Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project of Catholic Charities of Los Angeles, Inc., is a non-profit law firm which educates and represents, either directly or by finding pro bono counsel, immigrants in removal proceedings in Immigration Court or before Citizenship & Immigration Services. Esperanza provides services primarily to immigrants who are in detention, including adults in the custody of ICE (Immigration & Customs Enforcement), and children who have been in the custody of ORR (the Office of Refugee Resettlement), or to individuals with particularly complex immigration cases involving a past criminal or gang history. Esperanza also provides education to adults who are considering becoming custodians for unaccompanied children in removal proceedings. Esperanza has provided legal services to immigrants and their families in Los Angeles for over 10 years. More information can be found about Esperanza at www.esperanza-la.org
