California Attorney General: know your immigration rights
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.
Your next step
Read the rights summary, download the consumer alert in your language, and use the listed links if you need legal help or want to file a complaint.
Questions to ask
- Does this rule apply to my situation?
- Who can I talk to about what happened to me?
- How do I file a complaint?
If this one cannot help
Other starting points for the same need:
- Informed Immigrant: 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.
- California immigrant resources: California’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.
- Immigrant Legal Resource Center: 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.
What this listing can tell you
General legal information from a state agency. It is not legal advice or representation.
Do Not Lose Hope does not determine eligibility, appointments, or outcomes. A listing does not imply a partnership.
Official source & review
https://oag.ca.gov/immigrant/resources
Source page checked: .
Official pages read on 2026-10-22 for service area, contact methods, cost, languages, intake and eligibility. Each field in verification names its source. Current openings and individual eligibility are not confirmed.
What the official pages say
- Service area
- Not recorded.
- How to contact
- Website; complaints via oag.ca.gov/report and calcivilrights.ca.gov/complaintprocess. Stated on the official page, checked October 22, 2026. Source
- Cost
- Not stated. Not stated on the official page, checked October 22, 2026. Source
- Languages
- 'Know Your Immigration Rights' alert in English, Spanish, Arabic, Armenian, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Tagalog, Vietnamese. Stated on the official page, checked October 22, 2026. Source
- How to start
- No intake; complaint links provided. Stated on the official page, checked October 22, 2026. Source
- Stated limits
- Not stated. Not stated on the official page, checked October 22, 2026. Source
Current openings and whether you qualify are not confirmed. Ask the organization.
How we check sourcesGuides on this topic
- Know Your RightsYou have rights, whatever your papers say. You can stay silent. You can keep your door closed. You can refuse to sign. Here is what to say and do at home, outside, in the car, at work, at school and at court, what to carry, and what to do if someone is arrested. Read it once now, while you are calm. Then practice.
- DACA and Dream Act HistoryDACA started in 2012 because Congress never passed the Dream Act. It has been in court almost ever since, because it was created by the executive branch, not by a law. Here is the whole story in plain words, from 2001 to today, and what it means for you right now.
- DACA court caseThe Texas case against DACA is still open, and the judge has not issued a new order. For now, renewals continue, current DACA and work permits stay valid, and first time requests are accepted but not decided.Quick answer