Free Immigration Legal Services
Legal Services by CARECEN LA
CARECEN LA provides free immigration legal services to all current students, staff (state and auxiliary), faculty, immediate family members of current students, recent graduates (who graduated within two years), and newly admitted students who have accepted their admissions. At CSULB, additional information regarding this project is available at the Dream Success Center.
CARECEN LA's attorneys and legal assistants are available to provide in-person and virtual legal services, including legal representation, in the following matters:
- General consultations
- DACA Applications - PDF
- Family petitions
- Humanitarian relief
- Removal Defense
- Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
- Naturalization (Now offering $725 fee assistance*)
- Other relief
DACA Fee Assistance
If you are in the process of submitting a renewal DACA application and need help identifying financial sources, please make an appointment with our Coordinator Erick Peraza, or our Director Dr. Norma Salcedo.
Removal Defense
CSULB-affiliated faculty, staff, students and their immediate family members who have been detained may be able to receive support from CARECEN LA’s legal providers. If you find yourself needing removal defense support, please let your family know that they can contact CARECEN by calling the Dream Success Center at (562) 985-5869 or emailing CSUDeportationDefense@carecen-la.org, SBarrera@carecen-la.org, or milopez@carecen-la.org.
The Dream Success Center has partnered with the CARES Team to provide holistic support to students impacted by immigration detentions. You can contact the Dream Success Center for guidance and support or submit a referral online to our CSULB CARES Team. The purpose of the CARES Team is to provide a centralized structure for the campus community in our support of students. They provide early intervention and crisis mitigation for students through collaboration with campus departments, faculty, and staff. The CARES Team will review all information available to develop an individual action plan and provide ongoing case management support.
All students, regardless of sex, race, color, national origin, or any other protected identity, who are interested in the program’s mission and focus, are welcome and eligible to participate in all Dream Success Center (DSC) events and programs.
