About
Established in 1978, Immigration Counseling Service (ICS) is Oregon's oldest independent nonprofit immigration law firm. ICS provides a legal safety net for 1,700+ immigrants per year seeking employment- or family-based pathways, asylum, deportation defense, or other immigration relief, and has represented thousands of low-income immigrants and refugees from more than 90 countries.
Core legal services:
- Deportation defense: representation in immigration court and removal proceedings
- Residency & citizenship: adjustment of status, naturalization
- Humanitarian visas & asylum: affirmative and defensive asylum, U-visa, T-visa, VAWA, SIJS
- Family petitions: family-based immigration pathways
- DACA: initial applications and renewals
- Unaccompanied children: representation for minors in removal proceedings
- Trafficking victims: humanitarian relief and immigration protections
Offices:
- Portland: 519 SW Park Ave, Suite 610, Portland, OR 97205, (503) 221-1689
- Hood River: 1100 E Marina Way, Suite 228, Hood River, OR 97031, (541) 399-8029
- Plus monthly legal clinics in Central Oregon and the Willamette Valley
Case manager notes: ICS is the right fit for clients who need actual representation on an immigration case (not just rapid response). Intake is via the Consult Request Form emailed to consult@ics-law.org, or by phone. They serve up to 200% of federal poverty level, for higher-income trans immigrants, refer instead to a private immigration attorney. For trans asylum seekers (gender identity / persecution-based claims), ICS handles affirmative asylum and has experience with humanitarian visa work, but does not advertise an LGBTQ+ track, flag the client's needs at intake. Forms available on the ICS site in English, Spanish, Chinese, and Vietnamese.
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Who it's for
Eligibility
Low-income immigrants and refugees with incomes up to 200% of the federal poverty level. Statewide service area, with monthly legal clinics in Central Oregon and the Willamette Valley in addition to Portland and Hood River offices.
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