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Immigration

Immigrants deserve a world where they are welcomed, protected, and empowered to build their lives with dignity and hope.

We support immigrant communities as they navigate complex systems, defend their rights, and access the tools they need to thrive—no matter their status or origin.

  • California Department of Education Rapid Response Hotline for Schools

    • number: 916-319-0795

    • Schools can call the CDE's Rapid Response Hotline if they need support.

  • CHIRLA’s Immigrant Assistance Line

    • number: 888-624-4752 or 888-6-CHIRLA

    • Toll-free information line available Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. to refer community members to services from CHIRLA and partner organizations. The hotline can answer questions about healthcare, AB60 drivers’ licenses, rent relief, disaster relief assistance for immigrants, know-your-rights issues, and the citizenship process, among other topics

  • Los Angeles Raids and Rapid Response Network

    • number: 888-624-4752​​​​​​

  • Immigrant Defenders Law Center Rapid Response Legal Resource Hotline (Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside, San Diego, and Imperial counties)

    • number: (213) 833-8283

    • Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday from 9AM-4PM PST

Family & Community Support

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Employment

  • CARACEN Day Labor Center

    • Provides economic and social opportunities to day laborers seeking employment, including those who are unemployed or underemployed and live at, near, or below federal poverty levels.

  • National Day Laborers Organizing Network (NDLON)

    • Improves the lives of day laborers, migrants and low-wage workers by building leadership and power among those facing injustice so they can challenge inequality and expand labor, civil and political rights for all.

  • Refugee Employment Program (REP)

    • Provides eligible refugees with employment and training services for up to 5 years from their date of entry to the U.S. or from the date they were granted asylum.

Legal Advocacy

ACLU of Southern California​

  • Fights to protect all immigrants – citizens and non-citizens alike – from unlawful imprisonment, discrimination and law enforcement abuses, and to ensure that they are afforded their due process rights to a fair hearing and access to legal assistance in immigration proceedings.

Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC)

National Immigration Law Center

  • One of the leading advocacy organizations in the U.S. dedicated to advancing and defending the rights and opportunities of low-income immigrants and their loved ones

Legal Services

  • Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California

    • Services include immigration relief eligibility screenings and assistance with wildfire document recovery.

  • Bet Tzedek

    • Connects undocumented children with legal guardians to ensure their wellbeing and prevent them from falling into the foster care system; helps obtain Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, asylum, or other forms of relief for undocumented children so they can remain safely in the U.S; hosts a weekly clinic for all residents of L.A. County, regardless of immigration status, that provides legal advice about employment.

  • CARACEN’s Legal Services

    • Provides high quality, affordable immigration legal services including no-charge consultations for most cases.

  • Immigrant Defenders Law Center (ImmDef)

    • Southern California's largest non-profit deportation defense organization and next-generation social justice law firm that defends our immigrant communities against injustices in the immigration system. 

  • Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles

    • Helps survivors of crime – either in the U.S. or in their home countries – adjust their immigration status, navigate the immigration process, and keep their families together.

  • Los Angeles LGBT Center Immigrant Legal Services

    • Provides legal consultations, court representation (including for asylum/refugee law), and holistic support to protect members of the LGBTQ+ community fleeing persecution and torture in their countries of origin and assists in applying for permanent residency, naturalization, family and marriage petitions, and other administrative relief.

  • National Immigration Legal Services Directory

    • Search for immigration legal services providers by state, county, or detention facility; only nonprofit organizations that provide free or low-cost immigration legal services are included in this directory.

  • Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County

    • Helps immigrants that are victims of domestic violence and other violent crimes adjust their immigration status and become naturalized citizens.

Know Your Rights Resources

  • CHIRLA’s Know Your Rights Resources

    • Resources from The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights including a downloadable rights card, lists of important documents and tips, caregiver authorization affidavit, how to locate a family member detained by immigration, information about judicial warrants and administrative orders, know your rights videos and graphics, and frequently asked questions.

  • Conoce tus derechos (“Know Your Rights”)

    • Collection of Know Your Rights resources and information by the National Day Laborers Organizing Network for immigrants including what to do if you encounter ICE or the police and how to organize your community.

    • Conoce tus derechos

      • Spanish-language collection of Know Your Rights resources and information by the National Day Laborers Organizing Network including what to do if you encounter ICE or the police and how to organize your community.

  • ICE NOT WELCOME: Verify, Document, and Report 

  • ICE Impersonation of police FAQ

    • Answers to frequently asked questions about ICE impersonations of the police from the ACLU of Southern California.

    • Preguntas frecuentes sobre las tácticas engañosas de ICE

      • Spanish-language resource with answers to frequently asked questions about ICE impersonations of the police from the ACLU of Southern California.

  • If Questioned by Police, FBI, Customs Agents, or Immigration Officers

    • Resource from the ACLU of Southern California with information about what to do if you are stopped and questioned by Police, FBI, Customs Agents, or Immigration Officers.

    • Que debe hacer si la policía, un agente de immigración o el FBI lo detiene

      • Spanish-language resource from the ACLU of Southern California with information about what to do if you are stopped and questioned by Police, FBI, Customs Agents, or Immigration Officers.

  • Immigration Preparedness Toolkit

    • Informational resource from the Immigrant Legal Resource Center designed to help immigrants with no legal status or in mixed status families begin to understand the immigration legal landscape, offering in-depth information that outlines the basics about a variety of topics including your rights during ICE confrontations, the different types of immigration options available, ideas for building your consultation roadmap, and tips on covering your bases while waiting for relief. Available in English and Spanish.

  • Know Your Rights: Expedited Removal Expansion

    • Resource from the National Immigration Law Center that provides information about the Department of Homeland Security’s use of a process called "expedited removal," which puts undocumented community members at greater risk of being put in a rapid deportation process.

    • Conozca Sus Derechos: Ampliación de la Deportación Acelerada

      • Spanish-language resource from the National Immigration Law Center that provides information about the Department of Homeland Security’s use of a process called "expedited removal," which puts undocumented community members at greater risk of being put in a rapid deportation process.

  • Know Your Rights: Immigrants’ Participation in Protests

    • Resource from the National Immigration Law Center that provides immigrants and their allies with accurate information so that immigrants can know their rights and understand the possible risks of participating in protests.

  • LA County Office of Immigrant Affairs (OIA) Know Your Rights Resource Hub

    • Access center for immigrant communities and providers to understand their rights and identify important local resources

  • Red Cards / Tarjetas Rojas

    • Immigrant Legal Resource Center printable Red Cards give examples of how people can exercise their rights and protections under the U.S. Constitution; available in 19 languages.

  • Step-by-Step Family Preparedness Plan

    • Toolkit from the Immigrant Legal Resource Center that goes into detail about different childcare options available in case of an absent parent, where to find trusted immigration services in your community, and how to prepare to assert your constitutional rights in the presence of an immigration officer.

    • Plan De Preparación Familiar

      • Spanish-language toolkit from the Immigrant Legal Resource Center that goes into detail about different childcare options available in case of an absent parent, where to find trusted immigration services in your community, and how to prepare to assert your constitutional rights in the presence of an immigration officer.

  • The New Registration Requirement: Frequently Asked Questions

    • Answers to frequently asked questions about the Trump administration’s Registration requirement for most undocumented immigrants.

School Resources

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LA Based Organizations Focused on Immigrant Rights, Support, & Advocacy 

Los Angeles-based organizations focused on immigrant rights, support, and advocacy:

  • Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California

    • Offers free legal services and workshops in Southern California, combats discrimination, and drives policy change from local to national levels. 

  • BAILA Network (Benefits Access for Immigrants Los Angeles)

    • Supporting immigrant families and essential workers to access the public benefits they need to stay healthy and strong.

  • Central American Resource Center of Los Angeles (CARACEN)

    • Empowers Central Americans and all immigrants by working to change an unjust immigration system, win legal status for immigrants, and foster community activism on issues such as education reform, workers’ and immigrants’ rights, economic justice and community strengthening.

  • The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA)

    • Organizes immigrants and their families to fight harmful policies and demand equity and justice from our government in order to achieve a just society fully inclusive of immigrants.

  • Immigrant Defenders Law Center (ImmDef)

    • Southern California's largest non-profit deportation defense organization and next-generation social justice law firm that defends our immigrant communities against injustices in the immigration system. 

  • National Day Laborers Organizing Network (NDLON)

    • Improves the lives of day laborers, migrants and low-wage workers by building leadership and power among those facing injustice so they can challenge inequality and expand labor, civil and political rights for all.

  • TransLatin@ Coalition

    • Advocates for systemic change on behalf of trangender, gender expansive, and intersex (TGI) Latin@ immigrant women and provides direct services to TGI individuals in Los Angeles.

This resource page is a work in progress;
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