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Immigration Organizations

Explore California organizations working on immigration, and find a place to put your interests into practice.

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Organizations

  • La Raza Centro Legal

    Legal services for Latino, immigrant and low-income Bay Area communities, including immigration, workers’ rights, housing and elder law.

    Civil Rights and Discrimination · Consumer and Bankruptcy

  • LawHelpCA.org

    California’s statewide guide to free legal information, self-help resources, and local legal aid providers.

    Family Law and Domestic Violence · Healthcare and Public Benefits

  • Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area (LCCRSF)

    Free civil legal assistance, impact litigation and policy advocacy for communities of color, immigrants, refugees and low-income Bay Area residents.

    Civil Rights and Discrimination · Immigration

  • Past pre-bar fellowship host

    Legal Aid at Work

    Free clinics, helplines, litigation and public advocacy for low-income workers, including wages, leave, unemployment benefits and workplace discrimination.

    Civil Rights and Discrimination · Disability Rights

  • Legal Aid Society of San Diego (LASSD)

    Free legal services for low-income San Diego residents in healthcare, housing, public benefits, child custody, immigration and consumer protection.

    Consumer and Bankruptcy · Family Law and Domestic Violence

  • Past pre-bar fellowship host

    Legal Assistance for Seniors (LAS)

    Free legal advice and representation, health insurance counseling and community education for Alameda County residents, with a focus on seniors’ rights.

    Elder Law · Family Law and Domestic Violence

  • Past pre-bar fellowship host

    Legal Services for Children

    Legal representation and social work for Bay Area children and youth, including guardianship, dependency, school discipline, immigration and emancipation.

    Children and Youth · Family Law and Domestic Violence

  • Past pre-bar fellowship host

    LGBT Asylum Project

    Immigration legal services for LGBTQ+ people seeking protection in the United States.

    Civil Rights and Discrimination · Immigration

  • Los Angeles Center for Law & Justice (LACLJ)

    Legal advocacy for low-income Los Angeles residents, focusing on domestic violence, family issues, immigration and access to justice.

    Civil Rights and Discrimination · Family Law and Domestic Violence

  • McGeorge Community Legal Services

    Supervised legal clinics train McGeorge law students while providing pro bono services to the Sacramento community across several areas of law.

    Civil Rights and Discrimination · Consumer and Bankruptcy

  • National Immigration Law Center (NILC)

    Litigation, policy analysis, education and advocacy for the rights of low-income immigrants, linking immigration work with racial and economic justice.

    Immigration

  • Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County (NLSLA)

    Free legal assistance across Los Angeles County in housing, public benefits, healthcare, immigration, family law and workers’ rights.

    Employment and Workers' Rights · Family Law and Domestic Violence

  • New American Legal Clinic – San Joaquin College of the Law

    The New American Legal Clinic at the San Joaquin College of the Law assists people with naturalization applications, family-based immigrant visas, and U visas.

    Employment and Workers' Rights · Family Law and Domestic Violence

  • Past pre-bar fellowship host

    Oasis Legal Services

    Immigration representation and social services for low-income LGBTQ+ immigrants who have survived violence or persecution.

    Civil Rights and Discrimination · Immigration

  • Past pre-bar fellowship host

    Open Immigration Legal Services

    Nonprofit immigration representation, including asylum, deportation defense, and humanitarian relief.

    Immigration

  • Past pre-bar fellowship host

    Pangea Legal Services

    Free and low-cost immigration representation, with a focus on deportation defense and people facing immigration detention.

    Immigration

  • Past pre-bar fellowship host

    PARS Equality Center

    Immigration legal help and social services, including public benefits, healthcare access, and small business support for immigrant communities.

    Healthcare and Public Benefits · Immigration

  • Public Advocates Inc.

    Litigation and policy advocacy with community groups to advance education, housing and transit equity for low-income people, communities of color and immigrants.

    Civil Rights and Discrimination · Housing

  • Public Counsel

    Pro bono legal services in Los Angeles across areas including children’s rights, education, housing, immigration, consumer protection, veterans’ rights and community development.

    Children and Youth · Civil Rights and Discrimination

  • San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program (SDVLP)

    SDVLP serves the homeless, abused children, domestic violence victims, elder abuse victims, veterans, immigrants, and those with HIV/AIDS. More than 75% of SDVLP’s clients are women and children.

    Children and Youth · Elder Law

  • Past pre-bar fellowship host

    SIREN Immigration Rights

    Immigration services, community organizing, and advocacy for immigrant rights in the South Bay and Central Valley.

    Civil Rights and Discrimination · Immigration

  • Past pre-bar fellowship host

    Social Justice Collaborative

    Legal representation for refugees and immigrants, handling cases from intake through their resolution.

    Immigration

  • Past pre-bar fellowship host

    Step Forward Foundation

    Immigration and family court services, including divorce, custody and related representation for survivors of domestic violence.

    Family Law and Domestic Violence · Immigration

  • Street Level Health Project

    Street Level Health Project is an Oakland-based grassroots organization dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of underserved urban immigrant communities in the Bay Area.

    Immigration