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It focuses on the clinic model used with seafood processing workers in New Bedford, Massachusetts, highlighting collaboration among three organizations and NILC’s technical support. 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Given the limited capacity for providing full legal representation to all eligible workers, as well as the financial burden for workers of seeking private immigration counsel, legal clinics have emerged as an important model for democratizing access to this legal process. We hope organizers and advocates working with immigrant communities will consider using a clinic model to empower workers to obtain immigration protections and to assert their rights in the workplace.  \nThis toolkit provides an overview of key components of legal clinics, with an emphasis on the specific clinic model used to support seafood processing workers in New Bedford, Massachusetts (the “Eastern Fisheries” case) through the  \nsuccessful collaboration of three organizations–Centro Comunitario de Trabajadores (CCT) , Justice at Work , and the Justice Center of Southeast Massachusetts. By leveraging the resources of their organizations and communities, these legal clinics assisted over 100 workers in filing deferred action applications. The National  Immigration Law Center (NILC) has played a supporting role by providing technical support and compiling this toolkit based on the generous contributions and documents shared by the three partnering organizations.1  \nThis toolkit is not intended to provide the only model for legal clinics or to provide rigid how-to instructions, but rather offers general information, as well as examples, practice pointers, and lessons learned from  \nthe deferred action clinics organized on behalf of Eastern Fisheries workers. We encourage advocates, organizers, and legal practitioners to tailor this clinic model to the needs and resources of their communities. The final page of this toolkit includes resources on filing for deferred action and organizing legal clinics, as well as a link to access appendices with samples and documents from the Eastern Fisheries clinics.2  \n1. This toolkit was created by the Centro Comunitario de Trabajadores, Justice at Work, the Justice Center of Southeast Massachusetts, and the National Immigration Law Center. The authors are grateful to Arise Chicago, the National Legal Advocacy Network, SEIU 32BJ, and CLINIC for their review and feedback. For questions about deferred action and/or this toolkit, [please contact](please contact daforworkers@nilc.org)[ ](please contact daforworkers@nilc.org)[daforworkers@nilc.org](please contact daforworkers@nilc.org).  \n2. There are also general resources on the deferred action process on NILC’s website: [https://www.nilc.org/issues/workersrights/](https://www.nilc.org/issues/workersrights/)[ ](https://www.nilc.org/issues/workersrights/)[deferred-action/](deferred-action/.)[.](deferred-action/.)  \nToolkit: Immigration Legal Clinics for Labor-Based Deferred Action  \n 1  What is a Legal Clinic?  \nImmigration Legal Clinics  \nBroadly speaking, a legal clinic (or workshop) is a space – either virtual or in-person – that provides legal information and assistance to groups of individuals interested in the same immigration benefit. Legal clinics are widely used for other immigration benefits such as DACA, TPS, asylum, and naturalization (citizenship), often employing a “pro se” model where individuals file applications on their own without an attorney after receiving legal assistance at the clinic. In the context of deferred action, these clinics can play a critical role in educating workers about this process, screening them for eligibility, advising them on their rights and any risks they may face, and/or assisting them with filing the deferred action applications. The goals, format, and staffing of these clinics are flexible and can be adapted to meet the var","cbCailcMXemcjsYT","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailcMXemcjsYT","pdf",1113947,23,"English","# What is a Legal Clinic?\n## Legal clinics and common immigration benefits\n## Legal clinics in the labor-based deferred action context","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of legal clinics in the deferred action process?\",\"answer\":\"Legal clinics provide legal information and assistance to help workers understand deferred action, screen for eligibility, learn their rights and risks, and prepare and file deferred action applications.\"},{\"question\":\"What makes the labor-based deferred action process different?\",\"answer\":\"It requires multiple steps and multiple agencies, including filing a labor complaint, requesting a Statement of Interest, and then submitting an individual deferred action application to USCIS with specific forms and documents.\"},{\"question\":\"How can legal clinics assist workers with their applications?\",\"answer\":\"Clinics help groups prepare deferred action applications by providing legal assistance at the clinic; workers then file pro se or with representation that assisted them at the clinic.\"}]","Immigration Legal Clinics for Labor-Based Deferred Action - Toolkit | PDF",1789613489,8]