Free and low-cost immigration legal help in California

156 non-profit organisations in California are recognized by the U.S. Department of Justice, with 567 accredited representatives listed on the EOIR roster as at 2026-10-04. Accredited representatives can help with immigration cases on behalf of a recognized organisation; many charge low or no fees. Listed alphabetically; we don't rank or recommend anyone.

Cities

Organisations

ABA Immigration Justice Project — San Diego, CA, 4 accredited representatives
ACCESS California Services — Anaheim, CA, 5 accredited representatives
African Advocacy Network — San Francisco, CA, 5 accredited representatives
African Communities Public Health Coalition — Los Angeles, CA, 2 accredited representatives
Al Otro Lado, Inc. — Los Angeles, CA, 6 accredited representatives
Alliance for African Assistance — San Diego, CA, 5 accredited representatives
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California — Los Angeles, CA, 6 accredited representatives
Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach — San Francisco, CA, 5 accredited representatives
Asian Resources, Inc. — Sacramento, CA, 1 accredited representative
Bay Area Legal Aid — Oakland, CA, 1 accredited representative
BPSOS Center for Community Advancement, Inc. — Westminster, CA, 2 accredited representatives
CAIR-CA — Anaheim, CA, 7 accredited representatives
California Human Development Corp. — Santa Rosa, CA, 5 accredited representatives
California Immigration Project (CIP) — Sacramento, CA, 4 accredited representatives
California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF) — Sacramento, CA, 4 accredited representatives
Canal Alliance — San Rafael, CA, 4 accredited representatives
Casa Cornelia Law Center — San Diego, CA, 1 accredited representative
Casa Familiar Inc. — San Ysidro, CA, 3 accredited representatives
Catholic Charities CYO Archdiocese of San Francisco — San Francisco, CA, 3 accredited representatives
Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego — San Diego, CA, 4 accredited representatives
Catholic Charities of Los Angeles, Inc. — Los Angeles, CA, 11 accredited representatives
Catholic Charities of Orange County — Santa Ana, CA, 16 accredited representatives
Catholic Charities of Sacramento, Inc. — Sacramento, CA, 2 accredited representatives
Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County — San Jose, CA, 12 accredited representatives
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fresno — Fresno, CA, 3 accredited representatives
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Monterey — Seaside, CA, 9 accredited representatives
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Santa Rosa — Santa Rosa, CA, 9 accredited representatives
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Stockton — Stockton, CA, 4 accredited representatives
Catholic Charities of the East Bay — Oakland, CA, 5 accredited representatives
Catholic Charities of Yolo-Solano, Inc. — Fairfield, CA, 4 accredited representatives
Catholic Charities San Bernardino & Riverside Counties — San Bernardino, CA, 3 accredited representatives
Center for Employment Training — San Jose, CA, 1 accredited representative
Central American Resource Center (CARECEN) of California — Los Angeles, CA, 30 accredited representatives
Central American Resource Center (CARECEN) of Northern California — San Francisco, CA, 3 accredited representatives
Central California Legal Services — Fresno, CA, 2 accredited representatives
Centro Binacional Para El Desarrollo Indigena Oaxaqueno — Fresno, CA, 1 accredited representative
Centro CHA Inc. — Long Beach, CA, 8 accredited representatives
Centro La Familia Advocacy Services, Inc. — Fresno, CA, 9 accredited representatives
Centro Legal de la Raza — Oakland, CA, 3 accredited representatives
Chinatown Service Center — Los Angeles, CA, 1 accredited representative
Chinese for Affirmative Action — San Francisco, CA, 2 accredited representatives
Church World Service California — Anaheim, CA, 1 accredited representative
Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) — Los Angeles, CA, 19 accredited representatives
Coastside Hope — Half Moon Bay, CA, 2 accredited representatives
COFEM dba Consejo de Federaciones Mexicanas en Norte America — Los Angeles, CA, 3 accredited representatives
Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County, Inc. — Watsonville, CA, 7 accredited representatives
Community Justice Alliance Inc. — Sacramento, CA, 2 accredited representatives
Community Lawyers Inc. — Compton, CA, 2 accredited representatives
Community Legal Aid SoCal — Santa Ana, CA, 1 accredited representative
Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto — East Palo Alto, CA, 1 accredited representative
Community Solutions for Children Families and Individuals — Morgan Hill, CA, 4 accredited representatives
Crisis Intervention Services, Inc. DBA Sierra Community House — Truckee, CA, 2 accredited representatives
Direct Immigration Services Inc. — San Bernardino, CA, 1 accredited representative
East Bay Sanctuary Covenant — Berkeley, CA, 8 accredited representatives
East Bay Spanish Speaking Citizens' Foundation — Oakland, CA, 2 accredited representatives
Eastmont Community Center — Los Angeles, CA, 3 accredited representatives
Education and Leadership Foundation — Fresno, CA, 7 accredited representatives
El Centro De Ayuda — Los Angeles, CA, 1 accredited representative
El Concilio Family Services — Oxnard, CA, 4 accredited representatives
El Rescate — Los Angeles, CA, 4 accredited representatives
Equality Alliance of San Diego County — San Diego, CA, 3 accredited representatives
Express Immigration Services — Wooland Hills, CA, 1 accredited representative
Filipino Advocates for Justice — Oakland, CA, 1 accredited representative
Grace Church an Evangelical Free Church of Desert Hot Springs — Desert Hot Springs, CA, 1 accredited representative
Hermandad Mexicana Nacional — North Hollywood, CA, 3 accredited representatives
Human Agenda — San Jose, CA, 1 accredited representative
Human Options, Inc. — Costa Mesa, CA, 1 accredited representative
Immigrant Hope Arroyo Grande — Arroyo Grande, CA, 3 accredited representatives
Immigrant Hope Coachella Valley — Indio, CA, 2 accredited representatives
Immigrant Hope San Leandro CA, Inc. — San Leandro, CA, 1 accredited representative
Immigrant Hope Santa Barbara, CA — Santa Barbara, CA, 3 accredited representatives
Immigrant Hope Vista — Vista, CA, 2 accredited representatives
Immigration Aid Resource Center — Reseda, CA, 1 accredited representative
Immigration Center for Women and Children — Los Angeles, CA, 11 accredited representatives
Immigration Center of San Bernardino, Inc. — San Bernardino, CA, 1 accredited representative
Immigration Institute of the Bay Area — San Francisco, CA, 14 accredited representatives
Immigration Resource Center of San Gabriel Valley at Mountainside Communion — Monrovia, CA, 2 accredited representatives
Importa Santa Barbara — Santa Barbara, CA, 8 accredited representatives
Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice — San Bernardino, CA, 3 accredited representatives
Institute for Children's Aid — Temecula, CA, 2 accredited representatives
International Institute of Los Angeles — Los Angeles, CA, 3 accredited representatives
Jewish Family & Community Services East Bay — Concord, CA, 10 accredited representatives
Jewish Family and Children's Services — San Francisco, CA, 1 accredited representative
Jewish Family Service of San Diego — San Diego, CA, 11 accredited representatives
Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley — Los Gatos, CA, 1 accredited representative
Jubilee Immigration Advocates — San Francisco, CA, 1 accredited representative
Justice At Last — San Francisco, CA, 2 accredited representatives
KCS, Inc. — Buena Park, CA, 2 accredited representatives
Korean Resource Center — Los Angeles, CA, 3 accredited representatives
La Alianza Comunitaria Transnacional — Fresno, CA, 1 accredited representative
La Hermandad Hank Lacayo Youth & Family Center — Oxnard, CA, 2 accredited representatives
La Maestra Family Clinic, Inc. dba La Maestra Community Health Centers — San Diego, CA, 4 accredited representatives
La Raza Community Resource Center — San Francisco, CA, 1 accredited representative
Latin Advocacy Network (LATINAN) — Salinas, CA, 2 accredited representatives
Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County — Santa Barbara, CA, 1 accredited representative
Legal Aid Society of San Diego, Inc. — San Diego, CA, 1 accredited representative
Legal Services for Children — San Francisco, CA, 1 accredited representative
Libreria Del Pueblo, Inc. Immigration and Citizenship Project — San Bernardino, CA, 5 accredited representatives
LM Voice of Justice — San Diego, CA, 2 accredited representatives
Los Angeles LGBT Center - Immigration Law Project — Los Angeles, CA, 1 accredited representative
Loyola Immigrant Justice Clinic at Loyola Law School and Loyola Marymount University — Los Angeles, CA, 2 accredited representatives
Maitri — Santa Clara, CA, 2 accredited representatives
Marin County Free Library — Point Reyes Station, CA, 1 accredited representative
MARU — San Leandro, CA, 1 accredited representative
Mexican American Opportunity Foundation — Commerce, CA, 2 accredited representatives
Mission Action Inc. — San Francisco, CA, 1 accredited representative
Mixteco Indigena Community Organizing Project — Oxnard, CA, 3 accredited representatives
NALEO Educational Fund — Monterey Park, CA, 5 accredited representatives
New Voice Immigration Assistance Services — Lynwood, CA, 3 accredited representatives
Northern Valley Catholic Social Service, Inc. — Chico, CA, 3 accredited representatives
Oasis Legal Services — Berkeley, CA, 5 accredited representatives
On the Move — Napa, CA, 2 accredited representatives
Open Immigration Legal Services — Oakland, CA, 1 accredited representative
Opening Doors, Inc. — Sacramento, CA, 2 accredited representatives
Orange County Communities Organized For Responsible Development — Santa Ana, CA, 2 accredited representatives
Pars Equality Center — San Jose, CA, 7 accredited representatives
Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans — San Diego, CA, 1 accredited representative
Pathways to Citizenship — Solana Beach, CA, 1 accredited representative
Pomona Economic Opportunity Center (PEOC) — Pomona, CA, 3 accredited representatives
Public Law Center — Santa Ana, CA, 2 accredited representatives
Puente de la Costa Sur — Pescadero, CA, 2 accredited representatives
Rainbow Services, Ltd — San Pedro, CA, 1 accredited representative
San Bernardino Community Service Center, Inc. — San Bernardino, CA, 9 accredited representatives
San Fernando Valley Refugee Children Center, Inc. — North Hills, CA, 1 accredited representative
San Francisco Labor Council AFL-CIO/WE RISE SF — San Francisco, CA, 3 accredited representatives
San Joaquin College of Law - New American Legal Clinic — Clovis, CA, 4 accredited representatives
Santa Barbara County Immigrant Legal Defense Center — Santa Barbara, CA, 3 accredited representatives
Services, Immigrant Rights and Education Network (SIREN) — San Jose, CA, 4 accredited representatives
Sims Cares for All Inc. — Gardena, CA, 1 accredited representative
Solidarity — Placentia, CA, 4 accredited representatives
Somali Bantu Association of America — San Diego, CA, 1 accredited representative
Sonoma Immigrant Services Inc. — Sonoma, CA, 2 accredited representatives
South Asian Network Inc. — Artesia, CA, 2 accredited representatives
Southeast Asian Christian Ministry — Redding, CA, 1 accredited representative
Step Forward Foundation — Morgan Hill, CA, 3 accredited representatives
Survivor Justice Center — Los Angeles, CA, 1 accredited representative
The East Bay Community Law Center — Berkeley, CA, 2 accredited representatives
The Fresno Center — Fresno, CA, 3 accredited representatives
The Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of L.A.-Interfaith Refugee and Immigration Services — Los Angeles, CA, 5 accredited representatives
The Servants Ministries — San Francisco, CA, 1 accredited representative
The Watsonville Law Center — Watsonville, CA, 1 accredited representative
Tides Center/Arab Resource Organizing Center — San Francisco, CA, 2 accredited representatives
TODEC Legal Center Perris — Perris, CA, 9 accredited representatives
UFW Foundation — Bakersfield, CA, 17 accredited representatives
University of California Immigrant Legal Services — Davis, CA, 3 accredited representatives
University of San Diego Legal Clinics — San Diego, CA, 2 accredited representatives
Up Valley Family Centers — Saint Helena, CA, 3 accredited representatives
UURISE, Inc. — Vista, CA, 1 accredited representative
VALORUS — Pasadena, CA, 2 accredited representatives
Vietnamese American Community Center of the East Bay (VACCEB) — San Leandro, CA, 3 accredited representatives
Vital Immigrant Defense Advocacy and Services — Santa Rosa, CA, 4 accredited representatives
Welcome to America Inc. — Hesperia, CA, 2 accredited representatives
West Coast Mennonite Central Committee — Reedley, CA, 2 accredited representatives
Women's Transitional Living Center, Inc. (WTLC) — Fullerton, CA, 1 accredited representative
Yorba Linda Friends Church — Yorba Linda, CA, 1 accredited representative
Young Mens Christian Association of Metropolitan Los Angeles — Los Angeles, CA, 4 accredited representatives

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, EOIR Recognition & Accreditation Program roster, as at 2026-10-04. Check current status on the EOIR recognition and accreditation roster.