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.
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Our Areas of Expertise

Asylum
Citizenship and Naturalization
Crimes
DACA
Detention
Enforcement
Family-Based
Immigrant Youth
LGBT
Policy Advocacy
Post-Conviction Relief
Prosecutors
Public Charge
Removal Defense
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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


  • Practice Advisory
    Resources

    Guides to Filing Your First Habeas Corpus Petition by District
    Publication Date
    09/22/2926
    These four step-by-step guides will walk you through the steps for filing your first petition for habeas corpus (immigration) in each of the California federal district courts--the Eastern District of California, the Northern District of California, the Central District of California, and the Southern District of California.
  • Resources
    Resources

    Reference Sheet on the Immigration Consequences of Delinquency
    Publication Date
    09/22/2026
    This chart describes commonly applied conduct-based grounds of inadmissibility and deportability and the juvenile court dispositions that might provide the government with evidence that the person comes within the ground.
  • Resources
    Resources

    2025 Annual Report
    Publication Date
    09/16/2026
    The ILRC has published its 2025 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

    ILRC Comment Opposing Proposed Form I-130 Changes
    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.
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Our Projects and Networks

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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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