Resources

Where: San Diego

The San Diego Rapid Response Network (SDRRN) provides an Emergency Immigration Enforcement Hotline for San Diego community members to report any ongoing immigration emergencies such as checkpoints, raids, arrests, and harassment. The purpose of the hotline is to document such incidents, provide emergency assistance, and connect affected individuals with resources to social services and legal defense.

Our emergency hotline hours of operation are Monday–Friday from 8:30am–5:00pm. We do not take live calls. Please leave a detailed message and we will review your report and return your call as soon as possible. Our team is dedicated to addressing the immediate concerns and needs of our community. Calls are routinely monitored during non-business hours (weekends included) and returned as appropriate for immigration emergencies only.

Contact San Diego Rapid Response at: (619) 536-0823

Casa Cornelia Law Center (CCLC) provides pro bono legal services to individuals who are victims of human rights violations, offering a compassionate and supportive path to safety and stability in the area of immigration law. Our services are specifically designed to help asylum seekers, victims of human trafficking and violent crimes, and unaccompanied children who are seeking refuge in the United States. We believe that everyone, regardless of their status, deserves access to justice and dignity.

Navigating the U.S. immigration system can be overwhelming, but CCLC is here to walk alongside our clients every step of the way. We provide expert legal representation with empathy and understanding, helping them understand the complexities of the immigration process and ensuring they are empowered to engage with the system effectively.

At the core of our work is a commitment to Justice with Compassion. CCLC offers no-cost legal services with deep compassion, ensuring that every client is treated with dignity and respect. We are dedicated to upholding the human and civil rights of those we serve, offering them not just legal counsel, but hope for a brighter future.

For more information or to get involved, please visit www.casacornelia.org or contact us at info@casacornelia.org.

Al Otro Lado provides holistic legal and humanitarian support to refugees, deportees, and other migrants in the US and Tijuana through a multidisciplinary, client-centered, harm reduction-based practice. We provide direct, free, legal services on both sides of the US-Mexico border and beyond. We engage in zealous individual representation,  medical-legal partnerships, and impact litigation to protect the rights of immigrants and asylum-seekers.

• Bi-National Deportee Program: Individualized help based on completion of this survey.
• Border Rights Project: Provides legal orientation to refugees in Tijuana, Mexico, regarding the process to seek asylum in the United States.
• Family Reunification: Al Otro Lado is the primary nonprofit organization representing parents who were separated from their children before and during “Zero Tolerance” and deported without them.
  • Email: frproject@alotrolado.org
  • Phone: (213) 538-2447
• Litigation: Litigates on behalf of individuals and has filed civil rights complaints.
• US Based Legal Representation: Affirmative asylum, U Visa, T Visa, VAWA, SIJS, adjustment of status applications, family based petitions, DACA, and naturalization.

LANGUAGES: English, Espanol, Kreyol, French, and Russian

Where: California

Immigrant Law Center (Immdef) is a next-generation social justice law firm that defends our immigrant communities against injustices in the immigration system.

• Community Defense
• Community Legal Education
• Client Wellness (Social Services)
• Representation
• Litigation & Advocacy
• Cross Border Initiative
• Deported Veterans
• Post Conviction Relief
• Universal Representation
• National Qualified Representatives
• Capacity Builder
• Welcoming Project

Visit: https://findyourally.com/

Eligibility 
With a program expansion in 2022, 10 legal service providers are now able to serve all 115 community colleges within their designated regions. This program provides a wide range of free immigration legal services for the California Community College system. To be eligible for free immigration legal services, an individual must be affiliated with a California Community College in one of the following ways:

• Be a student at a California Community College
• Be a staff and/or faculty at a California Community College
• Be a dual-enrolled student at a California Community College
• Enrolled at an adult education 
• Enrolled as a non-credit course student

There is no unit or income requirement as long as the client meets the qualifications. Client services can continue regardless of their affiliation period with a California Community College. Unfortunately, due to the current funding, we cannot extend free legal services to the entire alumni community, family members, and other college students at this time.

Visit the website for: Resources for California’s Immigrant Communities 

CHIRLA is recognized by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) and offers immigration legal services at low cost. Licensed attorneys supervise all legal staff, including accredited representatives and paralegals.