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Delia L. Franco
Immigration Law
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Delia Franco Brings a Fighter’s Resolve to Immigration Law
Delia L. Franco does not run a factory law firm, and that is exactly why she stands out. In a legal landscape where immigrant families are too often treated like file numbers, Franco built her practice by rejecting the high-volume, assembly-line approach to immigration law. From the moment she graduated from UCLA School of Law, she focused on personalized representation and direct advocacy. For nearly two decades, she has fought for the futures of individuals and families facing life-changing immigration challenges.
For a consumer looking to hire an attorney, Franco is a proven advocate when the stakes are at their highest. She is one of the relatively few immigration attorneys who has litigated hundreds of complex deportation and removal proceedings before the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR). As the founder and CEO of Franco Law Group, she has expanded the firm to multiple offices in Los Angeles, San Diego, and Guadalajara, Mexico, allowing her team to serve clients on both sides of the border while maintaining the personalized approach that has defined her practice from the beginning.
Her professional credentials are equally impressive. Franco is a Board Certified Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law, a distinction held by only a small percentage of immigration attorneys in California. This certification reflects advanced legal knowledge, significant litigation experience, and recognition by her peers within one of the most demanding areas of legal practice.
What makes Franco especially compelling is her ability to combine that legal skill with a genuine commitment to the communities she serves. Fluent in both English and Spanish, she has appeared on major media outlets including Univision and Telemundo, helping immigrant families understand rapidly changing immigration policies and their legal rights. Her work includes securing asylum protection, Convention Against Torture (CAT) relief, VAWA petitions, U-Visas, and other humanitarian forms of immigration relief designed to protect vulnerable individuals and families. She also regularly volunteers through immigration court pro bono programs, providing legal assistance to low-income and unrepresented individuals who might otherwise face the immigration system alone.
Consumers have responded with an exceptional level of trust. Franco Law Group maintains an impressive 4.8-star Google rating across more than 215 reviews, with clients consistently praising the firm's professionalism, responsiveness, compassion, and unwavering dedication throughout the immigration process. Combined with her pristine State Bar record since 2007, nearly two decades of immigration practice, and a long-standing commitment to serving those in need, Franco has earned a reputation for integrity, compassion, and results.
That combination of experience, reputation, verified professional standing, and public credibility is why Delia L. Franco was included on FreddieFender.com.
Credentials
- Bachelor of Arts in Criminology, Law and Society, cum laude, University of California, Irvine (2002).
- Juris Doctor, University of California, Los Angeles School of Law (2006).
- Active member of the State Bar of California, Bar No. 248149; licensed since 2007.
- Certified Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law, State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization.
- Admitted to the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
- Admitted to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
- Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association.
- Member, Mexican American Bar Association.
- Member, Latina Lawyers Bar Association.
- Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association.
- Speaks English and Spanish.
Career Highlights / Proven Experience
Career Highlights
- Firm Founder and Multi-Office Leadership: Founded and serves as chief executive officer of Franco Law Group, leading an immigration practice with offices in East Los Angeles, San Diego, and Guadalajara, Mexico.
- Deep East Los Angeles Roots: Grew up in East Los Angeles as the daughter of an immigrant mother from Jalisco, graduated with honors from Garfield High School, and became the first person in her family to graduate from high school before returning to serve the community where she was raised.
- Structured Case Review: Built firm procedures that include weekly case-advancement meetings, reviews of upcoming hearings three months in advance, at least three attorney reviews of legal work, and final managing-attorney approval before court filings.
- Institutionalized Pro Bono Service: Created the FLG Pro Bono Program, which reserves 10% of the firm’s cases for free representation benefiting elderly and medically vulnerable clients, unaccompanied minors, and other people in need.
- Community Legal Access: Participated for years in the Los Angeles County Bar Association’s Immigration Court Pro Bono Representation Panel and developed community clinics and partnerships serving immigrants throughout the Los Angeles area.
- Future-Advocate Pipeline: Created a paid internship program that introduces aspiring legal professionals to immigration practice and supervised case management.
- Public-Interest Foundation: Worked with the Orange County Public Defender’s Office and Catholic Charities as an undergraduate, held weekly rights-information sessions for detainees at the Santa Ana Detention Center, volunteered through UCLA’s El Centro Legal Clinic, and later clerked for the San Diego Public Defender’s Office.
- Academic Leadership and Legal-Ethics Scholarship: Served as a managing editor of UCLA’s Latino Law Review and treasurer of the La Raza Law Student Association. Her undergraduate honors thesis examining attorney ethics was published, presented at academic symposia, and incorporated into a UC Irvine Legal Profession course.
- Published Immigration Commentary: Coauthored three Daily Journal articles in 2025 addressing immigration precedent, registration policy, due process, and the ethical concerns surrounding proposed citizenship programs.
- Spanish-Language Media Authority: Has explained immigration law and policy through Univision, Telemundo, Estrella TV, CNN en Español, Spanish-language radio, and print publications.
Proven Experience
- Removal Order Reopened and Citizenship Achieved: A client who approached Franco after other attorneys described the matter as extremely difficult reported that Franco Law Group reopened the immigration case, eliminated an existing deportation order, and remained involved until the client ultimately became a United States citizen.
- Hundreds of Contested Immigration Matters: Has litigated hundreds of immigration trials and contested proceedings involving asylum, withholding of removal, protection under the Convention Against Torture, cancellation of removal, adjustment of status, waivers of inadmissibility, Temporary Protected Status, Violence Against Women Act protections, the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act, the Cuban Adjustment Act, and challenges to removability.
- Lawful Permanent Residence for Multiple Family Members: A client reported that Franco obtained legal residence for family members who had pursued that goal for many years.
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