Get Deportation Counsel

Help for someone with an active deportation case.

Schedule an interview with one of the organizations listed below to see how they can help.

If the immigrant has a date to appear in immigration court, let the organization know when you call. If possible, have the interview before the court date.

People who live in San Francisco get first priority for this help.

Who can help

The organizations below can make referrals to the central waitlist for legal representation in deportation proceedings. They are the members of SFILDC (San Francisco Immigration Legal Defense Collaborative). For San Franciscans, initial consultations are generally low-cost or free.

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African Advocacy Network (AAN)

Languages spoken:

English Amharic Arabic French Portuguese Tigrinya Wolof

Immigration legal services and case management for African and Afro-Caribbean immigrants

3106 Folsom Street
San Francisco, CA 94110

Call 415-503-1032 www.aansf.org

Hours

Monday: 9:00 am - 8:00 pm

Tuesday: 9:00 am - 8:00 pm

Wednesday: 9:00 am - 8:00 pm

Thursday: 9:00 am - 8:00 pm

Friday: 9:00 am - 8:00 pm

Saturday: Closed

Sunday: Closed
Arab Resource & Organizing Center (AROC)

Languages spoken:

English Arabic Farsi

Immigration legal services for low-income Arab and Muslim immigrants

522 Valencia St
San Francisco, CA 94110

Call 415-861-7444 www.araborganizing.org

Hours

Monday: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Tuesday: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Wednesday: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Thursday: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Friday: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Saturday: Closed

Sunday: Closed
Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach (APILO)

Languages spoken:

English Mandarin Cantonese Filipino Vietnamese Korean Japanese Spanish

Immigration legal and social services for low-income Asian Pacific Islander, Latino and immigrant communities.

1121 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94103

Call 415-567-6255 www.apilegaloutreach.org

Hours

Monday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Tuesday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Wednesday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Thursday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Friday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Saturday: Closed

Sunday: Closed
Catholic Charities CYO of San Francisco

Languages spoken:

English Spanish Portuguese Mandarin

Immigration legal and social services for immigrant families.

2873 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94110

Call 650.295.2160 www.catholiccharitiessf.org/what-we-do/immigration

Hours

Monday: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Tuesday: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Wednesday: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Thursday: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Friday: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Saturday: Closed

Sunday: Closed
Central American Resource Center (CARECEN)

Languages spoken:

English Spanish

Immigration legal and social services for Latino, immigrant and low-income families

3101 Mission Street #101
San Francisco, CA 94110

Call 415-642-4400 www.carecensf.org

Hours

Monday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Tuesday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Wednesday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Thursday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Friday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Saturday: Closed

Sunday: Closed
Dolores Street Community Services (DSCS)

Languages spoken:

English Spanish Hindi

Immigration legal services for Latino, immigrant and low-income families

938 Valencia Street
San Francisco, CA 94110

Call 415-282-6209 www.dscs.org

Hours

Monday: 9:30 am - 5:30 pm

Tuesday: 9:30 am - 5:30 pm

Wednesday: 9:30 am - 5:30 pm

Thursday: 9:30 am - 5:30 pm

Friday: 9:30 am - 5:30 pm

Saturday: Closed

Sunday: Closed
Immigration Center for Women and Children

Languages spoken:

English Spanish

Immigration legal services for children and immigrants who are victims of domestic violence and other crimes

3543 18th Street
San Francisco, CA 94110

Call 415-861-1449 www.icwclaw.org
Jubilee Immigration Advocates

Languages spoken:

English Cantonese Mandarin Filipino Spanish French Vietnamese

Immigration legal services for immigrants including Cantonese and Mandarin speakers

100 Bush Street Suite 508
San Francisco, CA 94104

Call (415) 813-1958 jubileelegal.org

Hours

Monday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Tuesday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Wednesday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Thursday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Friday: Closed

Saturday: Closed

Sunday: Closed
Kids in Need of Self Defense

Immigration legal services for unaccompanied immigrant and refugee children in deportation proceedings

200 Pine Street, 3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104

Call 415-694-7394 supportkind.org
La Raza Centro Legal (LRCL)

Languages spoken:

English Spanish

Immigration legal services for Latino, immigrant and low-income families

474 Valencia Street #295
San Francisco, CA 94103

Call 415-575-3500 lrcl.org

Hours

Monday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Tuesday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Wednesday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Thursday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Friday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Saturday: Closed

Sunday: Closed
Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area

Languages spoken:

English Spanish French

Serbisyong ligal sa imigrasyon para sa mga imigrante, refugee at mga pamilyang low-income na naghahanap ng asylum

131 Steuart Street #400
San Francisco, CA 94105

Call (415) 543-9444 www.lccr.com
Legal Services for Children

Languages spoken:

English Spanish

Free immigration legal services for children and youth under 21

870 Market Street, Suite 356
San Francisco, CA 94102

Call 415-863-3762 www.lsc-sf.org

Hours

Monday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Tuesday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Wednesday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Thursday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Friday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Saturday: Closed

Sunday: Closed
Pangea Legal Services

Languages spoken:

English Spanish French Portuguese German Farsi Krio

Immigration legal services and advocacy for immigrants, especially in the area of deportation defense

350 Sansome Street, Suite 650
San Francisco, CA 94104

Call 415-254-0475 www.pangealegal.org

Hours

Monday: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Tuesday: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Wednesday: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Thursday: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Friday: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Saturday: Closed

Sunday: Closed
The Bar Association of San Francisco

Languages spoken:

English Spanish Cantonese

Immigration legal services for disadvantaged and underserved individuals

301 Battery Street
San Francisco, CA 94111

Call (415) 982-1600 www.sfbar.org

Hours

Monday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Tuesday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Wednesday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Thursday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Friday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Saturday: Closed

Sunday: Closed
USF Immigration and Deportation Defense Clinic

Languages spoken:

English Spanish

Immigration legal services for immigrants, especially unaccompanied children and women, seeking asylum

2130 Fulton Street
San Francisco, CA 94117

Call (415) 422-4475 www.usfca.edu/law/professional-skills/law-clinics/immigration-deportation

Show agencies that speak:

The Bar Association of San Francisco

Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area

Jubilee Immigration Advocates

USF Immigration and Deportation Defense Clinic

Pangea Legal Services

Legal Services for Children

La Raza Centro Legal (LRCL)

Immigration Center for Women and Children

Dolores Street Community Services (DSCS)

Central American Resource Center (CARECEN)

Catholic Charities CYO of San Francisco

Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach (APILO)

Arab Resource & Organizing Center (AROC)

African Advocacy Network (AAN)

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