Advancing Justice - LA provides legal information, counseling and representation to individuals, especially those who speak little or no English, on the telephone or in person. Advancing Justice - LA prioritizes issues affecting immigrant and low-income communities.
Citizenship
Advancing Justice - LA helps individuals with citizenship issues. With local partner organizations, Advancing Justice - LA provides free citizenship assistance in Los Angeles and Orange counties, as well as across California and the nation. Advancing Justice - LA collaborates with community-based groups to hold free citizenship workshops and also takes a limited number of citizenship cases at low or no cost.
Immigration
California is home to more immigrants than any other state. The Immigration Project at Advancing Justice-Los Angeles assists immigrants nationally and locally who are seeking help with immigration relief such as adjustment of status, representation in immigration court, and other forms of family-based immigration. The Immigration Project hosts free in-house and off-site workshops and information sessions within Los Angeles County and Orange County to assist undocumented immigrants for little to no cost. Immigration consultations are also available in-person or over the phone by appointment only.
Domestic Violence and Family Law
Advancing Justice - LA assists low-income and limited-English-speaking survivors of domestic violence with family law and immigration services, including helping them obtain restraining orders, child custody, and support orders and to achieve legal status without the help of their abuser. Advancing Justice - LA also assists victims of labor or sex trafficking with obtaining legal status.
Housing
Advancing Justice - LA helps those facing foreclosures or who have problems with their rental units, with a focus on limited-English speaking immigrant homeowners and tenants. In addition to aiding homeowners in obtaining loan modifications, Advancing Justice - LA has represented AANHPI homeowners victimized by loan modification scams.
Legal Intake in Asian Languages
The Asian Language Legal Intake Project (ALLIP) provides toll-free hotlines in Cambodian (Khmer), Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese), Filipino (Tagalog), Korean, Thai, and Vietnamese. The intake staff also provides help in English and other languages. Callers receive resources, counseling, or referral to an Advancing Justice - LA attorney or another legal aid organization on issues such as housing, domestic violence, family law, immigration, citizenship, consumer fraud, employment, and discrimination.
