Stronger in Solidarity
The Resurrection Project’s ability to deliver on its mission of immigrant justice relies deeply on its robust network of partnerships. These collaborations amplify our impact by connecting us with trusted community organizations, legal experts, and advocates who share our commitment to empowering immigrant families. Together, we pool resources, expertise, and collective action to provide vital services, advance policy changes, and create opportunities that uphold the dignity and rights of immigrants. Our partnerships are the foundation of our strength, enabling us to respond effectively to the evolving challenges faced by the immigrant community.
Illinois Access to Justice
Illinois Access to Justice is a statewide program that seeks to mitigate the devastating consequences of all forms of detention, incarceration, family separation, and the resulting crippling effects on historically marginalized communities. Through a coalition of community-centered organizations, we are expanding holistic community-based legal services, including direct representation and mass legal literacy campaigns led by Community Navigators.
Funding is provided by the Illinois Department of Human Services, Office of Welcoming Centers for Refugee and Immigrant Services.
Chicago Legal Protection Fund
The Chicago Legal Protection Fund (LPF) is a citywide initiative supporting organizations that protect and empower immigrants in Chicago. The fund launched in January 2017 to advocate for the more than 180,000 immigrants and their families in Chicago following the 2016 presidential election. Since then, LPF continues to protect and strengthen the Chicago immigrant community through its collaborative model that links 11 community navigator organizations led by The Resurrection Project (TRP) with legal counsel and expertise from the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC).
Community Navigators and legal advocates have prevented hundreds of deportations, kept families together, connected the immigrant community to vital resources, facilitated personal and community growth through leadership development, and paved the way for many undocumented immigrants to adjust their status.
Funding is provided by the Chicago Department of Family and Support Services.
LPF Partner Organizations
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National Immigrant Justice Center
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Centro de Trabajadores Unidos
Centro Romero
Enlace Chicago
Erie Neighborhood House
Haitian American Museum of Chicago
HANA Center
Indo-American Center
Northwest Center
Southwest Organizing Project
The Resurrection Project
United African Organization
Immigrant Legal Support Program
Launched in September 2024, the Immigrant Legal Support Program (ILSP) is a statewide initiative designed to increase access to free legal services and information through: Centralized and coordinated pro se workshops; Direct referral networks; and reliable, accessible information through Community Navigators.
Four lead agencies coordinate weekly workshops across the state, working in partnership with 37 community-based organizations.
Funding is provided by the Illinois Department of Human Services, Office of Welcoming Centers for Refugee and Immigrant Services.
At workshops, applicants have access to:
Legal screenings and advice from immigration attorneys and DOJ accredited representatives
Application assistance if eligible for certain immigration benefits like asylum and work permits
Orientation and support for individuals with upcoming ICE / ISAP check-ins or immigration court hearings
ILSP Lead Partner Organizations
ILSP Legal Service & Community Navigator Partners
Hispanic American Community Education Services
Hispanic Women of Springfield
Illinois Migrant Council
Illinois Workers in Action
Indo-American Center
Instituto del Progreso Latino
Jewish Child and Family Services Chicago HIAS
Legal Aid of Chicago
Partners for Our Communities
Metropolitan Family Services
Migrant and Immigrant Community Action Project
National Immigrant Justice Center
AKWAABA Quad Cities
Alianza Hispanoamericana
ARISE Chicago
Beyond Legal Aid
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago
Centro de Información of Elgin
Chicago Community & Workers Rights
Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Chicago Workers Collaborative
Enlace Chicago
Erie Neighborhood House
Greater Chicago Legal Clinic Inc
North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic
Northern Illinois Justice for Our Neighbors
Puentes de Esperanza
Southwest Organizing Project
Syrian Community Network
The HANA Center
The Immigration Project
The Resurrection Project
United African Organization
Warehouse Workers for Justice
Western Illinois Dreamers
World Relief Chicagoland
YMCA of the University of Illinois
Midwest Immigrant Defenders Alliance
The Midwest Immigrant Defenders Alliance (MIDA) is a coalition of organizations that have united to collaboratively provide centralized intake and legal representation for Illinois residents who are in immigrant detention facing deportation.
Individuals must meet all of the following criteria to qualify for MIDA:
Do not already have an immigration attorney or accredited representative
Household income under 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines
Lived in Illinois before being detained
Currently detained in immigration custody (anywhere in the US)
If you know someone who was detained in Illinois and needs legal representation, please fill out our Detained Loved One Form*
*Whether someone calls the ICIRR Family Support Network hotline, completes the TRP Detained Loved One Form, or contacts a MIDA organization directly – they will go to the same centralized system and be contacted by one of the participating MIDA organizations.
