The Loyola Immigrant Justice Clinic (LIJC) is a community-based collaboration of Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount University, Homeboy Industries Inc., and Dolores Mission Church. LIJC’s mission is to advance the rights of the immigrant population in East Los Angeles through direct legal services, education, and community empowerment while teaching law students effective immigrants’ rights lawyering skills in a real-world setting.
LIJC focuses on providing representation to individuals who are unable to obtain immigration legal services elsewhere with an emphasis on immigrants with certain immigration and criminal complications who reside in the East Los Angeles area.In addition to direct client work, LIJC staff and students work to educate and empower the communities they serve.
LIJC Students Realize Lifelong Dream of Immigrant Advocacy
LIJC Students take lessons learned from representing clients in DACA matters to Sacramento.
Binational Migrant Advocacy Program Is First of Kind
Innovative new program brings law students to Mexico.
Ukrainian Refugees Escaping Trafficking Find Support at Loyola Immigrant Justice
LIJC represented Ukrainian refugees Vova and his sister Karina, who both fled the war in Ukraine.
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Navigating Justice: Marissa Jauregui '25 on Advocating for Immigrant Rights
Clinic student shares her experience as a Certified Law Student with the Loyola Immigrant Justice Clinic.
Appointment to Gascón Transition Team
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón Appoints LLS Members including LSJLC Director Marissa Montes to Transition Team.
Loyola Immigrant Justice Clinic
Loyola Law School
919 Albany St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
(213) 252-7409
Marissa Montes
Professor of Law and Director, Loyola Immigrant Justice Clinic
213.736.8136
Helena.montes@lls.edu
Yanira Lemus
Adjunct Faculty and Director of Community Legal Services
213.736.8144
Yanira.lemus@lls.edu
LIJC Legal Team
213.252.7409
Daisy Chávez-Mendez, Paralegal (DOJ accredited representative)
Kathy Orellana, Paralegal (DOJ accredited representative)
Kevin Sarabia, Esq., Licensed Attorney
M. Lucero Ortiz, Esq., Licensed Attorney
Viridiana Fernández, Legal Assistant