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Immigrant Defenders Law Center (ImmDef) es el bufete de abogados de defensa de deportación sin fines de lucro más grande de California y brinda asistencia legal gratuita a los miembros de la comunidad afectados por el sistema de inmigración.

Los servicios legales de ImmDef son siempre gratuitos. Protéjase de las estafas. Haga clic a continuación para obtener más información.

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Misión

Immigrant Defenders Law Center (ImmDef) es una firma de abogados de justicia social de próxima generación que defiende Nuestras comunidades inmigrantes contra las injusticias en el sistema de inmigración.

Nuestro impacto

Resultados 2025

Personas atendidas en el sur de California a través de representación legal gratuita, educación jurídica y consultas legales.

más de 8.600

Una clientela global e inclusiva: 120 idiomas disponibles

120

Las familias están un paso más cerca de la estabilidad financiera mediante la presentación de Documentos de Autorización de Empleo

566

44 familias obtuvieron el estatus de residente permanente legal (Green Card) mientras continúan su camino hacia un hogar permanente en los Estados Unidos.

44

6

Atendió a cientos de miembros de la comunidad en seis centros de detención de ICE en California.

23

Atendió a cientos de niños no acompañados bajo custodia del gobierno en 23 refugios para jóvenes en el sur de California.

83 nacionalidades atendidas en todos los clientes

83

Nuestros servicios

Representación legal gratuita

El modelo de representación universal de ImmDef garantiza que los servicios legales gratuitos y de alta calidad sean accesibles para las comunidades marginadas en todo el sur de California.

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Educación y consultas jurídicas gratuitas

Descubra cómo ImmDef amplía el acceso a asesoramiento y educación legal en todas las etapas del sistema de inmigración.

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Derechos de los niños

Ofrecemos representación legal integral a menores que enfrentan procesos migratorios, integrando servicios sociales esenciales que atienden sus necesidades básicas. Nuestro enfoque empodera a nuestros jóvenes clientes para que participen activamente en su defensa, garantizando tanto su protección legal como su bienestar personal durante todo el proceso.

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Litigios y defensa de impacto

Descubra cómo ImmDef impulsa un cambio sistémico a nivel nacional a través de litigios históricos y poderosas iniciativas de defensa.

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“Please don’t let this be the last time we’ll see him.” These words were written by a child whose father was detained in immigration prison, pleading with the judge for his release.

Across the country, children are being separated from parents because of our immigration policies. More and more children are forced to navigate life without one or both parents during homework time, while getting ready for school, and at the dinner table.

The impact of this administration's cruel mass deportation agenda seeps into classrooms, homes, and the everyday moments that shape a child's life.

❤️ Children need #SafetyNotSeparation from their loved ones. Help us reunite families: immdef.org/donate

Children deserve systems built on safety and compassion, but right now they’re bearing the brunt of cruel immigration policies that separate them from their own family. Unaccompanied children who flee dangerous conditions to reunite with family in the United States are being used as bait for immigration enforcement that’s gone too far. A child’s search for safety should never trigger enforcement actions against the people who love them. Kids deserve #SafetyNotSeparation and a lawyer by their side to protect their rights while in government custody and immigration court.

Stand up for children’s rights:
Treatkidslikekids.org

#SafetyNotSeparation #ScreensArentSupport #TreatKidsLikeKids #ChildrensRights #EndFamilySeparation #FamiliesBelongTogether

The Trump administration is converting warehouses into ICE detention camps that could hold up to 10,000 people each.

Warehouse detention is a death sentence. No medical care. No lawyers. No visibility. You don't need a warehouse in your city to care. This detention system threatens ALL of us.

Communities are fighting back — and winning. Now it's our turn. Join on 4/25, find an event in your area: https://www.mobilize.us/disappearedinamerica/

#StopICEWarehouses #NationalDayOfAction #ImmigrantRights #CommunitiesNotCages

Children deserve safety, not separation from loved ones. Right now, children in government custody are facing multiple layers of harm. They are being kept from their families for months, their deportation cases are being fast-tracked, and access to legal counsel is being restricted. Many are experiencing PTSD, anxiety, and depression while stuck in detention.

Children have the right to be with their families, go to school, play, and be tucked in at night. They are children and their humanity must not be forgotten.

📲 Help us reunite families: immdef.org/donate
🔗 Visit Treatkidslikekids.org to learn and take action.

#SafetyNotSeparation #EndFamilySeparation #ProtectChildren #FamilyReunification #ChildrenDeserveBetter #JusticeForChildren #FamiliesBelongTogether

Government: We're taking away in-person legal services for unaccompanied kids in our custody. 👮‍♀️

Legal Service Providers: Not on our watch. 💁🏽‍♀️

No child should be left alone in immigration court or government custody without a lawyer by their side.

📚Learn more about the Unaccompanied Children's Program at treatkidslikekids.org
🤝Help us defend children in court: immdef.org/donate

#immigrantdefenders # #ProtectChildren #JusticeForKids #ChildrensRights #SafetyNotSeparation

Standing up for what’s right means standing with immigrants, not watching from the sidelines. Because no immigrant stands alone when we choose to show up.

Many clients still fear being detained by ICE in public. That's why ImmDef, along with our partner @thisisabouthumanity, delivers essential items so our clients don't feel alone while their immigration case continues.

Do your part: immdef.org/donate

#ImmDef #ImmigrantFamilies # ImmigrantJustice

"My wife said I should have faith and keep trying, that ImmDef would help. I was at the point of almost giving up when I called my attorney, Ming. I was having a hard time feeling hopeful because we had worked with another attorney that took advantage of us. I cried a lot because of what they did to us. I didn't think I could get my brother out of detention before he would want to give up and seek voluntary departure. Thank God, when I called Ming, she said she would do what she could. You guys were like angels that rescued us.

I'm committed to being there for my brothers, and thank my wife for inspiring me to give my all and not give up. I prayed a lot to at least get my brother out, since they deported my cousins. Now we can all sleep well, no longer afraid he is suffering in Adelanto detention center. It's such a relief."

- ImmDef client Neydel

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We’re happy to share that this past weekend, Neydel celebrated his brother’s 21st birthday at home after nine months of separation while his brother was detained at Adelanto ICE prison.

💻 Learn how we bring families together: immdef.org

🤝 Donate to release detained community members: cluejustice.org/bond

#ImmDef #immigrantdefenders #brotherlove #reunification #familiesbelongtogether

Every day our detained clients fight for release on bond so they can continue their immigration case from home, surrounded by family. But too often, that opportunity comes down to whether or not they can afford the price of freedom. Our client Raúl Estrada Valentin, a longtime Orange County resident with strong community support, was granted release on bond at $25,000 - an amount far beyond what most working families can afford. This effectively shuts the door on release for countless people who pose no danger or flight risk, trapping them in ICE detention with no path out.

Detention tears families apart, destabilizes entire communities, and places enormous barriers between people their rights. That's why access to counsel and bond funds like the Detained Immigrant Bond Fund hosted by @cluejustice are a lifeline of hope. Everyone deserves a fighting chance for family reunification and due process.

🔗 Read more: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/in-overloaded-immigration-courts-detainees-fight-long-odds-...

🤝 Donate to the bond fund: cluejustice.org/bond

👩‍⚖️ Donate to provide legal representation: immdef.org/donate

Power in community, strength in action.

ImmDef joined community leaders at the @caimmigrant Immigrant Day of Action.

Over the course of two days, we joined forces to organize our strategic efforts to advance policies that will directly benefit immigrant families across California. Policies like the right to legal representation for people facing deportation.

The immigration system is complex, which is why we need champions like ImmDef who will guide clients every step of the way and help everyone seek justice.

Moments like these remind us that real change happens when we show up for one another and stand united.

Protecting immigrant children, uplifting families, and strengthening our communities requires policy and bold action. We’re proud to join CIPC, immigrant leaders, advocates, and partner organizations who move our communities forward every single day.

#ImmigrantRights #NoImmigrantStandsAlone #ImmigrantDayofAction2026

Family separation policies put childhood is on pause. ImmDef tries to change that. A former ImmDef client turned staff member shared his experience and how he overcame the complex and cruel system thanks to his attorney provided through the Unaccompanied Children’s Program.

This program is at risk, take action:
🔗 treatkidslikekids.org.
🖥️ Learn more about Immigrant Defenders Law Center: immdef.org.

#immigration #dueprocessforall

Apelar un caso de defensa contra la deportación no es tarea fácil, sin embargo, nuestros abogados se esforzarán al máximo para garantizar la justicia para sus clientes.

Cuando un caso se pierde o es denegado por la Junta de Apelaciones de Inmigración, este se remite entonces al Tribunal de Apelaciones del Noveno Circuito para su revisión.

Para muchísimos inmigrantes, el camino hacia una audiencia justa está plagado de obstáculos, incluido un sistema que, a menudo, resulta imposible de navegar en solitario. Encontrando representación legal puede ser uno de los mayores desafíos. Y para las familias que ya enfrentan dificultades económicas, el costo de contratar abogados privados puede poner la justicia fuera del alcance.

En ImmDef, no nos limitamos a representar a nuestros clientes; permanecemos a su lado en cada etapa del proceso, agotando todas las vías legales disponibles para defender su derecho a una audiencia libre y justa. Todos nuestros servicios de defensa contra la deportación en el sur de California son gratuitos para garantizar que ningún inmigrante se quede solo.

Así somos nosotros.

🔗 Visita a nuestro sitio web para recursos legales de inmigración gratuitos: immdef.org/resources

#ImmDef #ImmigrantDefenders #NoImmigrantStandsAlone #ImmigrationDefens

We can't do this work alone, thanks @springsteen & the E Street Band for standing with us✊

Last night we met with thousands of people @kiaforum united through the Land of Hopes and Dreams tour and our mission: #NoImmigrantStandsAlone.

At a time when immigrant families across the country are facing increased fear and uncertainty due to ICE’s aggressive enforcement tactics, our legal defense work has never been more urgent.

To every person who stopped by, learned about our work, asked questions, wrote words of encouragement to children and donated, your contributions directly fund legal defense for immigrant families fighting to stay together in the face of ICE targeting and deportation proceedings.

And a heartfelt thank‑you to @springsteen for using his voice, platform, and influence to help to keep immigrant families together.✊🏽 special thanks to @tommorello 🫶🏾

🫶🏾 If you feel called to support, visit https://www.immdef.org/support

#ImmDef #ImmigrantFamilies #EndFamilySeparation #ImmigrantDefenders #NoImmigrantStandsAlone #Springsteen #Estreetband

Inexcusable: solitary confinement is being implemented among the highest rates in the country at Adelanto’s ICE prison, the Los Angeles area’s closest immigration detention center.

New data analyzed by @LAist shows Adelanto now ranks among the top 10 ICE detention centers in the country for solitary confinement use.
“When people are placed in isolation at Adelanto, they’re typically in the same cell for 23 hours per day, unable to receive visits from their families," Alvaro M. Huerta, director of litigation and advocacy at Immigrant Defenders Law Center, told LAist. "For clients who are experiencing mental health challenges — especially those with suicidal thoughts — being placed in solitary confinement can really exacerbate their condition.”

These conditions are at the center of our federal lawsuit, LT v. ICE challenging inhumane treatment at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center.

📲Learn more about the case: immdef.org/ltvice

🔗Read the full article via @LAist: https://laist.com/news/politics/adelanto-solitary-confinement-data

Our attorneys at ImmDef don’t just represent children, they stand beside them with unwavering compassion, courage, and hope. 💗

Every day, they go above and beyond to make sure young people facing the immigration system are not alone, but instead heard, protected, and fiercely defended. 💪

Their work is more than legal advocacy; it’s a lifeline -- a belief that every child deserves safety, stability, and someone in their corner fighting for their future.

Support our work to ensure no immigrant child stands alone 💙 https://www.immdef.org/support

#EndFamilySeparation #ImmigrantDefenders #ImmigrantRights #ImmigrantJustice #StandWithImmigrants

After being wrongfully deported without due process, our client "Daniel" is finally home.❤️

Daniel has a developmental disability and has lived in Los Angeles for years under the care of his family. Despite this - and despite desperate attempts by his loved ones to alert ICE to his disability - he was deported less than 10 days after being picked up near his home during the L.A. raids.

But his story didn’t end there. ImmDef attorneys and pro bono attorneys from Gibson Dunn fought to bring him back. And today, that fight led to this moment: Daniel returning to the United States back to his family!

Due process matters, especially when someone’s freedom and family are on the line.
Today we celebrate Daniel's return. Tomorrow, we keep fighting.

#DueProcess #ImmigrantRights #TeamImmDef

When immigration courts slam every door shut due to ever-changing immigration policy under this administration, habeas petitions become the last, desperate lifeline to freedom.

By fighting for our clients' release in federal court, families can be reunited.💪 That's because ImmDef makes sure due process doesn’t stop at the detention center gates. Every person has the right to challenge unlawful detention and demand accountability from the government.

📲 You can help free our clients and reunite families by supporting the Detained Immigrant Bond Fund: cluejustice.org/bond

🔗 Learn more about L.T. v. ICE, our case challenging unconstitutional detention conditions at Adelanto: immdef.org/litigation-and-advocacy/ltvice

❤️Music, love, and community.

Community showed what love in action truly looks like as local artists including @quetzalmusic, @ylabamba, @trioloscaramelos, and @mijadoris performed, neighbors showed up, and together we filled the room with music, joy, and hope. @sidthecatauditorium hosted a benefit concert to support @cluejustice Detained Immigrant Bond Fund, which helps families separated by ICE reunite and rebuild.

When art becomes a bridge and compassion becomes a movement, incredible things happen. Thank you to everyone who sang, danced, cried, organized, and donated.

Together, we’re creating the kind of world we all deserve, one free from detention and where every family has a chance to be whole again. 💛🎶

If you would like to support the Detained Immigrant Bond Fund, click here to donate. ➡️ https://www.cluejustice.org/detained-immigrant-bond-fund/

#ImmDef #ImmigrantFamilies #EndFamilySeparation #ImmigrantBondFund

Our movement for immigrant justice grows stronger every day. 💪

Even when challenge we rise. With compassion, and unwavering commitment, our team continues to stand up for immigrant communities. Our defense and advocacy for our clients goes far beyond the courtroom. At ImmDef, we are building a future rooted in fairness and hope.

Here is what we have been up to.

1️⃣- ImmDef staff attended a screening of Valentina, a film about the bureaucratic mishaps that derail a young woman’s simple to‑do list at the El Paso–Juárez border. Produced by @jessicaalba

2️⃣- ImmDef staff attended the @glaad Latin Honors, which recognized Andry Hernandez Romero for his strength, bravery, and courage after he was unjustly sent to CECOT under the Alien Enemies Act policy in 2025.

3️⃣- ImmDef partner with @thisisabouthumanity to deliver groceries, household necessities, hygiene products, toys, and flowers to families most of whom are women-led households, and families with detained mothers.

4️⃣- Our legal team filed 24 applications for Application to Register Permanent Residence to our most vulnerable clients, as well as connecting with clients and their families to provide KYR information and access to social services.

5️⃣- Our San Diego team joined House Democratic Leader @electhakeemjeffries, @reploucorrea,
@repderektran along with local elected officials for a discussion about the Trump Administration’s broken promises to care for those who have served our country.

(Continued below!) ⬇️

“It makes a mockery of due process.”

The Trump administration is trying to replace lawyers for unaccompanied children with video presentations and limit them to one single consultation.

At Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s shadow hearing, ImmDef’s Mickey Donovan-Kaloust called it what it is: a system designed to fast-track children’s deportations.

Help protect kids. For more information, visit treatkidslikekids.org.

“ICE is not a child welfare agency. ICE is a detention and removal agency.”

At today's shadow hearing hosted by Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@repjayapal), ImmDef’s Director of Legal Services Mickey Donovan-Kaloust testified about the reality facing unaccompanied children today.
Children are being held in government custody for months at a time while their families comply with everything asked of them to bring them home. One of ImmDef’s youngest clients — just three years old — has spent more than 250 days in custody, literally growing up in detention.

Meanwhile, families who come forward to reunite with their children risk their own detention or deportation.
If that’s not family separation, what is?

We are excited to share that ImmDef will be the featured organization for @springsteen & the E Street Band show at the Kia Forum on Tuesday April 7th . 🎸🎼🎷🎻🎺

ImmDef is SoCal’s largest nonprofit deportation defense law firm, providing free legal representation to immigrants including children, veterans, and families.

If you’re at the show, come find us, say hi and learn how you can support your immigrant neighbors.

Can’t make it? You can still support us, click here to learn how: ➡️ www.immdef.org/support
#ImmDef #ImmigrantFamilies #ImmigrantDefenders #ImmigrantRights #StandWithImmigrants

We don’t have to trade airport safety for green lighting lawless agencies. Today is day 40 of the D.H.S. shutdown and we need YOU to stand up for immigrant rights! Our government can fund FEMA, the Coast Guard, and the TSA without giving a blank check to D.H.S. that has no guardrails for accountability or policy changes. Call your representatives to vote NO to additional funds for ICE and CBP today!

#immigrantrights #immdef #familiesbelongtogether

Did you know? Just 89 miles from Los Angeles sits the Adelanto ICE Processing Center, one of the largest immigration detention facilities in California. Inside, our clients report unsafe and degrading conditions so punishing that many feel pressured to abandon their legal cases just to escape detention.

Operated by private prison contractor GEO Group, the facility reflects a detention system that prioritizes confinement over care — where people are denied basic necessities and human dignity. At least 11 people died in ICE custody have died in 2026 alone. Unless this system changes, more deaths are not just foreseeable, they are inevitable.

That's where #TeamImmDef steps in with free deportation defense legal services for immigrants in SoCal detention centers. Right now, the strongest protection against being trapped in ICE detention is having a lawyer by your side and access to bond relief.

📲 You can help free our clients and reunite families by supporting the Detained Immigrant Bond Fund: cluejustice.org/bond

🔗 Learn more about L.T. v. ICE, our case challenging unconstitutional detention conditions at Adelanto: immdef.org/litigation-and-advocacy/ltvice

🏛️The Supreme Court is considering a case with major implications for the rights of people seeking safety at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Swipe through to learn more about the Al Otro Lado case, what is at stake, and how you can stand up for asylum rights ahead of oral argument on March 24.

Click here to learn more: ➡️ https://www.asylumsaveslives.org/

Children are being caught in the crosshairs of a mass deportation scheme.

Parents who step forward to reunite with children in federal custody are being arrested and placed into deportation proceedings, leaving many children stranded in shelters. What should be a process focused on child welfare is instead being used to tear families apart.

ImmDef currently represents 12 children in Southern California whose parents were detained shortly after coming forward to begin the reunification process.

As ImmDef Director of Legal Services Mickey Donovan-Kaloust told @laistofficial, “It's part and parcel of the chaos and cruelty that's marking this administration's approach to immigration policy. We've actually had children ask their parents to stop the reunification process because they're worried that they'll get detained.”

Children deserve to be with their families. They should not have to fear that they'll be used as bait simply because their parents tried to bring them home.��

Read full article here: ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/mu8erbwu

#ImmDef #ImmigrantFamilies #EndFamilySeparation #ImmigrantDefenders #ImmigrantRights #NoImmigrantStandsAlone #ImmigrantJustice

Every child deserves to grow up in a safe environment with their family by their side. Instead, the Trump administration is trapping children in government custody and using them as bait to advance a mass deportation agenda.

For hundreds of unaccompanied children stuck in government custody their release day is out of reach due to ever-changing policies for sponsorship - even if the "sponsor" is their own parent. Families are forced to choose between stepping forward and risking ICE detention, or staying hidden while their child waits alone. Increased interior enforcement only raises the stakes.

While their reunification stalls, children suffer from:

- Regression in developmental milestones
- Heightened anxiety and depression
- Loss of trust in adults
- Trauma from confinement and separation

No child should grow up this way. That’s why having a trained attorney fighting for their rights is non‑negotiable. Legal representation for unaccompanied children is now at risk but you can help protect it. Learn how at treatkidslikekids.org

Unacceptable: since October, 23 people have died in ICE custody this fiscal year as of March 10, 2026. That is a consequence of a violent and negligent system that operates without meaningful oversight. We are grateful to local leadership like Glendale @danforglendale for sharing the story of our client Julio Cesar Peña who was subjected to unnecessary detention, which caused a life‑threatening deterioration of his medical conditions.

Consider honoring Julio’s his life by donating to the family's GoFundMe: https://tinyurl.com/juliogfm

#ImmDef #ImmigrantDefenders #ImmigrantRights #NoImmigrantStandsAlone #ImmigrantJustice #StandWithImmigrants

Immigration court is so complicated that experienced attorneys who practice other types of law won't even touch it. People are being deported because they missed a deadline they didn't know existed. Because no one told them they were legally allowed to stay.

Studies show that having a lawyer makes you five to ten times more likely to win. But most people facing deportation, even in a blue state like California, go through this alone.

@asmmiabonta AB 2600 would change that. California would better guarantee legal representation to people facing deportation because everyone should have the right to a lawyer when their life, liberty and freedom is at risk.

This is a chance for California to defend our values and due process.

If you agree, take 2 minutes to submit a letter of support to the California Legislature: https://calegislation.lc.ca.gov/Advocates/

#AB2600 #RightToCounsel #DueProcess #ImmigrantRights #NoImmigrantStandsAlone

You can help #ClearTheirNames! Write or call your representatives to acknowledge the one year anniversary of when the Trump administration unlawfully and forcibly removed 252 Venezuelan men to El Salvador's CECOT mega-prison without a fair trial.

Reshare this to help defend due process for all!

🚨Demand that DHS must end the practice of outsourcing torture through third‑country removals, restore humanitarian parole, and rebuild a functioning, humane asylum system.
🚨 Demand that DHS must reinstate Temporary Protected Status for all individuals who cannot safely return to their home countries, halt mass deportations and unlawful raids and arrests, and guarantee due process for everyone navigating the immigration system.
🚨 Support the passing of the Neighbors Not Enemies Act, which would repeal the Alien Enemies Act.

Learn more:
freeandry.org/take-action

#ImmigrantDefenders #StandForJustice #DefendDueProcess #JusticeForAll #ImmigrantRights #DueProcess

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