Immigration Center for Women and Children (ICWC)
ICWC is a non-profit legal organization providing free and affordable immigration services to underrepresented immigrants in California and Nevada. ICWC strives to provide security and stability for children who are abused, abandoned or neglected and for immigrants who are survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and other violent crimes.
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CONNECT ·2025 Grants ChallengeKnow Your Rights: Safeguarding Immigrant Youth
Unaccompanied immigrant children enter the U.S. without a legal guardian, often escaping abuse, abandonment, or persecution in their home countries. In 2025, federal agents began conducting unannounced “wellness” check-ins at the homes or schools of unaccompanied children, resulting in other members of their household being targeted for immigration enforcement. Through this new initiative, ICWC safeguards unaccompanied children in LA by preparing youth and their adult sponsors to safely interact with immigration enforcement agents.
- CONNECT ·2022 Grants Challenge
Achieving Work Authorization for Immigrant Survivors of Trauma
Many immigrants with pending visa petitions are limited in their ability to provide for themselves and contribute to their communities because they lack legal work permits. Due to recent policy changes, however, it is now possible for our clients to obtain work authorization while their visa applications are still pending. With grant funds, we will file for legal work authorization and conduct educational workshops on rights and responsibilities associated with lawful employment status for over 500 immigrant survivors of trauma in L.A. County.