List of Immigration Pro Bono Legal Service Providers
Updated: February 2025
The following list of legal services has been sourced from the Department of Justice’s Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) and is subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, please visit the Department of Justice’s website at https://www.justice.gov/eoir/list-pro-bono-legal-service-providers.
Missouri Legal Service Providers
Kansas City Immigration Court
Migrant & Immigrant Community Action (MICA) Project
Address: 2650 Cherokee Street, Saint Louis, MO 63118
Phone: (314) 995-6995
Fax: (314) 995-6995
Email: info@mica-project.org
Website: www.mica-project.org
Accepts clients from eastern half of MO and counties of the Archdiocese of Saint Louis Southern IL
American Bar Association Detention and LOP Information Line
The organization acts as a referral service.
Email: immcenter@americanbar.org
Website: www.americanbar.org/groups/public_interest/immigration/
- Pro se case assistance for detained respondents only
- Dial 2150# from the detention center
- To contact on behalf of a detained individual, email immcenter@americanbar.org.
- The American Bar Association Commission on Immigration Detention and LOP Information Line is not available to provide free legal services for noncitizens scheduled for Credible Fear Interviews and/or Asylum Merits Interviews
St. Francis Community Services / Catholic Legal Assistance Ministry (SFCS/CLAM)
Address: 100 N. Tucker Blvd., Suite 726, Saint Louis, MO 63101-1915
Phone: (314) 977-2775
Fax: (314) 977-3334
Email: legalservices@cflcc.org
Website: sfcsstl.org
Languages: Spanish and Arabic
- Limited to low-income individuals living in counties of the Archdiocese of Saint Louis
The Clinic at Sharma-Crawford Attorneys at Law
Address: 515 Avenida Cesar E. Chavez, Kansas City, MO 64108
Phone: (816) 994-2300
Fax: (816) 994-2310
Website: www.theclinickc.org
- Removal defense
- Household income must be under 150% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines
Individuals must contact the providers on this list directly to request legal services. Although the providers on this list offer pro bono (free) legal representation, they may not have the capacity at this time to accept new cases.
Disclaimer: As required by 8 C.F.R. § 1003.61, the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), Office of the Director, maintains a list of organizations and attorneys qualified under the regulations who provide pro bono or free legal services. The information posted on the list is provided to EOIR by the Providers. Como Comunidad, Inc. does not endorse any of these organizations or attorneys. Additionally, Como Comunidad, Inc. does not participate in, nor is it responsible for, the representation decisions or performance of the organizations or attorneys.
Kansas City Immigration Court Juvenile Docket
St. Francis Community Services / Catholic Legal Assistance Ministry (SFCS/CLAM)
Address: 100 N. Tucker Blvd., Suite 726, Saint Louis, MO 63101-1915
Phone: (314) 977-2775
Fax: (314) 977-3334
Email: legalservices@cflcc.org
Website: sfcsstl.org
Languages: Spanish and Arabic
- Limited to low-income individuals living in counties of the Archdiocese of Saint Louis
The Clinic at Sharma-Crawford Attorneys at Law
Address: 515 Avenida Cesar E. Chavez, Kansas City, MO 64108
Phone: (816) 994-2300
Fax: (816) 994-2310
Website: www.theclinickc.org
- Removal defense
- Household income must be under 150% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines
Individuals must contact the providers on this list directly to request legal services. Although the providers on this list offer pro bono (free) legal representation, they may not have the capacity at this time to accept new cases.
Disclaimer: As required by 8 C.F.R. § 1003.61, the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), Office of the Director, maintains a list of organizations and attorneys qualified under the regulations who provide pro bono or free legal services. The information posted on the list is provided to EOIR by the Providers. Como Comunidad, Inc. does not endorse any of these organizations or attorneys. Additionally, Como Comunidad, Inc. does not participate in, nor is it responsible for, the representation decisions or performance of the organizations or attorneys.
Noncitizens in U.S. Customs and Border Protection Custody
The following organizations may be available to provide remote/virtual pro bono legal services to noncitizens who are in U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) custody pending their Credible Fear Interview with a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officer or a Credible Fear Review with an immigration judge.
Border Project
Phone: (956) 267-5100
Website: www.borderproject.com
Hours of Operation:
- Monday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. (CT)
- Tuesday – Thursday: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. (CT)
Commission on Immigration (ABA)
Phone: (202) 350-0633
Email: immcenter@americanbar.org
Website: www.americanbar.org/groups/public_interest /immigration/
Immigration Justice Project (ABA)
Phone: (619) 255-8810
Email: contact@abaijp.org
Website: www.americanbar.org/ijp
Services limited to San Diego, CA
RAICES Texas
Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services
Phone: (855) 672-4237
Website: www.raicestexas.org
Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA)
Phone: 1 (800) 338-4709
Email: ayudalegal@caraprobono.org
Website: www.trla.org
Services limited to Texas
If no answer, please leave a voicemail with your name, A-number, and border facility location.
Individuals must contact the providers on this list directly to request legal services. Although the providers on this list offer pro bono (free) legal representation, they may not have the capacity at this time to accept new cases.
Disclaimer: As required by 8 C.F.R. § 1003.61, the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), Office of the Director, maintains a list of organizations and attorneys qualified under the regulations who provide pro bono or free legal services. The information posted on the list is provided to EOIR by the Providers. Como Comunidad, Inc. does not endorse any of these organizations or attorneys. Additionally, Como Comunidad, Inc. does not participate in, nor is it responsible for, the representation decisions or performance of the organizations or attorneys.
Asylum Officer Rule Process
The following organizations may be available to provide remote/virtual pro bono legal services to noncitizens who are scheduled for Asylum Merits Interviews and immigration court proceedings conducted pursuant to the new rule “Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum Officers” (87 FR 18078), also known as the “Asylum Officer Rule.”
Aldea – The People’s Justice Center
Address: 532 Walnut Street Reading, PA 19601
Phone: (484) 877-8002
Fax: (484) 930-0655
Email: coordinator@aldeapjc.org
Website: www.aldeapjc.org
Languages: Spanish
Catholic Charities of Dallas
Address: 1421 W Mockingbird Ln. Dallas, TX 75247
Phone: (214) 634-7182
Email: legal@ccdallas.org
Website: www.ccdallas.org
Catholic Charities of Central Florida
Address: 1771 North Semoran Boulevard, Suite C Orlando, FL 32807
Phone: (407) 658-0110
Fax: (407) 601-0738
Email: legalservices@cflcc.org
Website: www.cflcc.org
Languages: Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, French
Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada, Immigration Services Program
Address: Immigration Department, 1511 Las Vegas Blvd. North Las Vegas, NV 89101
Phone: (702) 383-8387
Fax: (702) 436-1579
Email: immigration@catholiccharities.com
Website: www.catholiccharities.com
Centro Legal de la Raza
Address: 3400 E. 12th Street Oakland, CA 94601
Phone: (510) 437-1554
Fax: (510) 437-9164
Email: info@centrolegal.org
Website: www.centrolegal.org
Connecticut Immigrant Center Inc.
Address: 36 Mill Plain Road, Suite 403 Danbury, CT 06811
Phone: (203) 312-7689
Email: info@cimmc.org
Website: www.cimmc.org
Languages: Spanish
Individuals must contact the providers on this list directly to request legal services. Although the providers on this list offer pro bono (free) legal representation, they may not have the capacity at this time to accept new cases.
Disclaimer: As required by 8 C.F.R. § 1003.61, the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), Office of the Director, maintains a list of organizations and attorneys qualified under the regulations who provide pro bono or free legal services. The information posted on the list is provided to EOIR by the Providers. Como Comunidad, Inc. does not endorse any of these organizations or attorneys. Additionally, Como Comunidad, Inc. does not participate in, nor is it responsible for, the representation decisions or performance of the organizations or attorneys.
Noncitizens in the Family Expedited Removal Management (FERM) Process
The following organizations may be available to provide remote/virtual pro bono legal services to noncitizens who are in the FERM process nationwide unless otherwise specified.
Americans for Immigrant Justice
Phone: (786) 454-8566
Email: info@aijustice.org
Website: www.aijustice.org/familiasseguras/
To request a free legal orientation, please call the phone number and leave your name, date of birth, alien registration number (A number), country of nationality, the date and location of your Credible Fear Interview, and a phone number and any email address where you can be reached or visit the website at www.aijustice.org/familias-seguras/ to complete an online orientation request form.
Immigration Justice Project (ABA)
Address: 2727 Camino del Rio South, Suite 320 San Diego, CA 92108
Phone: (619) 859-6692
Fax: (619) 255-8849
Email: contact@abaijp.org
Website: www.americanbar.org/ijp
- Services are limited to the San Diego area.
- Office is not open to the public, please call for an appointment.
Connecticut Immigrant Center
Human Rights First
Washington, DC (for Annandale and Baltimore)
Address: 1120 20th NW, Suite 250 Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 370-3313
Website: www.humanrightsfirst.org
New York (for Newark)
Address: 75 Broad Street, 31st Floor New York, NY 10038
Phone: (917) 320-9601
Website: www.humanrightsfirst.org
Los Angeles
Address: 3680 Wilshire Blvd., Suite PO4-414 Los Angeles, CA 90010
Phone: (213) 205-0468
Website: www.humanrightsfirst.org
Services are limited to Annandale, Baltimore, Newark, and Los Angeles.
The Advocates for Human Rights
Address: 330 Second Avenue South, Suite 800 Minneapolis, MN 55401
Phone: (612) 341-9845
Fax: (612) 341-2971
Email: hrights@advrights.org
Website: www.theadvocatesforhumanrights.org
Services are limited to Fort Snelling.
Individuals must contact the providers on this list directly to request legal services. Although the providers on this list offer pro bono (free) legal representation, they may not have the capacity at this time to accept new cases.
Disclaimer: As required by 8 C.F.R. § 1003.61, the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), Office of the Director, maintains a list of organizations and attorneys qualified under the regulations who provide pro bono or free legal services. The information posted on the list is provided to EOIR by the Providers. Como Comunidad, Inc. does not endorse any of these organizations or attorneys. Additionally, Como Comunidad, Inc. does not participate in, nor is it responsible for, the representation decisions or performance of the organizations or attorneys.