User:Sra. Bibliotecaria/Catholic Legal Immigration Network

The Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization based in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1988 by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, CLINIC's mission is to facilitate and provide legal services to indigent and low-income immigrants, principally through diocesan immigration programs.

CLINIC's network originally comprised 17 programs. It has since increased to 176 diocesan and other affiliated immigration programs with 290 field offices in 48 states. The network employs roughly 1,200 attorneys and "accredited" paralegals who, in turn, serve 600,000 low-income immigrants each year.