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Immigration & Refugees

Immigration & Refugee Programs

Affirmative Immigration
Services Program

A woman stands in a corridor with two children, perhaps discussing immigration legal services. The woman, wearing a dark jacket, has her arm around one child. The children, dressed in blue and smiling, are surrounded by plants and windows lining the corridor.

Free legal services to lower-income individuals living in the San Diego area seeking to obtain certain types of immigration benefits for themselves or their family members living in the U.S.

Citizenship Education

In-person and online citizenship courses, including interview preparation and guidance throughout the naturalization process for eligible lawful permanent residents in San Diego County.

Higher Education Legal Services (HELS)

Personalized immigration legal services to students, staff, and faculty at San Diego and Imperial County Community and State colleges from highly qualified legal practitioners.

Immigration Legal Rights
Program (ILRP)

Pro bono immigration legal services to detained, non-detained, and unaccompanied minor noncitizens from all backgrounds facing removal proceedings in San Diego and Imperial Counties.

Refugee Resettlement

Comprehensive services for newly arriving refugees referred by the U.S. Refugee Program to assist as them on their journey towards self-sufficiency.

Welcoming the Stranger with dignity and respect since 1918.

Your gift to JFS’s Welcome the Stranger Fund ensures San Diego remains a welcoming place for those in search of a safer life—free from violence and persecution. Your support makes our vital humanitarian response possible—empowering refugees to rebuild their lives and welcoming immigrants with compassion.

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