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The Los Angeles County Office of Immigrant Affairs (OIA), part of the Department of Consumer and Business Affairs, has awarded $1.5 million to Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project in partnership with Amanecer Community Counseling Services and Asian Americans Advancing Justice to provide mobile legal and case management services. This initiative supports both recent arrivals and long-term…

21 nonprofits to receive grants to support successful legal outcomes for immigrants LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles County Office of Immigrant Affairs (OIA) in the Department of Consumer and Business Affairs (DCBA) has announced a second cohort of awardees for its Capacity Strengthening Grants for Immigrant Focused CBOs initiative. 21 community-based organizations (CBOs) will…

The Los Angeles County Department of Consumer and Business Affairs (DCBA) has provided critical investigative work to assist the Office of Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón in charging a 56-year-old woman with scamming more than a dozen immigrants by pretending to be a consultant — and at times — an attorney. Nubia Esmeralda…

The Los Angeles County Office of Immigrant Affairs (OIA), in the Department of Consumer and Business Affairs (DCBA), stands ready to assist the immigrant detainees and family members who might be affected by a recent data breach by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). According to a report from the Los Angeles Times, ICE…

Ten nonprofits to receive first round of grants to strengthen their capacity to serve the County’s immigrant communities MAY 2024 UPDATE — 21 groups received awards in a second round of capacity building grants. READ MORE LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles County Office of Immigrant Affairs (OIA), in the Department of Consumer and Business…