No Immigrant Stands Alone.
We Provide Access To Counsel At All Stages In The Immigration System
ImmDef is Southern California's largest deportation defense non-profit organization. Our team provides full‐scale deportation defense, legal representation, legal education, and connections to social services to thousands of detained and non-detained adults and children in Southern California annually.
Children's Representation Project
Our program is one of the largest programs of its kind in the United States and currently provides full-scale removal defense representation services to more than 1,200 children. Through the Detained Youth Empowerment Project, each year we also provide Know Your Rights classes and legal services to over 1,000 unaccompanied children in Office of Refugee Resettlement shelters throughout the Greater Los Angeles area.
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Capacity Building Initiative
The Capacity Building Initiative houses several programs that aim to increase capacity to represent clients under ImmDef’s universal representation model, such as RepresentLA, ImmDef’s groundbreaking Spanish Language for Lawyers Program, the Jurisdictional Capacity Building Program, legal internship and fellowship programs, professional development initiatives, legal training and resources, and interpretation services.
Kagalingan ng Kliyente
Ang Case Management Team ng ImmDef ay nagbibigay ng holistic na suporta na hindi legal upang ang aming mga kliyente ay mamuhay nang may dignidad habang nagpapatuloy ang kanilang kaso sa imigrasyon. Ang aming inisyatibo sa kapakanan ng kliyente ay nag-uugnay sa aming mga kliyente sa mga serbisyong nakapagliligtas-buhay sa kalusugang pangkaisipan, pabahay para sa emerhensya, transportasyon, Medi-Cal, pagpapatala sa paaralan, pagkain, damit, mga kasanayan sa buhay, at mga indibidwal na plano pagkatapos ng paglabas.
Proyekto sa Depensa ng Komunidad
Ang Community Defense Project, na inilunsad noong 2017, ay gumagamit ng natatanging posisyon ng ImmDef bilang isang law firm na may malawak na serbisyo para sa mga karapatan ng mga imigrante upang suportahan ang kilusan para sa isang mas makatarungang sistema ng imigrasyon sa aming rehiyonal na lugar ng serbisyo. Ang programang ito ay nagsisikap na mapanatili ang umunlad ng mga komunidad sa pamamagitan ng mga pagsisikap sa pagtataguyod na nagreresulta sa mga serbisyong legal na pinopondohan ng county at/o lungsod para sa affirmative at removal defense sa mga lugar na may malaking populasyon ng mga imigrante.
Inisyatibo sa Pagtawid ng Hangganan
The Cross-Border Initiative Program (CBI) provides free access to legal consultations and representation, legal education, and holistic social services to detained and non-detained immigrants in San Diego region and at the U.S./Mexico border between San Diego and Tijuana.
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Deported Veterans Initiative
ImmDef’s Deported Veterans Project represents United States military veterans seeking to be lawfully repatriated to the United States, the country they served. The Biden Administration has prioritized the repatriation of deported Veterans through the development of the Immigrant and Military Members and Veterans Initiative. ImmDef is working closely with the initiative to repatriate as many of those who served this country back during this window of opportunity.
Litigation & Advocacy
ImmDef launched our Litigation and Advocacy Program in 2019 with the goal of creating systemic change to dismantle the systems that seek to deport our clients and separate our families.
Our project specifically focuses on issues related to access to counsel, detention conditions and ending immigration detention, violation of rights of unaccompanied minors, cruel and inhumane treatment of asylum seekers and systemic violations of due process rights.
Post-Conviction Relief
Immigrants with interactions with the criminal justice system are primary targets for immigration authorities in the United States. ImmDef is one of the only nonprofits in California with dedicated staff working to give immigrants the chance to challenge deportations based on unlawful criminal convictions.
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Welcoming Project
The Welcoming Project began in 2023 with the goal of providing a holistic and dignified welcome for noncitizens living or arriving in Southern California with a focus on the greater Los Angeles area. We believe that no migrant should stand alone when arriving at a new home. This program helps migrants navigate the immigration system and understand their rights as migrants while settling into a new community. These services became an official project in response to increased instances of anti-immigrant state governments busing migrants to California.
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Programa ng Kinatawan na Kwalipikado sa Pambansa
Ang National Qualified Representative Program ng ImmDef ay kumakatawan sa mga imigrante sa detensyon ng ICE na may karapatan sa abogadong itinalaga ng korte dahil sa malubhang sakit sa pag-iisip na nagiging dahilan upang hindi nila magawang kumatawan sa kanilang sarili. Ang modelong ito ng abogadong itinalaga ng korte sa korte ng imigrasyon ay posible salamat sa Franco-Gonzalez v. Holder , isang kasong class action at kasunduan. Ang kasunduang ito ang unang pagkakataon na nagpasya ang sinumang korte ng US na ang isang grupo ng mga imigrante ay may karapatan sa legal na representasyon na pinopondohan ng gobyerno.
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