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- ICE detained someone in my familyFind them, get legal help and keep the family going.6 steps
- I want to be ready if agents come to my door, work or carYour rights, what to carry and how to report.5 steps
- I got a court date or a Notice to AppearUnderstand the notice, never miss a hearing, find a lawyer.5 steps
- I want a plan in case I am separated from my childrenWho cares for them, the forms, money and talking with kids.5 steps
- I want to know if I have a path to papersYour status today, the main paths and getting screened safely.5 steps
- I have a green card and want to become a citizenCheck first, apply, study and prepare for the interview.6 steps
- Someone hurt me, or I survived abuse or traffickingSafety first, then the immigration options made for survivors.5 steps
- A notario, consultant or lawyer hurt my caseProtect your case, report it and try to get your money back.4 steps
- My USCIS case is stuck, or I movedCheck, ask, escalate, and keep your address current.4 steps
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Everything in Immigration
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- Overview: ImmigrationYou have rights in the United States, whatever your status. Honest legal help is out there, for free or a low fee. Save a few numbers today, then pick the page that fits you.
- Arrests Records and Immigration Complete GuideComplete guide
- Asylum Complete GuideComplete guide
- Citizenship Complete GuideComplete guide
- Complete Family Plan GuideComplete guide
- Detained Loved One Complete GuideComplete guide
- Green Card Paths Complete GuideComplete guide
- Immigration Court Complete GuideComplete guide
- Legal Help Complete GuideComplete guide
- Survivor Immigration Complete GuideComplete guide
- Survivor Safety Complete GuideComplete guide
- TPS and Parole Complete GuideComplete guide
By topic
Know your rights and ICERights during encounters, warrants and reporting.25
- Know Your Rights
- Can ICE get my information?
- Courthouse Hospital Church
- Employers and ICE visits
- Fake agents and ICE scam calls
- Giving Your Name
- ICE at Work
- ICE Warrant vs Judge's Warrant
- ICE, college records and campus rights
- Living with enforcement fear
- Local Police and ICE
- Phone and Social Media
- Private Detention Ban
- Protesting as a Noncitizen
- Red Cards
- Registration Rule
- Report ICE Activity
- Rights in California
- Start or join rapid response
- Street and Car Stops
- Support a neighbor arrested by ICE
- Teach a know your rights session
- Visiting Texas and SB 4
- Watch and Record ICE Safely
- What changed since 2025
Detention, deportation and leaving the USWhen someone is detained, bonds and removal.22
- Detained Loved One Complete GuideComplete guide
- Bond Denied Federal Court
- Children in ORR Custody
- Deportation Hearings in Prison
- Deportation Process
- Detention Visits
- Expedited Removal
- Family Member Detained First Steps
- Find a Detained Family Member
- Green Card Holder Removal
- ICE Check Ins
- ICE Hold
- ICE Pickup at Release
- Immigration Bond
- Leaving the US
- Leaving the US Checklist
- Leaving the US Feelings
- Money Help After Detention
- Moving to Another Country
- Parent Rights in Detention
- Reopen Deportation Case
- Your ORR records
Immigration court and appealsHearings, notices and reopening cases.12
Asylum, TPS and humanitarian optionsAsylum, TPS, parole and protection.25
- Asylum Complete GuideComplete guide
- TPS and Parole Complete GuideComplete guide
- Apply for Asylum Start
- Asylum for LGBTQ+ people and survivors of gender based viole
- Asylum One Year Deadline
- Asylum Safe Third Country
- Asylum with a criminal record
- Asylum Work Permit
- Central American Minors (CAM) program
- Costs of children's immigration cases
- Helping youth find immigration options
- Humanitarian case changes 2025 to 2026
- Parole Ending Notice
- Protection from torture
- SIJS at 18 to 20
- SIJS California Court Order
- SIJS Can My Child Qualify
- SIJS Green Card Timing
- TPS and a green card
- TPS and asylum together
- TPS Ending
- TPS with a criminal record
- Traveling with TPS
- Which Countries Have TPS
- Your asylum interview and how to prepare
Survivors of crime and abuseU and T visas, VAWA and safety.26
- Survivor Immigration Complete GuideComplete guide
- Survivor Safety Complete GuideComplete guide
- Apply for a U visa
- Counseling for survivors
- H-4 abuse work permit
- Hate violence and threats
- Is my relationship abusive?
- Keeping your case private
- Report a crime safely
- Restraining Order and Immigration
- Survivor cases in court
- Survivor fees
- Survivor Help
- Survivor Options
- Survivor Vacatur
- T visa basics
- T visa family members
- U Visa Certification
- U Visa Eligibility
- U visa family members
- U visa pending and approved
- U Visa Safety
- VAWA documents
- VAWA Green Card
- VAWA interview
- Victim compensation without papers
Green cards and family petitionsFamily, job and other paths to a green card.21
- Green Card Paths Complete GuideComplete guide
- 3 and 10 Year Bars
- Citizen Child Sponsors Parent
- DACA advance parole and a family green card
- Extreme hardship for a waiver
- Family Petitions Overview
- Green card after a sponsor dies
- Green card after entering without papers
- Green Card Holder Rights
- Green Card Inside the US After the Memo
- Green Card or Relief With a Record
- Job based green cards and PERM
- Parole in place for spouses (Keeping Families Together)
- Remove conditions on a two year green card
- Same sex spouses and green cards
- Travel bans and family visas
- Undocumented Green Card Paths
- What the affidavit of support means for a sponsor
- When USCIS can still say no
- When your child turns 21 during the wait
- Your green card interview abroad
CitizenshipNaturalization, the test and the interview.24
- Citizenship Complete GuideComplete guide
- Child Born Abroad Citizenship
- Child Citizenship Through Parent
- Citizenship Denial Options
- Citizenship Disability Exception
- Citizenship Document Workshop
- Citizenship Documents
- Citizenship Fees
- Citizenship Interview and Oath
- Citizenship Interview Help and Oath Changes
- Citizenship Reference Letter
- Citizenship Taken Away
- Citizenship Test Study
- Citizenship Warning Signs
- Citizenship With a Record
- Dual Citizenship
- Fill Out Form N-400
- Green Card Expiring During Citizenship
- Home country nationality for your U.S. born child
- Military Naturalization
- New Citizen Passport and Voting
- New Citizenship Rules
- Selective Service and Citizenship
- Trips Abroad and Citizenship
Arrests and criminal recordsHow charges and convictions affect immigration.36
- Arrests Records and Immigration Complete GuideComplete guide
- Aggravated Felony
- Arrested Not a Citizen
- California Criminal Case Protections
- Clear an old drug diversion plea (PC 1203.43)
- Clearing Record and Immigration
- Crime and Immigration Words
- Crime Involving Moral Turpitude
- Criminal Charges for Border Crossing
- Criminal Record and Immigration
- Diversion and Immigration
- Drug and Alcohol Help and Immigration
- Drug charge plea to public nuisance (PC 372.5)
- DUI and Immigration
- DV Charge and Deportation
- Felony Reduction
- Fix Old Conviction
- Gang Labels and CalGang
- Get Your Criminal Record
- Governor Pardon
- Green Card Travel With Charges
- Juvenile Record and Immigration
- Marijuana and Immigration
- Military and immigration arrests
- Noncitizen Reentry Helper
- Old Marijuana Conviction
- Penal Code 1473.7
- Plea Deal Immigration
- Probation and ICE
- Prop 36
- Prosecutor and Immigration Consequences
- Record Clinic Hosting
- Sentence Length
- Shoplifting and Immigration
- Smuggling and Family
- What Counts as a Conviction
Legal help and scamsFinding a trusted lawyer and avoiding fraud.10
Family preparednessPlans for children, caregivers and money.12
Travel, documents and other topicsAdvance parole, IDs, records and more.25
- AB 60 License
- Age and Immigration Options
- Benefits Overpayment and Immigration
- California ID
- DACA Travel Risk
- Driving and Immigration
- Emergency advance parole
- Free Immigration Options App
- Get your immigration records
- Getting ready for an advance parole trip
- Immigration Words
- LGBTQ+ immigrants and immigration law
- Name and Gender Marker Change
- No Clear Path Yet
- Passport or consular ID at your consulate
- Proof of Two Years
- Replace papers lost in a disaster
- Selective Service if you are undocumented
- Tell USCIS you moved
- Travel Inside the US
- Trips abroad and continuous residenceQuick answer
- What is my immigration status
- When your USCIS case is taking too long
- Who can get advance parole
- Work Permit
Help lines
All help lines- National Domestic Violence HotlineFor anyone experiencing relationship abuse, or worried about someone who is.Help line
- RAINN National Sexual Assault HotlineFor survivors of sexual violence and the people supporting them.Help line
- Childhelp National Child Abuse HotlineFor anyone concerned about or affected by child abuse, including children, parents, and adults who were abused as children.Help line
- National Human Trafficking HotlineFor victims and survivors of labor or sex trafficking, and anyone with a tip or question about trafficking.Help line
Checklists to print
All 223 checklistsOrganizations and resources
All resources in this area- Informed ImmigrantPlain-language guides for immigrants on DACA, detention, health care and work, plus a ZIP code search for legal and community help. It is an information site, not a law office.Immigration & DACA
- Immigrant Legal Resource CenterKnow-your-rights materials and red cards in more than 50 languages from a national immigration law center. ILRC does not take individual cases; it points to directories of legal providers.Know your rights
- CHIRLALos Angeles-based immigrant rights group with low-cost immigration legal services (DACA, citizenship, family petitions, deportation defense). Lines on its site: Immigrant Assistance Referral Line 888-624-4752, Legal Assistance 213-201-3797, and the EMPLEO National Wage Theft Hotline 877-552-9832.DACA support
- Mission Asset FundInformation about immigration programs and financing for some application fees.Immigration fee financing
- California immigrant resourcesCalifornia’s official page for immigrant families: Governor’s Office know-your-rights fact sheets in 15 languages, links to state-funded nonprofit legal providers and ImmigrationLawHelp.org, scam warnings, and guidance on school, work and public programs.Official starting point