Immigration Legal Services Fund - Donation Form

Help Immigrant Families Access Justice and Build New Lives

Immigration legal services are essential for families seeking safety, stability, and opportunity—but they're often prohibitively expensive. Our free legal clinic bridges that gap, providing professional representation to low-income immigrant families who need support with family reunification cases, citizenship applications, asylum proceedings, and deportation defense.

Every donation to our Immigration Legal Services Fund directly supports families navigating one of the most challenging periods of their lives. Your contribution helps cover attorney fees, filing costs, translation services, and case preparation expenses that many families simply cannot afford on their own.

Why Legal Representation Matters

Studies show that immigrants with legal representation are five times more likely to win their cases compared to those who represent themselves. For families facing separation, deportation, or denied citizenship, professional legal support isn't just helpful—it can be life-changing.

Our clinic provides:

• Family Reunification Support: Helping parents, children, and spouses navigate the complex petition and visa processes to be together again
• Citizenship Application Assistance: Guiding eligible residents through naturalization paperwork, interview preparation, and civics testing
• Asylum and Deportation Defense: Representing vulnerable individuals facing removal or seeking protection from persecution
• Work Authorization and Status Adjustments: Securing employment permits and helping families transition to permanent residency

The Real Cost of Justice

While our legal services are free to clients, the work requires experienced immigration attorneys, paralegals, translators, and administrative support. A single family reunification case can cost $2,500–$5,000 in legal fees and filing costs. Citizenship applications require $725 in government fees alone, plus hours of preparation and representation.

Your donation ensures that cost is never a barrier to justice.

How Paperform Powers Our Mission

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Your Impact

• $50 covers document translation services for one case
• $150 supports a family through citizenship interview preparation
• $500 provides legal representation for a work permit application
• $2,500 funds a full family reunification case, including attorney fees and filing costs

Every contribution—no matter the size—brings us closer to a community where immigration status is never a barrier to safety, dignity, or opportunity.

Join a Movement for Immigrant Justice

Legal clinics like ours are part of a growing network of community-based organizations providing accessible, high-quality representation to underserved immigrant families. We're trusted by local courts, partnered with resettlement agencies, and committed to serving clients with cultural humility and language access.

When you donate, you're not just funding a case—you're investing in families, in community strength, and in the belief that everyone deserves their day in court with a qualified advocate by their side.

Thank you for standing with immigrant families. Your generosity makes justice possible.