RAICES

What RAICES does

RAICES (Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1985 and headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It delivers free legal representation, refugee resettlement support, and policy advocacy to immigrant families, asylum seekers, unaccompanied children, and refugees across the United States, with primary operational depth in Texas through offices in San Antonio, Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas-Fort Worth, and Houston. The organization is the sole legal aid provider permitted weekly access inside the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, a positioning that has made it a central plaintiff in high-profile federal litigation against Trump administration immigration policies, including challenges to the asylum shutdown proclamation, ICE courthouse arrests, and conditions at family detention facilities. RAICES maintains a coalition footprint with the ACLU, National Immigrant Justice Center, Human Rights First, Center for Constitutional Rights, International Refugee Assistance Project, Democracy Forward, and roughly 15 additional advocacy organizations.

Revenue is generated entirely through charitable giving — one-time donations, recurring contributions, stock donations, IRA charitable rollovers, charitable gift annuities, bequests, and institutional gifts, with personalized stewardship for donors at the $2,500+ level — and services are delivered to clients at no cost. Reported annual expenses were $27.7M (2025, unaudited), $37.5M (2024), $35M (2023), $34M (2022), $32M (2021), and $36M (2020), against approximately $50M in total assets as of December 31, 2025, with a 2024 cost mix of Programs 80%, Administration 15%, and Fundraising 5%. Operations are supported by a 251–500 person workforce led by Co-CEO Faisal Al-Juburi and Legal Director Javier Hidalgo.

The technology footprint is deliberately minimal and consists of standard nonprofit infrastructure rather than proprietary technology: a Squarespace-hosted website, Fundraise Up / Stripe / PayPal / Plaid / Paragon for donation processing, EveryAction for CRM and email advocacy, Google Analytics for web analytics, and Facebook, Instagram, X, and TikTok advertising networks for supporter outreach. RAICES does not market commercial software products; its service portfolio — Legal Services, Refugee Services, Rights Advocacy, Know Your Rights Programs, a Donations Portal, a Supporter Portal, and the Live Analysis real-time policy tracker — is built around attorney capacity and on-the-ground casework, not software platforms.

Name

RAICES

Legal name

Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services

Website

https://raicestexas.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

RAICES is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1985 that provides free immigration legal representation, refugee resettlement support, and rights advocacy to immigrant families, asylum seekers, and unaccompanied children across Texas, funded entirely by charitable donations and operated from five Texas offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Immigration Legal Aid and Refugee Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111), Individual and Family Services (6241), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Immigration Law (BPAHAAAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Migrant & Refugee Legal Aid and Documentation Services (BPADAHAE), Legal Aid & Client Advocacy Services (BPAGAEAM), Immigration Law Literacy & Rights Education (EDAAADAB)

Keywords

• Immigration legal aid
• Refugee resettlement services
• Asylum representation
• Immigrant rights advocacy
• Nonprofit legal services

Headquarters

HQ city

San Antonio

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Charitable Contributions and Donations: RAICES operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that generates revenue primarily through donations from individuals, foundations, and corporate giving programs. The organization maintains federal taxpayer identification number 74-2436920 and accepts various donation forms including one-time gifts, recurring contributions, stock donations, IRA charitable rollovers, charitable gift annuities, and bequests. Donor support enables the organization to provide free legal services to immigrant communities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

RAICES is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides free immigration legal representation (asylum cases, deportation defense, bond hearings) and refugee resettlement/social services to immigrant families, asylum seekers, and unaccompanied children across Texas. The organization also engages in policy advocacy and impact litigation to challenge detention practices and defend immigrant rights, with weekly on-site legal access at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center.

Product overview

RAICES (Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services) is a nonprofit legal aid and advocacy organization offering three integrated service pillars: Legal Services (direct immigration legal representation), Refugee Services (resettlement and social support), and Rights Advocacy (policy reform and community education). The organization supplements its core services with digital platforms including a Donations Portal for fundraising and a Supporter Portal for donor management. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, RAICES does not operate commercial software products; its 'products' are social service programs designed to deliver legal aid, refugee support, and rights advocacy to immigrant communities in Texas and nationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Legal Services Direct legal representation and immigration legal aid for immigrants and asylum seekers, including court representation, bond hearings, asylum applications, and defense against deportation. Provided free of charge to clients across Texas.
• Refugee Services Social services and support programs for refugees including resettlement assistance, case management, and integration support for families settling in the U.S.
• Rights Advocacy Policy advocacy and systemic reform efforts including legislative engagement, impact litigation, and public education to change immigration laws, challenge detention practices, and defend immigrant rights.
• Know Your Rights Programs Community education initiatives providing immigrants with information about their legal rights, constitutional protections, and resources available when interacting with immigration enforcement authorities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 5,600 people documented imprisoned at Dilley detention center between April 2025 and February 2026
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration13 records

Partnerships

24 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Al Otro LadocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 July 2025Part of 15-organization coalition that participated in Inter-American Commission on Human Rights hearing on systematic human rights violations against immigrants by Trump administration.
• Americans for Immigrant JusticecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 July 2025Part of 15-organization coalition at IACHR hearing documenting Trump administration's human rights violations against immigrants.
• Amnesty InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 July 2025Part of coalition at IACHR hearing documenting human rights violations including mass deportations, family separations, and severe restrictions on asylum.
• Haitian Bridge AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 July 2025Part of coalition at IACHR hearing documenting human rights violations affecting Haitian migrants and asylum seekers.
• Hope Border InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 July 2025Part of coalition at IACHR hearing documenting human rights violations at U.S.-Mexico border.
• Immigrant Defenders Law CentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 July 2025Part of coalition at IACHR hearing documenting human rights violations against immigrants and asylum seekers.
• Instituto para las Mujeres en la Migración (IMUMI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 July 2025Part of coalition at IACHR hearing documenting human rights violations affecting women and children in migration.
• Refugees InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 July 2025Part of coalition at IACHR hearing documenting human rights violations and disappearance of migrants.
• Democracy ForwardcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 July 2025Class action lawsuit filed to end unlawful ICE courthouse arrests. Democracy Forward joined RAICES, NIJC, and LCCRSF in challenging Trump administration policies that arrest immigrants at immigration courts.
• Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area (LCCRSF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 July 2025Co-counsel in class action lawsuit challenging ICE courthouse arrests, representing 12 arrested individuals plus organizational plaintiffs Immigrant Advocates Response Collaborative and American Gateways.
• Immigrant Advocates Response Collaborative (Immigrant ARC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 July 2025Organizational plaintiff in class action lawsuit challenging ICE courthouse arrests. Immigrant ARC provides legal services to people who face potential arrest when attending immigration court hearings.
• American GatewayscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 July 2025Organizational plaintiff in class action lawsuit challenging ICE courthouse arrests. American Gateways provides legal services to immigrants in Texas.
• American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 July 2025Federal lawsuit challenging Trump's asylum shutdown proclamation. RAICES served as plaintiff alongside Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center, Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project, and nationwide class of people barred from seeking protection. Coalition successfully argued that Trump's action violated separation of powers.
• National Immigrant Justice CentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 July 2025Co-plaintiff in federal lawsuit challenging Trump's asylum shutdown. The National Immigrant Justice Center, along with RAICES and other coalition members, brought the case in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C.
• Center for Gender & Refugee Studies (CGRS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 July 2025Part of coalition challenging Trump's asylum shutdown. CGRS provided expertise on gender-based asylum claims and refugee protections as part of the legal action.
• Texas Civil Rights ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 July 2025Co-plaintiff in federal lawsuit challenging Trump's asylum shutdown proclamation, bringing expertise on Texas-specific immigration issues.
• Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 July 2025Co-plaintiff in federal lawsuit challenging Trump's asylum shutdown, providing legal representation for detained immigrants in Arizona.
• Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy CentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 July 2025Co-plaintiff in federal lawsuit challenging Trump's asylum shutdown, serving immigrants in El Paso, Texas, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, and New Mexico.
• Texas Civil Rights ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 June 2025Co-counsel in federal lawsuit filed on behalf of 6-year-old Honduran boy with leukemia detained at Dilley, working alongside Columbia Law School Immigrant Rights Clinic.
• Columbia Law School Immigrant Rights CliniccoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 June 2025Co-counsel in litigation challenging detention and medical neglect of child with leukemia at Dilley Immigration Processing Center.
• United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary DisappearancescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 May 2025Coalition of 15 organizations submitted urgent reports to UN body documenting systematic human rights violations including enforced disappearances, arbitrary detention, and refoulement.
• Human Rights FirstcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2025Joint report partnership with Human Rights First exposing systemic due process violations and inhumane conditions at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center. The report documented over 5,600 people imprisoned at Dilley between April 2025 and February 2026, based on in-depth interviews with families, legal service provision, and desk research.
• Center for Constitutional RightscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 February 2025Federal lawsuit challenging incommunicado detention of non-citizens at Guantánamo Bay. Coalition seeks access to detainees and disclosure of identities of those held.
• International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 February 2025Federal lawsuit for access to immigrants transferred to Guantánamo Bay. IRAP provides legal assistance to refugees and immigrants detained at offshore facilities.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project: Provides free legal services to detained immigrants in Arizona; co-plaintiff with RAICES in the asylum-shutdown challenge. Comparable as a state-anchored detention-focused immigration legal aid nonprofit with active impact-litigation practice.
• Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center: El Paso-based nonprofit providing immigration legal services to immigrants in West Texas, New Mexico, and northern Mexico. Closely comparable scope (legal aid + advocacy) and Texas geographic overlap; co-plaintiff with RAICES on asylum-shutdown litigation.
• National Immigrant Justice Center: Chicago-based legal aid and advocacy organization serving immigrants, asylum seekers, and detained populations nationally. Direct peer in mission and impact-litigation portfolio; named co-plaintiff with RAICES on multiple federal cases.
• American Gateways: Texas-based nonprofit providing immigration legal services across the state. Comparable in geographic focus and service mix; named co-plaintiff in the ICE courthouse-arrest class action alongside RAICES.
• Immigrant Defenders Law Center: Southern California-based immigration legal aid and advocacy nonprofit with emphasis on representation of detained immigrants and unaccompanied children. Comparable legal-services + advocacy model; named coalition partner of RAICES at the IACHR hearing.
• Americans for Immigrant Justice: Florida-based nonprofit providing immigration legal aid and advocacy, including detained-immigrant representation. Comparable legal-services model and case mix; named IACHR coalition partner alongside RAICES.
• Al Otro Lado: Bi-national legal aid organization serving immigrants on the U.S.-Mexico border, with active impact-litigation and cross-border service model. Comparable mission focus on border-region immigration legal services; IACHR coalition partner of RAICES.

Broad incumbents

• Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC): National nonprofit network supporting affiliated immigration legal programs through training, capacity building, and accreditation. Broader incumbent serving the same immigrant-population segment through an affiliated-provider model rather than direct client representation.
• Human Rights First: National human rights advocacy organization that co-produced the major Dilley detention report with RAICES. Comparable in advocacy/publication function but operates at a broader human-rights scope rather than focusing exclusively on direct legal services.
• ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project: Lead co-counsel with RAICES on the asylum-shutdown challenge; broader civil-liberties organization with an immigrants' rights practice. Comparable impact-litigation orientation but at a much larger and more diversified scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/raicestexas
• Facebookfacebook.com/raicestexas
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/refugee-and-immigrant-center-for-education-and-legal-services

Compliance2 records

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Profiles2 records

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