National Immigration Legal Services Directory

Council on American-Islamic Relations, San Francisco Bay Area

  • Location:
    3160 De La Cruz BLVD
    Ste. 110
    Santa Clara, CA 95054
  • Phone:
    408-986-9874
  • Contact methods:
    Phone calls, Website, https://ca.cair.com/sfba/what-we-do/legal-services/request-immigration-assistance/
  • Appointments accepted:
    No

CAIR-SFBA’s Immigrants’ Rights Department seeks to empower non-citizens by helping them achieve independence, security, and the opportunity to fully participate in American society. We are dedicated to providing high-quality, low-cost or pro bono services to individuals otherwise unable to obtain immigration legal assistance.

Counties served: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Sonoma

Services Provided

Areas of immigration legal assistance: Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, T visas, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions
Types of immigration legal services provided: Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS, Representation at Asylum Interviews (Credible Fear Interviews, Reasonable Fear Interviews), Representation before the Immigration Court
Other areas of legal assistance: Civil Rights
Non-legal services: Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Legislative advocacy (state or national), Referrals to other services
Populations served: Domestic Violence Victims, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with criminal histories
Languages spoken: Arabic, English, Farsi, Hindi, Mandarin Chinese, Persian, Spanish, Urdu
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: Yes
Nominal fee charged? Yes