Start with official directories and organizations. Ask about free or low-cost help, languages, service area and current openings. A listing does not promise representation.
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17 starting points
Plain-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.
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Source page checked October 21, 2026. Provider costs, languages and current intake need confirmation.
Know-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.
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Source page checked October 21, 2026. Provider costs, languages and current intake need confirmation.
Los 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.
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Source page checked October 22, 2026. Provider costs, languages and current intake need confirmation.
Free legal information and advice for low-income California workers about pay, discrimination, leave and retaliation, with help in Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese and other languages. Call 415-864-8848 or start online.
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Source page checked October 21, 2026. Provider costs, languages and current intake need confirmation.
A national directory of free or low-cost nonprofit immigration legal service providers. Search by ZIP code, county or the name of a detention facility.
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Source page checked October 22, 2026. Provider costs, languages and current intake need confirmation.
California's statewide legal self-help site, maintained by the Legal Aid Association of California. Set your city, county or ZIP code to find local legal aid and self-help on immigration, housing, work, family and benefits.
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Source page checked October 22, 2026. Provider costs, languages and current intake need confirmation.
The California Department of Social Services funds nonprofit organizations to give free immigration legal services to people who live or have lived in California. Services include DACA, naturalization, other immigration applications, removal defense and help for unaccompanied minors.
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Source page checked October 22, 2026. Provider costs, languages and current intake need confirmation.
The federal immigration court system's list of nonprofit organizations and attorneys who have committed to free legal services at each immigration court. It is updated every January, April, July and October.
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Source page checked October 22, 2026. Provider costs, languages and current intake need confirmation.
Federal lists of nonprofit organizations recognized by the Department of Justice and their accredited non-attorney representatives, who are allowed to represent people before immigration agencies and courts. Use it to check that a non-lawyer helper is authorized.
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Source page checked October 22, 2026. Provider costs, languages and current intake need confirmation.
A directory of local rapid response hotlines across California to call if you see immigration enforcement activity, kept by the California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice. It also links to a guide for families after someone is detained.
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Source page checked October 22, 2026. Provider costs, languages and current intake need confirmation.
The County's Office of Community Affairs connects immigrant residents with information and services, and lists a 24/7 rapid response hotline, know-your-rights red cards, preparedness plans and local free or low-cost legal providers.
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Source page checked October 22, 2026. Provider costs, languages and current intake need confirmation.
A free, fillable toolkit from the Immigrant Legal Resource Center to help families plan child care if a parent is detained, find trusted immigration help and prepare to assert their rights. It includes California child care options.
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Source page checked October 22, 2026. Provider costs, languages and current intake need confirmation.
The California Attorney General's plain-language summary of immigrants' rights under state law, including housing, emergency care, the right to an attorney and limits on local police. It links to free legal help and complaint options.
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Source page checked October 22, 2026. Provider costs, languages and current intake need confirmation.
Guidance from the California Attorney General on spotting immigration services fraud. Only lawyers, accredited representatives and recognized organizations can give immigration legal advice; notarios and consultants cannot.
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Source page checked October 22, 2026. Provider costs, languages and current intake need confirmation.
A state list of organizations that can answer questions about public charge, meaning how using public benefits may relate to an immigration application. Organizations are grouped by region, with counties and languages for each.
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Source page checked October 22, 2026. Provider costs, languages and current intake need confirmation.
California Attorney General guidance for students and families on immigration enforcement at TK-12 schools. All children have a right to free public education regardless of their or their parents' immigration status.
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Source page checked October 22, 2026. Provider costs, languages and current intake need confirmation.
The state Civil Rights Department explains how California law protects everyone, regardless of immigration status, from discrimination, hate violence and human trafficking. It accepts complaints and describes how it can support some victims seeking U visas, T visas or deferred action.
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Source page checked October 22, 2026. Provider costs, languages and current intake need confirmation.
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