Legal Resources List for Immigration, Asylum, and Refugee Cases

These resources include more than a dozen organizations in San Diego and Orange counties and the services they provide.

San Diego County
Legal Aid Society	Immigration court representation Family-based petitions Seeking lawful permanent resident status through Family members Asylee or refugee status other Seeking lawful immigration status through having been a survivor of Domestic abuse A violent crime Human trafficking Naturalization and citizenship Waivers, including for certain crimes Public charge information
Jewish Family Service, San Diego	Immigration Legal Services Department Immigrant Legal Rights Program Affirmative Immigration Services Program Higher Education Legal Services (HELS) Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Information Migrant Shelter Services Refugee Resettlement
Catholic Charities San Diego	Adjustment of Status Family Visa Petitions Consular Processing Domestic Violence Cases (VAWA) Fee Waivers Legal Permanent Resident Card Renewal Affidavit of Support T and U Visas Travel Document Employment Authorization Citizenship and Naturalization Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals – DACA FOIA Requests Removal Defense Non-Detained Clients Detained Clients Bond Hearings Unaccompanied Minors
CA Rural Legal Assistance, Vista 760-966-0511	T and U Visas Domestic Violence Cases (VAWA) Form completion Assistance Filings with USCIS
UURISE – Unitarian Universalist Refugee and Immigrant Services and Education	Adjustment of Status Family Visa Petitions Consular Processing Domestic Violence Cases (VAWA) Fee Waivers Legal Permanent Resident Card Renewal Affidavit of Support T and U Visas Travel Document Employment Authorization Citizenship and Naturalization Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals – DACA
International Rescue Committee San Diego Immigration Services	Citizenship Green Cards/Adjustment of Status Travel Documents DACA Renewals Employment Authorization Family Petitions Fiancé Visas Removal of Conditions (Conditional green card issued based on marriage) Replacement of Lost Immigration Documents Legal Consultations
American Bar Association Immigration Justice Project	Removal hearings Assistance for current detainees Immigration Court Helpdesk Family Group Legal Orientation Program
La Maestra Community Health Centers Legal Service Programs	Asylum Removal Defense Citizenship Green Card DACA Visas for survivors of crimes (T Visa, U Visa, VAWA) Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Work Permits Waivers
Immigration Center for Women and Children	Asylum for unaccompanied children DACA Immigration Court Helpdesk Legal Orientation Program for Custodians Special Immigrant Juvenile Status U and T Visas VAWA
Council on American-Islamic Relations Immigrants’ Rights Center, San Diego	Does not currently handle immigration cases
Al Otro Lado	Binational Deportee Program Border Rights Project Family Reunification Program Litigation Program U.S. Based Legal Representation
Casa Cornelia Law Center	Asylum seeker support Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Unaccompanied minors Children in removal proceedings Vulnerable immigrant children in San Diego
Immigration Advocates Network	National Immigration Legal Services Directory Resources Trainings

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Orange County
Community Legal Aid Society SoCal	Domestic Violence Cases (VAWA) T and U Visas Naturalization Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Adjustment of status Cancellation of removal Removal defense Asylum applications
Jewish Family Service, Orange County	Refugee assistance Resettlement services
Catholic Charities Orange County	Adjustment of Status Family Visa Petitions Consular Processing Domestic Violence Cases (VAWA) Fee Waivers Legal Permanent Resident Card Renewal Affidavit of Support T and U Visas Travel Document Employment Authorization Citizenship and Naturalization Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals – DACA FOIA Requests Removal Defense Non-Detained Clients Detained Clients Bond Hearings Unaccompanied Minors
Camino Immigration Services	Family petitions Adjustment of status Consular processing Waivers Temporary Protected Status Asylum Parole-related issues
Yorba Linda Friends Church Immigration Services	Family-based petitions Domestic Violence Cases (VAWA) T and U Visas Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Adjustment of status Asylum applications Consular processing Naturalization/citizenship
International Rescue Committee Los Angeles Immigration Services	Green Cards/Adjustment of Status Travel Documents DACA Renewals T and U Visas Naturalization Legal Consultations
Western State College of Law Immigration and Deportation Defense Clinic	Adjustment of status Asylum applications T and U Visas Domestic Violence Cases (VAWA) Removal defense Post-conviction relief Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
Access California	Family-based petitions I-130 Petitions for Alien Relatives Naturalization and citizenship Services, including Application Filing, citizenship classes and materials Certificate of Citizenship Initial /Replacement Petition to remove conditions Petition for relative of asylees and refugees Adjustment of status
Immigration Center for Women and Children Orange County is served by their Los Angeles Office	Asylum for unaccompanied children DACA Immigration Court Helpdesk Legal Orientation Program for Custodians Special Immigrant Juvenile Status U and T Visas VAWA
Council on American-Islamic Relations Immigrants’ Rights Center, Greater Los Angeles	Adjustment of status Asylum Family petition Naturalization Temporary protected status T and U Visas VAWA
World Relief Southern California	Consultations DACA Green Card Renewal or Replacement Family Reunification Adjustment of Status Consular Processing/Immigrant Visas Fiancé Petitions Naturalization (Citizenship) VAWA/U-Visas Conditional Residency Removal Refugee and Asylum Green Cards Travel Documents Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request
Radiant Futures	Free immigration services to all survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking
Immigration Advocates Network	National Immigration Legal Services Directory Resources Trainings