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Attendees hold signs at the vigil to protest the reported shooting of Honduran immigrant Jose Garcia-Sorto by an ICE agent, outside the ICE field office in Phoenix, Arizona, on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (Nicole Macias Garibay/CALÓ News)

As heightened immigration enforcement activity makes its way into Phoenix and Tucson areas, more and more organizations, advocacy groups and institutions are increasing their support for immigrant and undocumented individuals and mixed-status families.

From LGBTQ+-led organizations, like Trans Queer Pueblo and Mariposas Sin Fronteras, who fight for the liberation of queer migrants, and groups like Aliento and Scholarships A-Z, that put the future of migrant students first, to rapid response networks like Puente Human Rights Movement and Borderlands Resource Initiative, Arizona has a plethora of groups providing resources.

This list of organizations based across Arizona is ever-evolving. If you encounter issues contacting any of these groups, have a specific experience you want to share about them or believe we’ve missed one, please contact us at arizona@calonews.com.

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Ivette Sosa, family and community liaison at Aliento, tables during the Mexican Independence Day celebration in front of the Arizona State Capitol on Sept. 15, 2025. (Nicole Macias Garibay / CALÓ News)

Aliento

Based in Phoenix, Aliento focuses on supporting migrant and mixed-status students in their pursuit of higher education and offers art and healing workshops in schools and other locations. 

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Borderlands Resource Initiative

Based in Phoenix, this organization provides educational materials on immigration enforcement and justice. It offers the Accompaniment Program, a community-led initiative in partnership with Puente Human Rights Movement, in which trained community members accompany migrants to court hearings at Phoenix Immigration Court.

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Catholic Charities Community Services of Arizona

Based in Phoenix, this organization offers immigration educational services, including naturalization tests and workshops, as well as services to refugees who have recently arrived in the U.S.

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Protesters gather outside the Arizona State Capitol for the "No Kings" protest taking place across the U.S., on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025 in Phoenix, Ariz. (Analisa Valdez/CALÓ News)

Chicanos Por La Causa (CPLC)

With offices across Arizona, CPLC offers numerous immigration-related services, including low-cost consultations, educational sessions and documentation processing like naturalization, DACA renewals and visa applications.

Website: https://cplc.org/programs/immigration

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Coalición de Derechos Humanos - Arizona

Based in Tucson, this grassroots organization offers weekly community sessions on immigration enforcement and updates on the borderlands, as well as other information sessions.

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Common Defense

Based in Phoenix, this nonprofit brings together former service members to combat authoritarian policies through organized protesting and calls for change. Some of their campaigns include Vets Against Trump, No War on Our Streets and VA Not For Sale.

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Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project

Based in Phoenix and Tucson, this nonprofit organization offers free legal and social services to immigrants, especially those facing deportation. They also advocate for a more just immigration system.

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Global Family Legal Services

Based in Tubac — north of the Nogales border — this nonprofit organization offers low-cost immigration legal services to individuals and families of Arizona. 

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International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Based in Phoenix and Tucson, the IRC offers opportunities for refugees, asylees, victims of human trafficking, survivors of torture and other immigrants to thrive. Those services include strengthening economic well-being, access to education and healthcare and promoting safety.

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Living United for Change in Arizona (LUCHA)

Based in Phoenix, LUCHA is a civil rights organization that advocates for more Latines in positions of power to bring about change. In addition, the nonprofit organization offers assistance with processing immigration-related applications and renewals.

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Mariposas Sin Fronteras

Based in Tucson, this nonprofit mutual aid organization supports LGBTQ+ migrants during and after their detention and hosts a monthly letter-writing workshop to help motivate and offer hope to migrants in ICE custody.

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Local organizations table outside Phoenix City Council Chambers as they await the vote on the Resolution for Thriving Communities, a resident-submitted resolution addressing community and immigration safety-needs, on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (Analisa Valdez / CALÓ News)

Mass Liberation Arizona

Based in Phoenix, this grassroots organization aims to decarcerate and divest from the “(in)justice” system, which includes the immigration system. They partner with other organizations to host educational sessions and organize demonstrations against recent immigration enforcement actions.

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Website: http://masslibaz.org/

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Phoenix Legal Action Network (PLAN)

Based in Phoenix, PLAN advocates for immigrant communities of Arizona by offering free and low-cost legal services, sharing stories that combat the anti-immigrant rhetoric and by building power within communities. 

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Poder in Action

Based in Phoenix and similar to Mass Liberation, Poder in Action advocates for an end to the carceral system and justice for immigrant communities. Poder organizes neighborhood campaigns against pro-police policies and leaders whose actions impact marginalized Phoenix residents.

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Poder Latinx

Based in Phoenix and similar to LUCHA, this civic engagement organization builds political power within Latine communities to enforce change at all levels of government. They also provide immigration-related services and educational material.

Website: https://poderlatinx.org/

Proyecto Progreso

Based in Phoenix, this organization works with numerous Latino-led news outlets to promote its Tus Derechos campaign. Launched in early 2025, the Spanish-language initiative aims to deliver educational material and updated information regarding immigration processes and enforcement operations.

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Puente Human Rights Movement

Based in Phoenix, this mutual aid and rapid response network started organizing the minute Trump was re-elected. By December, they were distributing the Know Your Rights red cards across the city. They host workshops for impacted community members and accompaniment training to help those who may eventually become targets.

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Salvavision

Based in Tucson, this nonprofit organization provides aid and support — housing, integration assistance and more — to asylum seekers and those who have been deported.

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Scholarships A-Z

Based in Tucson, this education-forward nonprofit organization aims to empower undocumented youth, from high school to the career stage, by providing mentorship, scholarship and development opportunities..

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Semillas

Based in Phoenix, this community-based nonprofit empowers everyday residents by providing tools to build leadership and safety within their communities. Through a series of different campaigns, which range from community safety groups to the decolonization of the patriarchal family structure, Semillas advocates for the just treatment and advancement of immigrant and Latine residents of the Valley. 

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Sonia Almaraz speaks about the deteriorating health conditions that Arbella “Yari” Rodríguez Márquez, her decade-long partner and best friend, is facing at Eloy Detention Center during a Trans Queer Pueblo news conference on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Phoenix, Arizona. (Nicole Macias Garibay/CALÓ News)

Trans Queer Pueblo

Based in Phoenix, this nonprofit advocacy group fights for the liberation of LGBTQ+ immigrants as well as their empowerment through a number of initiatives, including the creation of a Liberation Clinic, which provides legal immigration services and legal courses.

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Website: https://www.tqpueblo.org/en

VetsForward

Based in Arizona, this organization works similarly to Common Defense, by advocating for democracy. They organize around issues like gun safety laws, clean energy, voting rights, equitable care at the VA, reproductive rights and criminal justice reforms.

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