Immigration: Laws and procedures relating to individuals entering the United States, including detention, court hearings, and citizenship.

• Berkeley International Human Rights Law Clinic: https://undocu.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SoCal-Immigration-Referral-List_FINAL.pdf
• California Lawyers for the Arts free/low cost resource list: https://www.calawyersforthearts.org/resources/Documents/legal%20aid%20immigration.pdf
• California State Guide: https://immigrantguide.ca.gov/en
• Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.: https://cliniclegal.org/
• Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA), Immigration Legal Assistance Project: https://lacba.org/?pg=cfj-immigration-cases

• LA City government (it was created for COVID, but useful in general too): https://coronavirus.lacity.gov/city-la-resource-guide-immigrants-during-covid-19-crisis

• LA County Health Services Immigrant Services: https://dhs.lacounty.gov/our-services/resources/our-services-immigration/
• List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers for immigration: https://www.justice.gov/eoir/file/ProBonoCA/download
• National Imigrant Forum: https://immigrationforum.org/
• Table of Major Benefit Programs Available to Immigrants in California from the National Immigration Law Center: https://www.nilc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cal-benefits-table.pdf

Asylum - Protection for people who have suffered or have been threatened based on their race, religion, nationality, political beliefs, or membership in particular social groups.

• Esperanza (English & Spanish): https://a43bef2d-528e-48ae-a5e2-717d13947485.filesusr.com/ugd/a7013a_6812c58336c24eed888efae76c2261a7.pdf
• Carecen: https://www.carecen-la.org/legal_services
• Tahirih Justice Center: https://www.tahirih.org/
• U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Asylum: https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/refugees-and-asylum/asylum

Citizenship - Status of being or process of becoming a citizen of a specific country.

• Carecen: https://www.carecen-la.org/legal_services
• INALEO Educational Fund: https://naleo.org/citizenship/
• U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS): https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/uscis-response-covid-19
• U. S. Citizen & Immigration Services: https://www.uscis.gov/

Custodians of Unaccompanied Minors - Adults who are responsible for unaccompanied minors’ care and safety during immigration proceedings.

• Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project: https://www.esperanza-la.org/
• Esperanza: https://a43bef2d-528e-48ae-a5e2-717d13947485.filesusr.com/ugd/a7013a_546fa310b7064c15a4ed958ac7ec2710.pdf
• Catholic Charities of Los Angeles, Inc. Assist Immigrant & Refugees- Immigration Service: https://catholiccharitiesla.org/immigration-services/
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: https://www.hhs.gov/programs/social-services/unaccompanied-children/index.html

Detained Adults - Persons held in immigration detention centers pending their case processing, release, or removal.

• Esperanza: https://a43bef2d-528e-48ae-a5e2-717d13947485.filesusr.com/ugd/a7013a_b23ae612ab704543b0e1a622ba349a42.pdf
• Anti-Defamation League (ADL): https://www.adl.org/blog/supporting-allofus-means-supporting-immigrants-during-covid-19

Healthcare - Laws relating to medical services and providers.

• Bet Tzedek Legal Services: https://www.bettzedek.org/our-services/resources/
• National Immigration Law Center: https://www.nilc.org/issues/health-care/
• California Immigrant Guide: https://immigrantguide.ca.gov/en/covid19/

Housing

• California Department of Social Services, Resources & Information: https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/refugees/whats-trending/resources-and-info
• Mercy Housing: https://www.mercyhousing.org/
• National Housing Law Project, Protecting Renter and Homeowner Rights During Our National Health Crisis: https://www.nhlp.org/campaign/protecting-renter-and-homeowner-rights-during-our-national-health-crisis-2/

Refugee

• Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (State Department humanitarian bureau): https://www.state.gov/bureaus-offices/under-secretary-for-civilian-security-democracy-and-human-rights/bureau-of-population-refugees-and-migration/
• Catholic Charities Refugee Resettlement Program: https://catholiccharitiesla.org/refugee-resettlement/
• Housing for Refugees: https://www.cdss.ca.gov/refugeeprogram/res/pdf/Housing/Housing_Resources_Guide.pdf
• Immigrant & Refugee Services: https://www.iilosangeles.org/service/immigrant-refugee-services/
• Immigration Advocates Network legal services directory (California): https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/nonprofit/legaldirectory/search?legalarea=&interpreting=0&legalnetwork=&legalservice=&text=&national=0&nonlegalservice=&detentionfacility=&zip=&interestarea=&map=0&state=CA&population=&county=6723&language
• International Institute of Los Angeles legal services: https://www.iilosangeles.org/
• International Justice Resource Center litigation & advocacy support: https://ijrcenter.org/ijrcs-services/support/
• International Rescue Committee: https://www.rescue.org/united-states/los-angeles-ca
• Present a petition to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights for victims of human rights violations: https://www.oas.org/en/IACHR/jsForm/?File=/en/iachr/mandate/petitions.asp
• Refugee Cash Assistance: https://www.cdss.ca.gov/refugees
• UNHCR services for refugees, asylum-seekers, and stateless people: https://help.unhcr.org/?utm_source=unhcr.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=HQ_HE_EN_orghelp___servicesglobal&_gl=1%2Abjgr1u%2A_rup_ga%2AMTg0NzcwNTQ1OS4xNzAyMDg0NDE5%2A_rup_ga_EVDQTJ4LMY%2AMTcwMjA4NDQxOC4xLjEuMTcwMjA4NDUwNS4wLjAuMA..#_ga=2.65141998.1771452843.1702084419-1847705459.1702084419
• USA Hello resource map: https://find.usahello.org/#/list
• USCIS page for immigration for humanitarian reasons: https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian

U-Visa - A type of visa that can protect victims of certain crimes by making it safer to report crime to or help law enforcement.

• Carecen: https://www.carecen-la.org/legal_services
• Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC), California State Laws on the U Visa: https://www.ilrc.org/sites/default/files/resources/6-21_ca_state_u_visa_laws.pdf
• U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS): https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/uscis-response-covid-19

Undocumented - Immigrants who are non-U.S. citizens, Permanent Residents, do not have current visas, or have not been approved for legal residency in the U.S.

• California Immigrant Youth Justice Alliance: https://ciyja.org/covid19/
• Asian Americans Advancing Justice, Disaster Relief Assistance for Immigrants (DRAI): https://www.advancingjustice-la.org/
• Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA), Disaster Relief Assistance for Immigrants (DRAI): https://www.chirla.org/
• Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard, Telephone Town Hall on Resources for Immigrants During the Coronavirus Crisis (English): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA-3lUvDJ4c
• Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard, Telephone Town Hall on Resources for Immigrants During the Coronavirus Crisis (Spanish): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQiYQBN3WRA
• Coronavirus (COVID-19) Disaster Relief Assistance for Immigrants: https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/immigration/covid-19-drai
• Guide for Immigrant Californians: https://covid19.ca.gov/guide-immigrant-californians/
• Immigrants Rising: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PxLuuH0-hwHXftUXuEi52Q1qWUDegN8_I1L4ulIFwzk/edit?ts=5e90bd61
• LA County Office of Immigrant Affairs (English &Spanish): https://oia.lacounty.gov/coronavirus-updates/