, TX 77006
(713) 874-6570
Catholic Charities of the Diocese
of Galveston-Houston
2900 Louisiana St.
Houston, TX 77266
(713) 874-6549
Carecen Central American
Refugee Center
6006 Bellaire Boulevard, Ste. 100
Houston, TX 77081
(713) 665-1284
International Services of
the YMCA Greater Houston Area
Pro Bono Asylum Program
6300 West Park, Ste. 600
Houston, TX 77057
(713) 339-9015
Kids in Need of Defense (KIND)
c/o Houston Volunteer
Lawyers Program, Inc.
712 Main St., Ste. 2700
Houston, TX 77002
(713) 228-0735 x102
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
Catholic Immigration Law Project
321 North Spring Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63108
(314) 977-7282
Interfaith Legal Services
for Immigrants
4232 Forest Park Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63108
(314) 371-4640
Catholic Charities of
Southern Nevada
Immigration Department
1511 N. Las Vegas Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89101
(702) 383-8387
Nevada Hispanic Services
3905 Neil Road
Reno, NV 89502
(775) 826-1818
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
Catholic Charities
of Los Angeles
Esperanza Immigrant
Rights Project
1530 James M. Wood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
(213) 251-3505
International Institute
of Los Angeles
435 So. Boyle Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90033
(323) 264-6217
Public Counsel
601 S. Ardmore Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90005
(213) 385-2977
El Rescate Legal Services
1313 West 8th St., Ste. 200
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 387-3284
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
Community Legal Center
910 Vance Avenue
Memphis, TN 38126
(901) 543-3395
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MIAMI, FLORIDA
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
American Friends
Service Committee
111 N.E. 1st Street, 3rd Floor
Miami, FL 33132
305.600.5441
Catholic Charities
Community Services,
Archdiocese of New York (CCCS)
1011 First Avenue
New York, NY 10022
(212) 419-3700
Catholic Charities Legal Services
Archdiocese of Miami, INC.
15305 W. Adams Ave.
Indiantown, FL 34956
(772) 597-2812
Church World Service
Immigration and Refugee Program
1924 NW 84th Ave.
Miami, FL 33126
(305) 774-6770
Columbian American Service
Association (CASA)
10300 SW 72 Street, Suite 387
Miami, Florida 33173
305-463-7468 Ext. 101
Columbian American National
Coalition, INC. (CANCO)
809 SW 8th St. Suite 212
Miami, FL 33130-3748
(786) 346-3828
Florida Equal Justice Center, INC.
3210 Cleveland Avenue, Ste. 101-A
Ft. Meyers, FL 33901
(239) 277-7060
Florida Immigrant Advocacy
Center, INC. (FIAC)
3000 Biscayne Blvd., Ste. 400
Miami, FL 33137
(305) 573-1106
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
Associated Catholic Charities
1000 Howard Avenue-6th Floor
New Orleans, LA 70113
(504) 310-8765
Loyola University Law Clinic
7214 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 861-5590
Central American
Legal Assistance
240 Hooper Street
Brooklyn, NY 11211
(718) 486-6800
Safe Horizon
(Victim Services/Travelers Aid)
Immigration Legal Services
74-09 37th Avenue, Room 308
Jackson Heights, NY 11372
(718) 899-1233
Sanctuary for Families
P.O. Box 1406
Wall Street Station
New York, NY 10268
(212) 349-6009
OMAHA, NEBRASKA
City Bar Justice Center
42 West 44th Street
New York, NY 10036
(212) 382-6710
University of Nebraska
College of Law
Lincoln, NE 68583
(402) 472-3271
Comite Nuestra Senora
de Loreto Sobre Asuntos
de Inmigración Hispana
41 Adelphi Street
Brooklyn, NY 11205
(718) 625-5115
ORLANDO, FLORIDA
The Door A Center of
Alternatives, INC.
121 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10013
(212) 941-9090
Hebrew Immigrant
Aid Society (HIAS)
333 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10001
212-967-4100
The Legal Aid Society Immigration Law Unit
199 Water Street
New York, NY 10038
(212) 577-3300
Nassau County
Hispanic Foundation, INC.
Immigration Law Service
233 Seventh Street, 3rd Floor
Garden City, NY 11530
(516) 742-0067
Church World Service
Immigration and Refugee Program
1921 NW 84th Ave.
Miami, FL 33126
(305) 774-6770
Florida Coastal School of Law
8787 Baypine Road, Suite 255
Jacksonville, FL 32256
(904) 680-7782
Gulf Coast Legal Services, INC.
641 First Street South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
(727) 821-0726
Immigrants Rights Center
1468 S. Semoran Blvd.
Orlando, FL 32807
(407) 382-4944
Legal Aid Society of
the Orange County Bar
Association, INC.
100 East Robinson Street
Orlando, FL 32801
(407) 841-8310
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PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
Camden Center for Law
and Social Justice, INC.
Immigration Services
and Domestic Violence
/ Family Law Units
126 N. Broadway, 2nd Floor
Camden, NJ 08103
(856)-583-2950
Catholic Social Services
Archdiocese of Philadelphia
227 N. 18th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 854-7019
HIAS and Council Migration Services
2100 Arch Street, 3rd floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 832-0900
Jewish Family and Children's
Service of Pittsburgh
5743 Bartlett Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15217
(412) 422-7200
Nationalities Service
Center - Migration Services
1216 Arch St., 4th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 893-8400
PHOENIX, ARIZONA
Catholic Social Services
of Phoenix
1825 W. Northern Street
Phoenix, AZ 85021
(602) 997-6105
Friendly House
802 S. 1st Avenue
P.O. Box 3695
Phoenix, AZ 85030
(602) 257-1870
Immigration & Human Rights Clinic,
Center for Legal & Social Justice
2507 NW 36th Street
San Antonio, TX 78228
(210) 431-2596
Lutheran Social Services
of the Southwest
5049 E. Broadway Blvd. Suite 102,
Tucson, Arizona 85711 Tel:
520.748.2300
Refugee and Immigrant Center
for Education and Legal Services
1305 N. Flores
San Antonio, TX 78212
(210) 226-7722
PORTLAND, OREGON
Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid, INC.
1111 N. Main Ave.
San Antonio, TX 78212
(210) 212-3700
Catholic Charities
Immigration Services
901 S.E. Oak Street, Ste. 105
Portland, OR 97214-9813
(503) 542-2855
Immigration Counseling Service
519 S.W. Park Ave, Ste. 610
Portland, OR 97205
(503) 221-1689
Immigration West, INC.
312 N. Ewing St., 2nd Floor
Helena, Montana 59601
(406) 594-2004
Lane County Legal Aid
and Advocacy Center
East 11th Avenue
Eugene, OR 97401-3246
(541) 485-1017
Lutheran Community
Services Northwest
605 S.E. 39th Avenue
Portland, OR 97214
(503) 731-9580
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
Chicanos Por La Causa
312 W. Main Street
P.O. Box 517
Somerton, AZ 85350
(928) 627-2042
Florence Immigrant
& Refugee Rights Project
2601 N Hwy 79
P.O. Box 654
Florence, AZ85323
(520) 868-0192
American Gateways
One Highland Center
314 Highland Mall Blvd., Ste. 501
Austin, TX 78752
(512) 478-0546
Catholic Charities Archdiocese
of San Antonio, INC.
2903 West Salinas
San Antonio, TX 78207
(210) 433-3256
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
Asian Law Caucus
55 Columbus Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 896-1701
Asian Pacific Island Legal Outreach
1188 Franklin Street, Ste. 202
San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 567-6255
Catholic Charities
Immigration Program
2625 Zanker Road, Ste. 201
San Jose, CA 95134
(408) 944-0691
Central American
Resource Center
(CARACEN)
1245 Alabama St.
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 824-2330
Legal Services for Children
1254 Market St., 3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 863-3762
La Raza Centro Legal
474 Valencia St., Ste. 295
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 575-3500
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Asylum Program of the
San Francisco Lawyers
Committee for Civil Rights
131 Steuart Street, Ste. 400
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 543-9444
SEATTLE AND TACOMA, WASHINGTON
Volunteer Advocates for
Immigrant Justice (VAIJ)
1201 3rd Avenue, Ste. 4800
Seattle, WA 98101
(206) 359-6200
Northwest Immigrant
Rights Project
- Seattle Office
615 Second Ave., Ste. 400
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 587-4009
Northwest Immigrant
Rights Project
- Granger Office
121 Sunnyside Avenue
P.O. Box 270
Granger, WA 98932
(509) 854-2100
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