Represent LA
RepresentLA is a legal defense program that provides legal help to low income immigrants at risk of deportation in Los Angeles County.
The program provides free legal services to individuals in removal proceedings, detained and non-detained immigrants, immigrant veterans, immigrants under 21 years older, and vulnerable workers.
Free Legal Services for Immigrants
RepresentLA The private-public partnership served over 2,000 immigrants in its pilot years until 2021. Since launching in 2022, RepresentLA provides due process and a fighting chance for LA County’s most vulnerable residents.
Free legal services are available to Los Angeles County residents through the RepresentLA Program. The legal team provides help over the phone and in-person and helps with many types of cases such as:
Types of Cases Handled
- Migrants in immigration Court/ In removal proceedings
- Migrants in immigration detention
- Migrants experiencing homelessness or at imminent risk of homelessness
- Migrant that has/ may have experience labor trafficking or workplace exploitation
- Migrant that is a U.S. armed services veteran
- Migrants with a disability (e.g. deafness, blindness, etc.)
- Migrants that may be a victim of immigration services fraud and/or unauthorized practice of law
- Migrants under 21 years old who have experienced abuse, neglect or abandonment by a parent (SIJS)
- Asylum seekers
How to get Help
Legal services are free to LA County residents under the 250% federal poverty line. Dial (800) 593-8222 to speak to the Los Angeles County Office of Immigrant Affairs (OIA) for further information about eligibility criteria.