Southern California Immigration Project is a public interest nonprofit organization dedicated to providing pro bono legal services to survivors of human and civil rights violations.
Tens of thousands of detained immigrants in the U.S. face deportation back to a country with unstable governments either unwilling or unable to protect its citizens. If returned, they face the immediate danger of physical harm, if not direct threats to their lives. Because undocumented immigrants do not have the right to an appointed immigration attorney, the majority of them concede to deportation because they cannot afford representation. SCIP's mission is to give those seeking safety and stability in the U.S. a chance at a new and productive life.
SCIP has represented clients from 21 African nations as well as LGBTQ clients from other countries in immigration court and with the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA).
Most of these clients are detained at the Imperial regional Detention Facility while their case is being processed through the court system.
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