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Since 1973 · Mission District
Free legal services. Community power.
We advance civil and human rights from the heart of San Francisco’s Mission District. Free, bilingual legal help — eligibility and service area depend on the program.
Our legal services
Four programs. One office. Call the front desk and we will point you to the right team — or tell you if we cannot take the case.
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Affirmative Immigration
Citizenship, DACA, family petitions, and humanitarian relief for a more secure future.
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Removal Defense
Standing with families in immigration court to prevent deportation.
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Workers’ Rights
Fighting wage theft and workplace injustice for low-wage and immigrant workers.
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Elder & Disability Law
Protecting seniors’ economic security and access to care.
Updates
Clinics, cases, and coverage of the work underway.
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September 23, 2026
Event
Immigration clinic
Bi-monthly walk-in clinic in collaboration with the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights. Second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 5:00 p.m.
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September 14, 2026
Update
Immigration clinic — second and fourth Wednesdays
Walk-in clinic at 5:00 p.m. with the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights. Call the front desk to confirm the next date.
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May 14, 2026
Mission Local
42% of immigrants in S.F. don’t have an assigned lawyer in court. Only Santa Clara is worse.
42% of immigrants in S.F. don’t have an assigned lawyer in court. Only Santa Clara is worse.
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March 17, 2026
Mission Local
Deportation orders to ‘third countries’ on pause for asylum seekers in San Francisco
Deportation orders to ‘third countries’ on pause for asylum seekers in San Francisco
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March 1, 2026
The San Francisco Standard
Kafka in court: San Francisco’s legal resistance takes on ICE detentions
Kafka in court: San Francisco’s legal resistance takes on ICE detentions
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January 15, 2026
The San Francisco Standard
The SF Immigration Court death spiral accelerates
The SF Immigration Court death spiral accelerates
Our advocacy
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Immigration reform
A platform for legalization, due process, and family reunification.
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Workers’ Ten Commandments
The foundational rights of laborers — wages, breaks, and dignity on the job.
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Civic engagement
Community-led power in the Mission District and across the Bay Area.
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Bay Area Habeas Network
Challenging unlawful detention and defending due process.
Help us keep free legal services in the Mission.
Your gift pays for attorneys, clinics, and the habeas work that brings people home.
Free bilingual services
La Raza Centro Legal has served Latino and low-income immigrant families from 474 Valencia Street since 1973. Poverty, immigration status, disability, language, sexual orientation, or gender identity should never be an impediment to justice.