At VIA we provide immigration legal services to immigrants, refugees and asylees at a reduced cost. No one will be denied legal services due to an inability to pay. Read more about our team below.
John Breslin
John has worked in law related jobs since the 1960s, first as a student law clerk for the Illinois Attorney General and in the Federal Defender system in U. S. District Court in Chicago, then as a public defender in Chicago after returning from a tour of duty in Viet Nam, then as an Illinois state prosecutor for many years. He has worked at all levels of the state and federal court systems. He started a specialty immigration law practice in the Illinois Valley because people in the community asked him for help with their immigration issues. He got the idea of forming VIA to serve Illinois Valley immigrants in need after volunteering at another non-profit immigration legal services office on the border in El Paso, TX, in 2019. With help and encouragement from many local supportive people, he just took the plunge and started VIA in 2020.
He volunteered in 2021 with the US Department of Homeland Security, Operation Allies Welcome legal orientation program for Afghan refugees at Ft. McCoy, WI.
John holds a J.D. from Loyola University in Chicago and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Detroit.
