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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.
Universal Representation
Model
Learn about our high-quality client-centered legal representation model.
Community Legal Education
Learn how ImmDef provides access to counsel and legal education at all stages of the immigration system, including our Cross-Border Initiative Program.
Client Wellness
Learn about our holistic approach to legal services that includes social services designed to meet basic needs and allow clients to participate in their own defense.
Impact Litigation & Advocacy
Read about how we've created systemic change through groundbreaking litigation and advocacy efforts that have a national impact.
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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Our broken immigration justice system is designed to undermine asylum and immigration pathways.
We are committed to ending these injustices, join us.
No Immigrant Stands Alone.