California Offers Free Immigration Support for Community College Students
Selen Ozturk
October 31, 2025
American Community Media
As immigration crackdowns continue nationwide, California is expanding access to legal aid through Find Your Ally, the first state-funded program of its kind in the nation.
Through Find Your Ally, all students, staff and faculty in California’s 116 community colleges can access free immigration legal aid, regardless of income, enrollment status or program type.
California community colleges serve over 2.1 million students, making it the largest higher education system in the U.S. An estimated 50,000 to 70,000 of these students are undocumented, according to California Dream Act and in-state tuition application data.
Help through Find Your Ally
Services offered through Find Your Ally include in-person and online consultations, help with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) renewal and filing fees, naturalization assistance, advance parole applications, family petitions, guidance for mixed-status households navigating changing immigration laws and help in attending or funding immigration-related appointments like doctor’s visits.
