Community Resources
Local Legal Service Resources for Immigrant Families
The following organizations offer free or low-cost immigration legal services in the Oxnard and Ventura County areas.
El Concilio Family Services
El Concilio Family Services is an organization that provides a variety of citizenship and immigration services to Ventura County residents. These services include citizenship application assistance, bilingual civics classes*, one-on-one paralegal immigration assistance in areas such as DACA, family petitions, immigrant Visas, adjustment of status, and more. Residents may also receive a free immigration legal consultation.
Phone: (805) 486-9777
Email: admin@elconciliofs.org
* Citizenship application assistance and bilingual civics classes are conducted by Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA)-accredited staff. An accredited representative is a staff member or volunteer of a BIA-recognized organization who has passed an accreditation process by the U.S. Department of Justice and is recognized for his or her level of experience in and knowledge of immigration law. A BIA representative may provide legal services pertaining to immigration matters. For more information, please see U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services – Find Legal Services.
Mixteco Indigena Community Organizing Project (MICOP)
Mixteco Indigena Community Organizing Project (MICOP) is an Oxnard-based organization that offers free to low-cost immigration legal advice and representation in areas such as citizenship, legal permanent residency, DACA, U-Visa, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), family petitions, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), and status adjustments. In addition, MICOP participates in local community immigration fairs and develops resources, tools, and presentations for the immigrant community in Mixteco, Spanish, and English.
Phone: (805) 483-1166
United Farm Workers (UFW) Foundation
UFW Foundation is a nonprofit organization that advocates for protections for farm workers by providing educational outreach and immigration legal services to low-income communities in multiple languages including English, Spanish, Mixteco, and Mandarin. These immigration legal services include, but are not limited to, citizenship, DACA, family petitions, and crime survivor assistance. Please call the number below to schedule your appointment.
Oxnard Office Phone: (805) 246-3867
Ventura County Family Justice Center
Through a partnership with Ventura County Legal Aid, Ventura County Family Justice Center provides immigration legal services to low-income and vulnerable residents of Oxnard through avenues such as pro bono representation and hosting a law student program.
Phone: (805) 652-7655
Conejo Free Clinic Legal Services
Conejo Free Clinic provides immigration legal services to residents of Ventura County through volunteer attorneys. Legal appointments may be scheduled by calling the number below. Although Conejo Free Clinic’s immigration legal services are free, donations of $40 are recommended.
Phone: (805) 497-3575
La Hermandad Hank Lacayo Youth & Family Center
La Hermandad Hank Lacayo Youth & Family Center aims to address inequities facing immigration families by offering a number of immigration legal services including family petitions, adjustment of status, consulate process, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions, DACA renewal process assistance, and U-Visa. The center also hosts citizenship, English, and computer classes for the Oxnard community.
Oxnard Office Phone: (805) 483-4620
Regional/National Service Providers for Immigrant Families
The following organizations offer free or low-cost legal services outside the immediate Oxnard area. Please note that they may not be able to accept all potential clients, either because they do not offer the specific legal services requested, or because they are simply at full capacity with their caseloads.
Immigrant Legal Defense Center (ILDC)
Immigrant Legal Defense Center (ILDC) serves the Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo Counties by providing legal services in a variety of immigration-related areas, including removal defense for people in detention, legal services for asylum seekers, unaccompanied children and youth (Special Immigrant Juvenile Status), and immigration case management and counseling. ILDC also conducts Know Your Rights presentations and local community clinics.
Phone: (805) 886-9136
Central American Resource Center (CARECEN)
Central American Resource Center (CARECEN) serves Californian immigrant communities by offering a number of immigration legal services for free or at low cost. These services include DACA and Naturalization consultations, assistance with Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions and U-Visa applications, and more. Initial consultations can be scheduled at the phone number below.
San Fernando Valley Office Phone: (213) 385-7800 ext. 122
Immigrant Hope Santa Barbara
Immigrant Hope Santa Barbara is a nonprofit organization that offers low-cost immigration legal services, such as representation in immigration court and asylum interviews as well as assistance in adjustment of status, asylum applications, DACA, employment authorization, family-based petitions, naturalization and citizenship, T-Visas, U-Visas, and Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions. Initial consultations are $40. In addition, Immigrant Hope Santa Barbara hosts civics tutoring, English classes, and driver’s license study courses in Spanish.
Phone: (805) 963-0166
IMPORTA Centro de Inmigración (Santa Barbara Office)
IMPORTA offers a number of legal services to local immigrants in the Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura counties, including deportation defense, U-Visas and Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions, asylum, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), LGBTQ applications, DACA, citizenship, family petitions, and other immigrant-related applications.
Phone: (805) 619-0644
Ventura County Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service
Phone: (805) 650-7599
National Immigration Legal Services Directory
State Bar of California Lawyer Referral Services Directory
State Bar of California Certified Lawyer Referral Services (LRS) Search
State Bar of California Attorney Search and Free Legal Help
California Courts Self-Help Centers
iAmerica Legal Services (Ayuda Legal) Directory (Directorio)
Immigrants' Rights Resources
The following websites are useful and reliable tools for learning more about immigrants’ rights and laws in general. They are available for anyone who wants to know more about current immigration laws, policies, and resources available to immigrant families.
Immigrant Legal Resource Center (In particular, see information about their know-your-rights “Red Cards.”)
Immigration Preparedness Toolkit
Mexican American Legal Defense Fund