Legal Aid of Nebraska does not do immigration work, but the organizations below specialize in immigration advocacy.
Center for Immigrants and Refugee Advancement (CIRA): CIRA offers a confidential intake hotline for low-income individuals currently detained by Immigration and Custom’s Enforcement (ICE)
For All Counseling: Our mission is to provide affordable and accessible high-quality mental health evaluations to individuals involved in immigration and asylum proceedings regardless of language, location, or ability to pay
211 Hotline: Local resources for food, housing, health, and disaster recovery; including emergency expenses and counseling
Emergency Resources
- Omaha Area Sanctuary Network: provides rapid action mutual aid and accompaniment
- Community Action Partnership of Western Nebraska: Federally Qualified Health Center in Gering Nebraska
Advocacy Organizations
- International Council for Refugees and Immigrants (ICRI)
- Proteus, Inc.: services to empower farm workers
Other Programs
- Consulado General de El Salvador en Omaha
- Consulado General de Guatemala en Omaha
- Consulado de Carrera de Mexico en Omaha
- Nebraska Supreme Court Self-Help Center: Workers Compensation
- Nebraska Commission on Latino-Americans
- Nebraska County Extension Office Directory
- Nebraska Dept. of Labor Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Program
- Nebraska Migrant Education Program: Title I, Part C program helps children and youth meet high academic challenges by overcoming the obstacles created by frequent moves, educational disruption, cultural and language differences, and health-related problems
