We are Southern California's Largest Non-Profit Deportation Defense Organization
Our Impact
How We Help
4,000
Clients Represented Annually
1,500
Children Represented Annually
3,300+
Annual
Know-Your-Rights Presentations
23,274
Clients Served
in 2021
We Believe All Immigrants Have The Right To An Attorney Free of Charge
Our
Mission
Immigrant Defenders Law Center (ImmDef) is a next-generation social justice law firm that defends our immigrant communities against injustices in the immigration system.

Where We Serve
4
Offices:
Riverside, Los Angeles, Santa Ana, San Diego
10
Counties Served
6
ICE Detention Centers Served
12
Unaccompanied Youth Shelters

We defend families
from deportation
and detention.
Latest News
How We Help
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Stories of Resilience
Our service changes lives. Your donation can
make a difference in our communities.

Empowered to Give Back
After being torn apart from his mother during the zero-tolerance policy, our client Bryan became determined to change the system by joining team ImmDef.
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Living With
Dignity
Maura is finally able to live with dignity thanks to ImmDef's legal support.

Worth the Fight for Justice
Wrongfully detained in an adult detention center as a minor, Jose's case highlights the underlying systemic injustices within the U.S. immigration court system.
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