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El Rescate

  • Location:
    1605 W Olympic Blvd.
    Suite 516
    Los Angeles, CA 90015
  • Phone:
    (213) 387-3284
  • Fax:
    (213) 387-9189
  • Contact methods:
    Email, Phone calls
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

El Rescate  offers a wide range of immigration legal services to the community of Los Angeles. We provide services to those who cannot afford legal aid regardless of gender, sexual preference, religion, or ethnic background.

Counties served: Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Ventura

Services Provided

Are immigration legal services provided? Yes
Areas of immigration legal assistance: Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions
Types of immigration legal services provided: Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS, Representation at Asylum Interviews (Credible Fear Interviews, Reasonable Fear Interviews), Representation before the Immigration Court
Non-legal services: Citizenship / Civics classes
Populations served: Domestic Violence Victims, Farm workers, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Torture survivors
Languages spoken: English, Spanish, K'iche'
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: No
Nominal fee charged? Yes

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 2
Is organization BIA recognized? Yes
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: 1
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: 1
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: 6

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: Immigration Advocates Network