Immigration Counseling Service (ICS)

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.