CAIR-LA Welcomes Release of Iranian Client After Federal Court Grants TRO Against Unlawful ICE Detention
A federal court grants a temporary restraining order, securing the release of CAIR-LA's client from unlawful ICE detention.
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Defend the rights of immigrant families under attack.
People with legal status are being detained without notice or hearings. CAIR-LA fights back in federal court to keep families together.
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Our Immigrants' Rights Center
The legal wall between families and unjust deportation.
Our Immigrants' Rights Center offers high-quality, low-cost or pro bono services to individuals otherwise unable to obtain legal assistance.
We assist individuals who seek asylum, legal permanent residency, citizenship, or reunification with their families, as well as victims of human trafficking, serious crimes, and domestic violence.
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High-quality legal services for those who cannot otherwise obtain assistance.
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Challenging unlawful detentions through habeas petitions and restraining orders.
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Standing with coalitions to protect immigrant families across Southern California.
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A process by which individuals who suffered persecution or fear that they will suffer persecution if returned to their country of origin gain status in the U.S.
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Navigating the petitions and processes that keep families together.
Naturalization
A process by which a legal permanent resident acquires U.S. citizenship.
Removal Defense
Standing between detained community members and unjust deportation.
Violence Against Women Act
A self-petition that allows certain abused spouses, children, or parents of U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents to apply for legal status in the U.S. without the abuser's knowledge.
T-Visa
A visa that allows certain victims of human trafficking and their immediate family members to temporarily stay and work in the U.S.
U-Visa
A visa that grants victims of certain crimes temporary legal status and work eligibility in the U.S.
Temporary Protected Status
A temporary immigration status granted to eligible nationals of select countries due to unsafe conditions.
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Sami Hamdi
British journalist · Held 18 days in ICE detention
How We Help
Deportation defense in action.
This is exactly the kind of crackdown that is escalating right now. Journalist Sami Hamdi was detained by ICE at San Francisco International Airport, midway through a U.S. speaking tour. His visa had been revoked without cause and without prior notice, and the only allegation against him was a visa overstay. No criminal charges were ever filed.
For more than two weeks, Sami sat in an ICE cell. CAIR-CA's legal team, alongside co-counsel at the HMA Law Firm and the Muslim Legal Fund of America, challenged his detention. A federal judge recognized the serious First Amendment concerns and blocked ICE from transferring him out of California. He was released after 18 days, with no order of removal and no bar to returning.
For more than two weeks, Sami sat in an ICE cell. CAIR-CA's legal team challenged his detention. A federal judge recognized serious First Amendment concerns and blocked ICE from transferring him out of California. He was released after 18 days, with no order of removal and no bar to returning.
"It is this simple: Sami never should have spent a single night in an ICE cell. His only real 'offense' was speaking clearly about Israel's genocidal war crimes against Palestinians."
Hussam Ayloush, CEO, CAIR California
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Thanks to CAIR-LA, after 12 years of separation, my family has finally been reunited. One of the attorneys, Amina, has been truly amazing and helped me a lot.
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Why Your Gift Matters
The demand is growing faster than our capacity to respond.
CAIR-LA is on the frontlines defending immigrant communities facing escalating threats, from ICE raids and unlawful detentions to family separations and deportation proceedings. Your donation helps us expand our immigration legal services, protect due process, and ensure families are treated with dignity and not fear.
As ICE raids, detentions, and family separations escalate, CAIR-LA is on the frontlines. Your gift expands our legal services, protects due process, and keeps families together.
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The Crisis
Due process is being quietly dismantled.
Across Los Angeles County, immigrant families are facing escalating threats. CAIR-LA is responding in real time, in the community and in federal court.
Ongoing federal immigration raids and unlawful detentions are tearing through Los Angeles communities, with people detained without notice, without hearings, and without explanation.
A sweeping freeze on immigration and visa processing for Afghan nationals, halting asylum decisions, family reunification, and re-examining already-vetted green cards, places tens of thousands of refugees and families in immediate jeopardy.
Ongoing immigration operations are severely affecting Los Angeles immigrant families, deepening a climate of fear and driving the demand for legal defense and advocacy.
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Serving 8 counties across Southern California.
CAIR-LA is your local protection. We serve immigrant communities across the Greater Los Angeles area and beyond.Los Angeles County, Orange County, Ventura County, San Bernardino County, Riverside County, Kern County, Santa Barbara County, and San Luis Obispo County.
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In Federal Court & In the News
Recent CAIR-LA immigration wins & alerts.
CAIR-LA Secures Release of Two Clients After Federal Court Grants Habeas Petitions Against Unlawful ICE Detention
Two community members are reunited with their families after CAIR-LA wins habeas petitions in federal court.
ABC7: CAIR-LA Demands Change Amid Ongoing Federal Immigration Raids
CAIR-LA joins a coalition of immigrant rights groups pressing Los Angeles County for housing protections and language access for immigrant families.
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