Legal Aid Directory
Nonprofit and low-cost immigration legal help in all 50 states. Filter by state, by who you are, or search by name.
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Alaska Institute for Justice - Alaska Immigration Justice Project
Free and low-cost legal representation prioritizing survivors of domestic violence, trafficking, torture, and persecution.
Catholic Social Services Alaska - Refugee Assistance & Immigration Services
Resettlement and immigration services for refugees, asylees, trafficking victims, and other new arrivals across Alaska.
The Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama (¡HICA!)
Low-cost immigration legal information and naturalization services for Alabama's Hispanic and immigrant families.
Arkansas Immigrant Defense
Free immigration legal defense — asylum, SIJS, VAWA, and removal cases — focused on trafficking survivors and abused children.
Arkansas United
Immigrant resource centers statewide connecting families to legal help, DACA/TPS clinics, and know-your-rights education.
Catholic Charities Immigration Services
Low-cost immigration counseling — green cards, DACA, citizenship, VAWA — for families who cannot afford a private attorney.
Arizona Legal Women and Youth Services (ALWAYS)
Free legal help for trafficking survivors and youth under 25 — SIJS, U/T visas, and VAWA cases.
Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project
Free legal services for detained adults and unaccompanied children facing deportation — asylum, SIJS, and know-your-rights.
CARECEN (Central American Resource Center)
Affordable immigration legal services including asylum, deportation defense, DACA/TPS, citizenship, and family petitions.
Immigration Center for Women and Children
Free and affordable immigration help for abused, abandoned, or neglected children and survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
Free legal services for low-income immigrants, including asylum, removal defense, and naturalization.
Colorado Legal Services — Farm Worker Rights Division
Free legal aid for farmworkers — immigration relief for trafficking survivors, plus wage and workplace-abuse cases.
Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network (RMIAN)
Free lawyers for detained immigrants and for children in removal proceedings — asylum, SIJS, DACA, trafficking cases.
Greater Hartford Legal Aid
Free legal help for low-income residents including U visas and VAWA petitions for immigrant survivors.
IRIS – Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services
Refugee resettlement plus immigration legal help with family petitions, adjustment of status, and citizenship.
Immigration Advocacy & Support Center (IASC)
Asylum, SIJS, VAWA, and T/U visa help with representation at asylum interviews.
Ayuda (Washington, DC Office)
Low-cost immigration legal services — asylum, VAWA, SIJS, U/T visas — for survivors of violence, trafficking victims, and youth.
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington — Immigration Legal Services (Downtown)
Direct low-cost immigration legal services — family petitions, asylum, naturalization, removal defense — for DC and Maryland families.
Human Rights First (Washington, D.C. Office)
Free legal representation for asylum seekers with fear-based claims; serves clients in DC, Maryland, and Virginia.
Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (CLASI)
Free legal help for victim-based immigration cases only: VAWA, U/T visas, and SIJS for low-income Delawareans.
La Esperanza
Immigration legal help for Delaware Latinos: asylum, SIJS, VAWA, TPS, DACA, and removal defense.
Americans for Immigrant Justice
Completely free legal services for low-income immigrants — asylum, deportation defense, detained immigrants, unaccompanied children, trafficking survivors.
Catholic Charities Legal Services of Miami (Broward Office)
Pro bono and low-cost immigration legal services — asylum, SIJS, VAWA, removal defense — including help for detained immigrants.
Catholic Charities of Central Florida — Immigration & Refugee Services (Orlando)
Low-cost immigration legal representation across Central Florida — asylum, family petitions, VAWA, U/T visas, removal defense.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice — Atlanta
Sliding-scale immigration representation — asylum, VAWA, U visas, removal defense — plus free citizenship and know-your-rights clinics.
Georgia Asylum and Immigration Network (GAIN)
Free immigration legal services for asylum seekers and survivors of trafficking, domestic violence, and sexual abuse; most clients are women and girls.
Latin American Association (Atlanta Office)
Low-cost immigration assistance — asylum, SIJS, family petitions, removal defense — plus ESL and social services.
Catholic Charities Hawaii
Help with green cards, DACA, family petitions, and citizenship applications.
Hawaii Immigrant Justice Center at the Legal Aid Society of Hawaii
Free legal help for low-income immigrants: VAWA/T/U visas for crime survivors, SIJS for abused children, removal defense, and naturalization.
Iowa Legal Aid
Free statewide civil legal aid; immigration help focused on VAWA self-petitions and T/U visas for crime and trafficking survivors.
Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice
Statewide immigration legal services and advocacy — asylum, SIJS, removal defense, VAWA, U/T visas, DACA, and TPS.
Catholic Charities of Idaho
DOJ-recognized nonprofit offering low-cost immigration legal services to individuals and families across Idaho.
Immigrant Justice Idaho
Idaho's only DOJ-recognized free legal service provider for immigrants, offering free and low-cost help based on financial need.
National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC)
Free and low-cost representation for asylum seekers, unaccompanied children, detained immigrants, and survivors of trafficking and domestic violence — plus a free Chicago Immigration Court help desk.
World Relief Chicagoland
Low-cost immigration legal services in the Chicago suburbs — family reunification, DACA, affirmative asylum, VAWA, U visas, and naturalization.
National Immigrant Justice Center (Indianapolis Office)
Free and low-cost immigration representation — asylum, SIJS, removal defense, VAWA, U/T visas — plus a free help desk at the Indianapolis Immigration Court.
Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic
Free legal services for low-income Hoosiers — asylum, SIJS, VAWA, U/T visas, DACA, and naturalization — plus know-your-rights presentations.
Kansas Legal Services
Free and low-cost statewide civil legal help for low-income Kansans, including naturalization, DACA, and work-authorization assistance.
La Luz Center for Legal Assistance (Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas)
Low-cost immigration legal clinic in Kansas City, Kansas — adjustment of status, DACA, family petitions, naturalization, VAWA, and asylum representation.
Catholic Charities of Louisville — Migration and Refugee Services
Refugee resettlement and immigration legal help for newcomers, including family reunification, asylum support, and citizenship services.
Kentucky Refugee Ministries
Immigration legal services — asylum, green cards, citizenship, DACA, SIJS — plus resettlement, ESL, and youth programs for refugees and asylees.
Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans — Immigration and Refugee Services
Broad immigration counseling and representation — asylum, SIJS, VAWA — with specialized help for domestic-violence survivors and unaccompanied children.
New Orleans Workers' Center for Racial Justice
Legal support and know-your-rights training for immigrant workers facing workplace abuse, trafficking, and deportation threats.
Greater Boston Legal Services – Immigration Unit
Free removal defense, asylum, SIJS, VAWA, and U/T visa representation for low-income immigrants in Greater Boston.
Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) – Boston
Free pro bono legal representation for unaccompanied immigrant children in asylum, SIJS, and removal cases.
PAIR Project (Political Asylum/Immigration Representation)
Pro bono asylum representation, a detention program, and know-your-rights work for immigrants in Massachusetts.
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington — Immigration Legal Services (Silver Spring)
Low-cost immigration legal help — asylum, VAWA, SIJS, U/T visas, removal defense — for families across Maryland and DC.
HIAS
Refugee resettlement agency offering free and low-cost immigration legal services, including asylum and humanitarian cases.
Tahirih Justice Center (Baltimore)
Free legal services for immigrant women and girls fleeing domestic violence, trafficking, and gender-based persecution.
Catholic Charities Maine – Refugee and Immigration Services
Refugee resettlement plus low-cost immigration legal help with family petitions, citizenship, and services for trafficking survivors.
Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project (ILAP)
Maine's only statewide immigration legal aid agency; free and low-cost help with asylum, SIJS, VAWA, DACA, and citizenship for low-income immigrants.
Michigan Immigrant Rights Center (MIRC)
Free legal services statewide — the only provider for unaccompanied children in ORR custody in Michigan — plus asylum, DACA, domestic-violence cases, and deportation defense.
Southwest Detroit Immigrant and Refugee Center
Free legal clinics and low-cost representation in Detroit for recent immigrants and asylum seekers — immigration, deportation defense, and naturalization.
Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota
Free immigration legal representation for low-income immigrants and refugees in Minnesota — family, humanitarian, and removal cases.
The Advocates for Human Rights
Free legal help for asylum seekers, unaccompanied children, detained immigrants, and human-trafficking survivors in Minnesota and the Dakotas.
Legal Services of Eastern Missouri — Immigration Law Program
Free immigration legal help in eastern Missouri — VAWA self-petitions, T/U visas for crime victims, adjustment of status, and naturalization.
MICA Project (Migrant and Immigrant Community Action)
Free and low-cost immigration legal services in St. Louis — asylum, removal defense, SIJS, VAWA, DACA, and family cases.
El Pueblo
Immigration legal services on the Gulf Coast — asylum, SIJS, removal defense, and protections for crime victims.
Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance (MIRA)
Legal help with DACA, family petitions, TPS, and VAWA cases, plus citizenship classes and know-your-rights workshops.
Big Sky Immigration Legal Services & Advocacy
Pro bono immigration representation for people who can't afford an attorney, including detained clients and know-your-rights trainings.
International Rescue Committee (IRC) Missoula
Low-cost or free legal representation for refugees, asylees, and immigrants seeking green cards, citizenship, and family reunification, plus know-your-rights trainings.
Immigration Legal Assistance Services of Holy Cross
BIA-recognized nonprofit providing low-cost immigration legal help to the community since 1986.
Legal Aid of North Carolina — Farmworker Unit
Free legal and immigration help for migrant farmworkers, including labor-based deferred action and T/U visas.
Legal Aid of North Carolina — Immigration Pathways for Victims (IMMPAV)
Free immigration help for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking — VAWA, U/T visas, removal defense.
The Advocates for Human Rights
Free legal services for low-income asylum seekers, unaccompanied children, trafficking survivors, and detained immigrants in North Dakota.
Catholic Charities of Omaha — Immigration Legal Services
Affordable immigration legal services in Omaha — asylum, family petitions, VAWA, U/T visas, and removal defense.
Center for Immigrant and Refugee Advancement (CIRA)
Free nonprofit law firm for vulnerable immigrants in Nebraska and southwest Iowa — family and humanitarian cases — plus the statewide NILAH legal hotline.
Catholic Charities New Hampshire – Immigration and Refugee Legal Services
Asylum, SIJS, VAWA, T/U visas, and removal defense plus know-your-rights workshops for immigrants across New Hampshire.
International Institute of New England
Legal immigration forms service plus refugee resettlement, ESOL classes, and employment support for new Americans.
American Friends Service Committee – Immigrant Rights Program
Legal services, advocacy, and know-your-rights for immigrants, including detained people at Elizabeth and Essex County facilities.
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Newark – Immigration Assistance Program
Low-cost help with family petitions, asylum, SIJS, VAWA, U visas, TPS, and deportation defense.
El Centro Hispanoamericano
Affordable immigration legal services — asylum, removal defense, SIJS, VAWA — serving New Jersey immigrants since 1984.
New Mexico Immigrant Law Center
Free legal help for detained immigrants and asylum seekers — plus SIJS, DACA, and crime-survivor cases for youth.
Santa Fe Dreamers Project
Free legal representation for immigrant youth and families — DACA, asylum, and humanitarian protections for DV survivors.
Catholic Charities of Northern Nevada - Mother Cabrini Immigration Legal Services
Low-cost help with citizenship, green cards, family petitions, work permits, and deportation defense.
Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada
Free legal help for immigrant victims of domestic violence, trafficking, and other crimes, plus SIJS cases for children and asylum claims.
Washoe Legal Services
Free and low-cost representation covering asylum, deportation defense, SIJS, and VAWA cases for qualified residents.
African Services Committee – Immigrant Community Law Center
Free and low-cost immigration legal services for NYC's African and Caribbean immigrant communities, including asylum and SIJS.
Immigration Law & Justice New York
Free legal services for vulnerable immigrants: asylum, SIJS, VAWA, removal defense, and Afghan SIV cases.
New York Legal Assistance Group – Immigrant Protection Unit
Free citywide help with asylum, SIJS, VAWA, T/U visas, naturalization, and removal defense.
Advocates for Basic Legal Equality (ABLE)
Free statewide immigration representation across all 88 Ohio counties — asylum, VAWA, U/T visas, SIJS, DACA, and removal defense for low-income immigrants, refugees, and farmworkers.
Community Refugee & Immigration Services (CRIS)
Low-cost immigration legal services in Columbus — asylum, family petitions, work authorization, naturalization, and removal defense — plus refugee resettlement and job support.
The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland
Free civil legal help across five Northeast Ohio counties, including U/T visas, VAWA petitions, asylum, naturalization, and removal defense for low-income immigrants.
Catholic Charities of Oklahoma City — Immigration Legal Services
Affordable immigration legal services for low-income families — green cards, citizenship, VAWA, and U-visa cases.
Catholic Charities of Tulsa
Immigration legal help including removal defense, SIJS for youth, and VAWA cases, with immigration-court and appeals representation.
Catholic Charities of Oregon - Immigration Legal Services
Low-cost consultations and representation statewide, focused on family reunification, refugees, and survivors of domestic abuse and sexual assault.
Innovation Law Lab
Free legal representation for asylum seekers and immigrants facing deportation, including SIJS and VAWA cases.
HIAS Pennsylvania
Low-cost asylum, deportation defense, and citizenship help for immigrants and refugees on a sliding fee scale.
Justice at Work
Free legal aid for immigrant workers: T and U visas for trafficking and crime victims.
Nationalities Service Center
Legal representation for low-income immigrants: asylum, family reunification, domestic-violence survivor cases, and removal defense.
Catholic Charities of Providence – Office of Immigration and Refugee Services
Low-cost immigration legal services and refugee resettlement for immigrants of all backgrounds.
Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island
Full-service immigration legal help — asylum, SIJS, VAWA, DACA, citizenship — plus refugee resettlement and ESL classes.
Sojourner House – Immigration Advocacy Program
Free immigration legal help for domestic-violence and sexual-assault survivors: VAWA, U/T visas, and gender-based asylum.
South Carolina Legal Services (Charleston Office)
Free legal services for low-income South Carolinians, including T/U visas and VAWA petitions for immigrant survivors.
South Carolina Victim Assistance Network — Immigrant Victim Program
Free legal help for immigrant crime victims in South Carolina, including U visa cases and victims' rights advocacy.
Caminando Juntos
Help with green cards, DACA, citizenship, family petitions, and TPS for Sioux Falls immigrant families.
LSS-SD Center for New Americans
Full-range immigration legal help - asylum, family reunification, citizenship, TPS, T/U visas, VAWA - serving all of South Dakota.
South Dakota Voices for Peace
Legal services, education, and advocacy for immigrants, including asylum representation in court.
Latino Memphis — Immigrant Rights Defense Center
Sliding-scale immigration legal services — asylum, SIJS, family petitions, removal defense — from West Tennessee's largest Latino-serving nonprofit.
Mid-South Immigration Advocates (MIA)
Free and affordable immigration representation before the Memphis Immigration Court and USCIS — asylum, VAWA, SIJS.
Tennessee Justice for Our Neighbors
Free and low-cost immigration legal services statewide — asylum, family petitions, VAWA, removal defense — plus know-your-rights education.
American Gateways
Low-cost asylum, VAWA, and trafficking-survivor representation, plus legal orientation inside Texas detention centers.
RAICES
Free and low-cost legal defense for asylum seekers, detained families, and unaccompanied children across Texas.
Tahirih Justice Center
Free legal and social services for immigrant survivors of gender-based violence — asylum, VAWA, U/T visas, SIJS.
Catholic Community Services of Utah — Migration & Refugee Services
Full immigration legal services — asylum, SIJS, VAWA, removal defense — plus refugee resettlement support.
Holy Cross Ministries of Utah
Legal immigration consultations focused on women and children — asylum, DACA, TPS, and trafficking-survivor cases.
Ayuda (Fairfax Office)
Low-cost direct legal services for family and humanitarian immigration cases — asylum, VAWA, SIJS, U/T visas.
Legal Aid Justice Center — Immigrant Advocacy Program
Free legal help for low-wage immigrant workers — wage theft, workplace discrimination — plus humanitarian immigration cases.
Tahirih Justice Center (Falls Church)
Free legal services for immigrant women and girls fleeing domestic violence, trafficking, and gender-based persecution.
Vermont Asylum Assistance Project (VAAP)
Represents detained and non-detained immigrants statewide in asylum, removal, SIJS, VAWA, and T/U visa cases.
Vermont Legal Aid – Immigration Community Lawyering Initiative
Free immigration legal help — asylum, family petitions, work permits, naturalization — via community attorneys in central and southern Vermont.
Kitsap Immigrant Assistance Center
BIA-recognized nonprofit offering low- or no-cost help with asylum, removal defense, SIJS, U visas, and naturalization.
Northwest Immigrant Rights Project
Free legal aid statewide: asylum, deportation defense, SIJS for youth, VAWA/U visas, citizenship, and DACA.
Community Immigration Law Center (CILC)
Free twice-monthly legal clinics and free representation for detained immigrants facing deportation in Wisconsin, plus an asylum clinic that has helped hundreds apply.
International Institute of Wisconsin
Low-cost immigration and citizenship services in Milwaukee — adjustment of status, family petitions, naturalization — with translation in more than 50 languages.
Catholic Charities West Virginia — Refugee Resettlement and Immigration Services
Refugee resettlement case management plus family-based immigration legal help for vulnerable West Virginians.
Legal Aid of West Virginia
Free civil legal aid statewide, including VAWA immigration petitions for survivors of domestic violence.
Mountain State Justice
Free legal consultations and representation for West Virginia immigrants — asylum, VAWA, U/T visas, SIJS, removal defense.
Immigrant Hope - Wyoming Idaho
Low-cost immigration legal help for green cards, citizenship, DACA, and family petitions across Wyoming and eastern Idaho.
Wyoming Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Free legal help with VAWA petitions, U and T visas, and SIJS for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and trafficking.
Wyoming Immigrant Advocacy Project
Wyoming's first comprehensive legal aid program for immigrants, offering free and sliding-scale representation and community education.