The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) is the national association of more than 15,000 attorneys and law professors who practice and teach immigration law. AILA member attorneys represent:

• U.S. families seeking permanent residence for close family members
• U.S. businesses seeking talent from the global marketplace
• Foreign students, entertainers, athletes, and asylum seekers, often on a pro bono basis

Founded in 1946, AILA is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization that provides continuing legal education, information, professional services, and expertise through its 39 chapters and over 50 national committees.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.aila.org/

 

The California Immigrant Policy Center (CIPC) is a constituent-based statewide immigrant rights organization with offices in Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, and Oakland. It is the premiere immigrant rights institution in the state that promotes and protects safety, health, and public benefits and integration programs for immigrants, and one of the few organizations that effectively combines legislative and policy advocacy, strategic communications, organizing, and capacity building to pursue its mission. It is powered by a staff of policy experts and advocates; a Steering Committee composed of 14 statewide organizations; 85 member organizations; and nine regional coalition partners spanning Southern and Northern California, the Central Coast, and the Central Valley. Web pages Home - https://caimmigrant.org/

CHIRLA organizes and serves individuals, institutions and coalitions to build power, transform public opinion, and change policies to achieve full human, civil and labor rights.

CHIRLA is recognized by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) to provide immigration legal services at low-cost to its members. All legal staff and volunteers at CHIRLA are supervised by licensed attorneys, BIA-accredited representatives, Juris Doctors, and trained paralegals. CHIRLA's Legal Services Department has helped thousands of individuals to become citizens, reunite with their families and apply to become a DACA beneficiary.

CHIRLA's Community Education and Outreach section provides free information, group seminars, presentations, and workshops on Coalition Building, Policy, Civic Engagement, Worker's Rights, Community/Police Relations and other social services relevant to our immigrant community.

CHIRLA's Resources section provides a Know Your Rights Tool Kit as well as a Family Preparedness Plan and ot… [read more]

ICE Out of California's website aims to identify the current trends in collaboration between local law enforcement and ICE, so community members and advocates can strategically push ICE out of California. 

In 2014, community organizers and advocates successfully passed the California TRUST Act. This law provided the foundation to begin disentangling ICE from local law enforcement. Now, communities are mobilizing to build upon the TRUST Act’s protections to ensure that families and communities remain unified. 

Their website is designed to help communities throughout California expand the TRUST Act‘s protections and push ICE out of California.  As we continue to separate local law enforcement from ICE, we can further strengthen our communities and restore trust between the community and local law enforcement. 

ICE Out of California Hotline-If you or a loved one have been the victim of an ICE raid, have been directly transferred from jail to immigration detention, or are… [read more]

The Immigration Advocates Network (IAN) is a collaborative effort of leading immigrants' rights organizations designed to increase access to justice for immigrants and strengthen the capacity of organizations serving them. IAN promotes more effective and efficient communication, collaboration, and services among immigration advocates and organizations by providing free, easily accessible and comprehensive online resources and tools.

A Few Categories on the IAN Website Include:

National Immigration Legal Services Directory
Search for immigration legal services providers by state, county, or detention facility. Only nonprofit organizations that provide free or low-cost immigration legal services are included in this directory.

Library
Browse substantive materials and training manuals to help guide your legal advocacy.

Calendar
Discover local immigration trainings and events, as well as webinars and teleconferences.

News
Track what's happening around the country with daily news on a wide range of… [read more]

Sierra Community House offers Mediation and Legal Assistance which provides free and reduced cost legal services in a clinic setting for civil legal matters. All services are available in multiple languages and available on a sliding scale.

Services
LEGAL ASSISTANCE
Sierra Community House provides limited scope representation, including information, support, and conflict resolution to resolve many legal issues community members face. They do not provide legal representation in court. They may be able to provide assistance in the following areas:

• Family Law
• Immigration Law
• Landlord/tenant Law
• Employment Law
• Small Claims/Contract Matters
• Civil Harassment Restraining Orders
• Name Changes
• Guardianship and Conservatorship
• Know Your Rights and Be Prepared Education
• Understanding the worker’s compensation process

If they cannot provide the assistance you need, they will do their best to refer you to an agency that can.

MEDIATION
Sierra Community House also offers conflict resolution … [read more]

A consulate is a diplomatic office location of another country. Its focus is mainly on providing services to its country’s citizens in the host country, such as issuing passports, providing help during emergencies, and helping with legal and administrative matters. Consulates may also promote trade and economic relations between the two countries.

Web pages

• Spanish home page - https://consulmex.sre.gob.mx/sacramento/ - Select English from pop-up at top right of web page when it first loads (or reload page to see it again)
• FAQs - https://consulmex.sre.gob.mx/sacramento/index.php/preguntas-frecuentes-documentacion
• Mexican consulates in California - https://www.courts.ca.gov/partners/documents/ea_MXConsulCal.pdf

Dedicated to defending and advancing the rights of low-income immigrants. Addresses real-life impact of polices that affect the ability of low-income immigrants to prosper and thrive.

Engages in lawsuits that defend the fundamental and constitutional rights of all Americans, including low-income immigrants and their families, often in coordination with other local and national civil rights organizations.

Conducts trainings, publish educational materials, and provides legal counsel and strategic advice to support and strengthen other groups’ advocacy work.

Opening Doors, Inc helps underserved members of the Greater Sacramento Area access opportunities within the US social and economic system. Their programs help those escaping human trafficking and newly arrived refugees to start safe and healthy lives. They provide low-cost immigration legal services, financial education classes, and small business support programs.

They do this with a multi-cultural staff and volunteers who respect the cultural identities and individual goals of their clients.

Web pages

• Immigration legal services - https://openingdoorsinc.org/programs/defending-immigrants/
• Mental health program - https://openingdoorsinc.org/programs/addressing-mental-health/
• Refugee programs - https://openingdoorsinc.org/programs/welcoming-refugees/
• Support for survivors of trafficking - https://openingdoorsinc.org/programs/supporting-survivors/
• Economic prosperity program - https://openingdoorsinc.org/programs/expanding-economic-opportunity/

US Citizenship and Immigration Services provides:

• Information and forms regarding citizenship and family citizenship
• green cards
• petition for relative
• affidavit of support
• employment eligibility
• information on temporary workers
• permanent workers
• student visas.

On the USCIS office website, you can check your status, locate your nearest field or international office, and also schedule a free appointment to get answers on your case.


Driving Directions:

Take Interstate 5.
Get off at the exit for J street.
Head east on J Street.
Turn right onto Seventh Street.
Turn right onto Capitol Mall.
The building is between 6th and 7th Streets.

NOTE: For current information on roadwork, delays, road conditions and emergency closures, call the voice-activated Caltrans Highway Information Network at 800-427-7623 or visit their website at http://www.dot.ca.gov/


Public Transportation:

Take the blue or gold light rail lines to the 7th Street and Capitol Mall stop (Southbound) or to the 8th Street and Capitol Mall st… [read more]