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Give to reunite families separated by a cruel immigration system.

We are Southern California's Largest Non-Profit Deportation Defense Organization

Our Impact

How We Help

28,562

1,500

19,850+

907

 People served through legal representation, legal education and legal consultations

Children Represented Annually

 

Know-Your-Rights Presentations

from 2022-2023

Employment

Authorization

Document

Applications filed from     2022-2023

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. 

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Where We Serve

4

Offices:

Riverside, Los Angeles, Santa Ana, San Diego

10

Counties Served

6

ICE Detention Centers Served

12

Unaccompanied Youth Shelters

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We defend families
from deportation
and detention.

How We Help

Community Defense

Learn about our client-centered universal representation model and our services available for people who live in the County & City of Los Angeles, the City of Santa Ana, Riverside and San Diego.

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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.

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Impact Litigation & Advocacy

Read about how we've created systemic change through groundbreaking litigation and advocacy efforts that have a national impact.

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.

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Latest News

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Style with Purpose

Merchandise that defends due process

Stories of Resilience

Our service changes lives. Your donation can
make a difference in our communities.

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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.

Bryan's Story
Our client, Maura proudly holds a resume we helped her write

Living With
Dignity

Maura is finally able to live with dignity thanks to ImmDef's legal support.

Maura's Story
Our client, Jose gives us a thumbs up hours after being released from Adelanto Detention Center

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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Jose's Story

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Do your part.

Become a Defender.

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.

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