Immigration Legal Services for the CSU Community

About Immigrant Legal Defense (ILD)

Immigrant Legal Defense (ILD) is a nonprofit organization that provides free immigration legal services to CSU campus communities in the Bay Area, Central Valley, and Central Coast. ILD offers legal consultations, education, and full-scope representation for a wide range of immigration matters to students, staff, faculty, and eligible family members.

ILD Services

ILD can provide consultations and case representation in many immigration cases. Services include (but are not limited to):

Immigration Relief Eligibility Screenings
Detained and non-detained deportation (immigration court) defense
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA)
Advance Parole
Temporary Protective Status (TPS) or Deferred Enforced Departure (DED)

Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)
Family petitions
U & T visas
VAWA petitions
Refugee/Asylum
Applications for Lawful Permanent Resident Status
Citizenship

About CSU Higher Education Immigration Legal Services Project

In 2018, the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) launched the California State University Immigration Legal Services Project. This project provides direct immigration legal services free of cost to CSU students (including newly admitted students), employees (staff and faculty), the immediate family members of students and employees, and recent alumni. All services are free and confidential. Individuals can schedule an appointment with one of the following four organizations that provides services to their campus.

Immigrant Legal Defense (ILD) provides services to: San Francisco State, San Jose State, Cal State East Bay, Maritime Academy, Fresno State, CSU Bakersfield, Stanislaus State, CSU Monterey Bay, and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) provides services to: Chico State, Sacramento State, Sonoma State, Humboldt State.

Central American Resource Center of California (CARECEN) provides services to: CSU Northridge, Cal State LA, CSU Dominguez Hills, Cal State Long Beach, Cal Poly Pomona, Cal State Fullerton, Cal State San Bernardino, CSU Channel Islands.

Jewish Family Service (JFS) of San Diego provides services to: San Diego State, CSU San Marcos.