About the Immigrant Legal Resource Center

Working with and educating immigrants, community organizations, and the legal sector to help build a democratic society that values diversity and the rights of all people.

BROWSE OUR COLLECTION OF RESOURCES

 

Since 1979 we have helped expand the immigration expertise of attorneys, nonprofit staff, criminal defenders, and others assisting immigrant clients. Below you will find our most recent collection of resources, as well as a search box to find the topic that's relevant to you.

LATEST ITEMS


  • Resources
    Resources
    Publication Date
    09/16/2026
    The ILRC has published its 2024 Annual Report, which includes information about the initiatives the organization took that year, as well as the organization's financial position.
  • Public Comments / Sign-on Letters
    Resources
    Publication Date
    09/16/2026
    The Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) submitted a comment to USCIS opposing proposed changes to Form I-130, which would more than double the form’s length and require additional information from petitioners and beneficiaries, including expanded criminal history, employment, education, and family-history questions.
  • Practice Advisory
    Resources
    Publication Date
    09/15/2026
    This step-by-step guide will walk you through the steps for filing your first petition for habeas corpus (immigration) in the Southern District of California. The guide provides helpful tips and how-tos from registering for PACER, the federal court electronic filing system, to applying for admission to the district bar, to formatting and filing your petition and motion for injunctive relief. The guide includes helpful screenshots and references to the local rules, as well as links to other useful practice advisories and resources.
  • Resources
    Resources
    Publication Date
    09/14/2026
    This practice advisory reviews recent changes and current practice in filing FOIA requests with DHS and with the different offices within DHS. Since January 22, 2026, all have transitioned exclusively to online filing. The only exception is for persons who lack internet access, such as incarcerated requestors, who may still file on paper, by mail.

Our Projects and Networks

California Regional Network Hubs for Immigrant Families

The Regional Network Hubs for Immigrant Families (RNH) is a statewide initiative to support the coordination of legal services, education and information, and other services to immigrant families in 11 regions of California.

Immigrant Justice Network

The Immigrant Justice Network (IJN) engages in advocacy, education, technical assistance, training, communications, and litigation to address the needs of those caught in the intersection of the criminal justice and immigration systems.

New Americans Campaign

The New Americans Campaign (NAC), a project of the ILRC, is a nonpartisan, groundbreaking national network of legal-service providers, faith-based organizations, businesses, foundations and community leaders that is paving a better road to citizenship.

United Coalition for Immigrant Services

United Coalition for Immigrant Services is a partnership between two collaboratives comprising 16 organizations that provide free and low-cost immigration legal services to children, families, and older adults in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties.

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