Navegador de Inmigración

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Inspiration

Every block has someone who knows where the food pantry is, which clinic speaks Spanish, and which "lawyer" is actually a notario charging $3,000 for nothing. New arrivals depend on that neighbor because the real help is scattered across dozens of city, state, and nonprofit websites, most of them in English. We wanted to give that neighbor's knowledge a structure and put it wherever families already are.

What it does

Navegador de Inmigración is a living map of services for immigrant New Yorkers, covering food, free legal help, health, benefits, ID, school, and money. You ask a question in Spanish or English inside Claude, ChatGPT, WhatsApp, or a phone call, and it returns nearby places with hours, languages, what to bring, and the source. It also builds a step-by-step plan, ordered so the first step unlocks the next, and texts it to you on WhatsApp.

It can check whether an "immigration consultant" appears on the DOJ's list of recognized organizations and accredited representatives, and points you to free verified help if they don't. Every request is logged without names or messages, so a dashboard shows the city where needs go unmet.

How we built it Knowledge graph: programs and places joined by links like "unlocks" and "pairs with," built from the NYC Benefits and Programs dataset, the DOJ's roster and pro bono lists, and Tavily searches focused on Corona, Queens. MCP server: one connector that any AI app can plug into, hosted as Base44 backend functions. Base44: the database, directory, community submission form, review queue, and insights dashboard. Twilio for WhatsApp, ElevenLabs for the Spanish voice line, and Claude Code to build the backend and data pipeline in parallel. Challenges we ran into WhatsApp Business approval takes too long for a one-day build, so we used Twilio's WhatsApp Sandbox. The DOJ lists only come as PDFs, so we built a pipeline to parse and validate them. Drawing the line between information and legal advice. The tool gives referrals, never asks about immigration status, and ends every legal answer with a verified free provider. Fitting all of this into six hours with three people meant cutting hard at a feature freeze. Accomplishments that we're proud of One MCP server powers four doors: Claude, ChatGPT, WhatsApp, and voice. verified records, [Y] programs, and a live notario check backed by federal data. Privacy by design. No names, phone numbers, or message text are ever stored. 90% of these resources outdated What we learned

Distribution matters as much as data. People won't download a new app, but they'll ask the tools they already use. We also learned that the gaps show up in the data itself, like how few services are open evenings or offer languages beyond English and Spanish.

What's next for Navegador de Inmigración Partner with consulates, churches, and community organizations so they keep their own listings current. Move to a WhatsApp Business number. Offer a local, offline version for privacy-sensitive sites. Add Indigenous languages like K'iche', Mixteco, and Kichwa. Expand beyond NYC, funded by agencies and nonprofits paying for the insights while residents use it free.