Legal Support Services

In 2018, the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) launched the California State University Immigration Legal Services Project. This project provides free immigration legal services to all current students, staff (state and auxiliary), faculty, immediate family members of current students, recent graduates (who graduated within two years), and newly admitted students who have accepted their admissions.

All 23 CSU campuses have assigned immigration attorneys and paralegals that are available to provide legal consultation and representation in the following areas:

• Legal Consultations
• DACA Renewal and DACA Advance Parole
  
• Family Based Petitions
• Adjustment of Status
• Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
• Asylum
• U Visa
• Naturalization
• Removal Defense
• Additional Immigration Remedies
• Education and Outreach

To schedule a FREE and CONFIDENTIAL appointment, click on the organization that serves your CSU campus:  

Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA)
Northern California:     
Humboldt, Chico, Sacramento, Sonoma
Schedule an Appointment

Immigrant Legal Defense (ILD)
Bay Area: 
Maritime, East Bay, San Francisco, San Jose
Central Valley:
Bakersfield, Fresno, Stanislaus
Central Coast:
Monterey Bay, San Luis Obispo
Schedule an Appointment »

Central American Resource Center of California (CARECEN)
Greater Los Angeles:
Dominguez Hills, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Northridge, Pomona
Orange:
Fullerton
Inland Empire:
San Bernardino
Ventura:
Channel Islands​
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Jewish Family Service San Diego Higher Education Legal Services (JFS/HELS)
San Diego: San Diego and San Marcos
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Resources – Free Webinars
The California State University, Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) and California Community Colleges Foundation Offices offer free recorded webinars on different immigration topics. For a complete list of recorded webinars, please refer to the Find Your Ally website.