Immigration: Laws and procedures relating to individuals entering the United States, including detention, court hearings, and citizenship.
- Karsh Center, Immigration Services: https://karshcenter.org/about-us/programs/legal-services/
- Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA), Immigration Legal Assistance Project: https://lacba.org/?pg=immigration-legal-assistance-project
- National Imigrant Forum: https://immigrationforum.org/
- Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.: https://cliniclegal.org/
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
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/correction-detention/index.html
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
- Refugee Cash Assistance: https://www.cdss.ca.gov/refugees
- Housing for Refugees: https://www.cdss.ca.gov/refugeeprogram/res/pdf/Housing/Housing_Resources_Guide.pdf
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/