Organizations, networks, and contacts in Utah working to support immigrant communities and protect students. Whether you need immediate help, want to partner, or are organizing locally, start here.
If someone is at risk of detention or ICE activity is happening:
The following organizations are listed in the National Immigration Legal Services Directory for Utah. Services, eligibility, capacity, and appointment availability can change — contact providers directly to confirm current availability.
Location: Provo
May be helpful for: Utah County and Provo-area families seeking free legal clinic help. Law students work under faculty supervision on immigration, housing, and other legal matters. Assistance available in English and Spanish.
Contact: communitylegalclinic@law.byu.edu
Locations: Salt Lake City · Ogden
May be helpful for: Immigration consultations, USCIS filings, family reunification, asylum, green cards, citizenship, and removal/deportation matters.
Salt Lake City: 801-977-9119
Ogden: 801-428-1295
Location: West Valley City
May be helpful for: DACA, naturalization/citizenship support, form completion, USCIS filings, emergency resources, and Spanish-language immigrant-family support.
Contact: 385-415-9785
Location: Salt Lake City
May be helpful for: Low-cost or no-cost consultations, DACA, TPS, humanitarian cases, trafficking/crime-victim related immigration, family reunification, citizenship, and naturalization. By appointment.
Contact: 801-261-3440
Location: Salt Lake City
May be helpful for: Asylum, adjustment of status, employment authorization, family petitions, removal proceedings, TPS, U visas, VAWA, and related immigration matters. Provides USCIS filings, immigration-court representation, and BIA representation.
Contact: 801-888-9186 · admin@ilsutah.org
Location: West Valley City
May be helpful for: Legal consultations, green card/adjustment of status, family petitions, citizenship, work authorization, TPS renewal, DACA renewal, document replacement. DOJ-recognized low-cost legal assistance. Free citizenship preparation classes also offered.
Phone: 801-883-8461 · Text: 385-285-6279
Email: Immigration.SLC@rescue.org
University-based organizations providing student leadership, legal support, and organizing infrastructure.
Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán. Student-led organization focused on Chicano/Latino identity, education access, and social justice. A potential organizing partner for campus-based advocacy and student voice at board meetings.
Provides support, resources, and community for undocumented students, DACA recipients, and mixed-status families at the University of Utah. A trusted campus resource for affected students and families.
Offers immigration legal support through law student practitioners supervised by licensed attorneys. Provides a pipeline of trained advocates and a source of legal expertise for community organizations.
Organizations providing civic engagement infrastructure, public advocacy, and coordinated action.
Part of the national Indivisible network. Organizes grassroots advocacy, public comment campaigns, constituent contact with elected officials, and civic engagement. Useful for coordinating school board outreach and public presence.
National grassroots network organizing coordinated protests and civic action. Provides organizing frameworks and visibility for community campaigns, including school-focused advocacy.
Grassroots protest network active in Utah. Known for visible public demonstrations and community awareness efforts. No central website — connect through local community channels. Useful for raising public visibility around school policy campaigns.
Not sure where to start? Use this guide to find the right resource for your situation.
Call La Red de Solidaridad (801-448-7245) or the Utah Immigration Collaborative Hotline (801-382-9027). If those lines are unavailable, dial 211 for multilingual emergency support.
Start with the National Immigration Legal Services Directory — Utah, which lists nonprofit immigration legal service providers across the state and is shared by Salt Lake City School District on its Immigration FAQ. You can also call the Utah Immigration Collaborative Hotline at 801-382-9027 to be screened and referred to an appropriate provider. Directory-listed Utah providers include BYU Community Legal Clinic, Catholic Community Services, Comunidades Unidas, Holy Cross Ministries, Immigrant Legal Services, and the IRC Utah Office. Contact providers directly to confirm current availability.
Connect with Utah Youth for Progress or Latinos in Action for K–12 student organizing. On campus, MEChA and the Dream Center are the primary entry points at the University of Utah.
Partner with the ACLU of Utah, Comunidades Unidas, or Indivisible Utah for organized advocacy. Faith-based groups like MWEG can help reach audiences across the political spectrum.
Work with community networks like the Utah Overpass Coalition or the 50501 Movement for visible public engagement. Connect with Equality Utah for legislative organizing infrastructure.
Start with the organizations you already have relationships with, then reach out to the Utah Immigrant Advocacy Coalition (UIAC) to connect with the broader network. Teacher unions (UEA) and the Utah PTA are natural institutional partners.
Find your district and get involved in the campaign to protect students in Utah.