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Immigration Legal AidServing Families Since 2009

Every case is someone's whole world.

We sit across the table from families navigating asylum claims, DACA renewals, and deportation hearings — and we don't leave until you understand what happens next.

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Families who walked out of that building together.

These are composites drawn from real case outcomes. Names and identifying details have been changed to protect our clients' privacy and dignity.

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Asylum Petition

"I had been carrying those folders for three years. They looked at them and said — we know what to do with these."

Rosa worked double shifts at a restaurant in Pilsen for four years while her asylum case stalled in the backlog. She came to Reunión with a manila envelope so worn the corners had gone soft. Two paralegals and one attorney spent six hours with her over three sessions, rebuilding her timeline and filing a motion to reopen. The hearing lasted eleven minutes.

Asylum granted

March 2024
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DACA Renewal

"I was 27. I had never known any other country. Reunión helped me file before the window closed."

Carlos arrived at age three. He manages a kitchen in Wicker Park, pays taxes, coaches youth soccer on weekends. When DACA renewal windows shortened, he missed the first deadline by nine days. Reunión filed an emergency renewal package and provided a legal memo to his employer explaining the process. He has not missed a renewal since.

DACA renewed — third cycle

November 2023

1,400+

Families served

Since 2009

94%

Case approval rate

Across all case types

3,200+

Free consultations

Last 5 years

18,000

Pro bono hours

Donated annually

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Get your personalized case checklist.

Tell us your case type. We'll send you a step-by-step document checklist — the same one our paralegals use — so you walk into any hearing prepared.

We'll email your checklist within minutes. No intake form, no obligation. Just the information you need.

The folder doesn't define the outcome. The preparation does.

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Family Petition

"Eleven years. She called me every Sunday. Reunión filed the I-130 and I held her at O'Hare seven months later."

Elena, a permanent resident in Chicago, filed a family petition to sponsor her daughter Marisol. The original petition was lost in a USCIS backlog. Reunión located the original filing date, proved constructive receipt, and successfully argued for the original priority date — cutting two years off the wait. Marisol is now a resident.

Family reunited

August 2023
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Deportation Defense

"The order came on a Tuesday. My kids were at school. By Friday, Reunión had filed a stay."

Miguel had lived in the US for nineteen years, built a landscaping business, and raised three American-born children. A decade-old misdemeanor triggered a removal order. Reunión filed an emergency motion to stay removal, documented his community ties, and argued exceptional hardship. The case was administratively closed pending further review.

Removal stayed — case pending

January 2024

"The plastic chairs are uncomfortable on purpose — the wait is supposed to break you. Our job is to make sure it doesn't."

— Staff Attorney, Reunión

The information you need before you need an attorney.

Every guide below is free, accurate, and written by our legal team. We give this away because informed clients make better decisions.

Know Your Rights

If ICE Comes to Your Door

A plain-language guide to your constitutional rights during a home visit or workplace raid. What to say, what not to say, and who to call in the first 24 hours.

PDF Guide8 pages
Download Free
Hearing Preparation

Your First Immigration Court Hearing

Step-by-step walkthrough of what to expect in immigration court — what to wear, what documents to bring, how to address the judge, and what happens if you miss a hearing.

PDF Guide12 pages
Download Free
Document Checklist

Master Immigration Document Binder

The complete list of documents every immigrant family should have organized, copied, and accessible — organized by document type and case category.

Download Free

A storefront office where families sit knee-to-knee with someone who speaks their language.

We opened in 2009 on the west side of Chicago with two attorneys, a borrowed copier, and a commitment to never turn away a family who couldn't afford to pay. That commitment hasn't changed.

We handle asylum petitions, DACA renewals, family-based petitions, deportation defense, and naturalization. We do not handle business immigration. Our focus is the family sitting across the table from us.

Licensed Attorneys

Illinois State Bar · AILA Members

Non-Profit Status

501(c)(3) · All fees waived or sliding scale

Bilingual Staff

Spanish · Polish · Tagalog · Mandarin

Walk-In Hours

Mon–Fri 9am–5pm · Sat 10am–2pm

REUNIÓN
LEGAL
AID

Get your personalized case checklist.

Tell us your case type. We'll send you a step-by-step document checklist — the same one our paralegals use — so you walk into any hearing prepared.

We'll email your checklist within minutes. No intake form, no obligation. Just the information you need.