Volunteer Guide
Services, Immigrant Rights & Education Network
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Services, Immigrant Rights, and Education Network (SIREN) provides immigration legal services to low-income immigrants and refugees in the Bay Area and the Central Valley. Services include naturalization, DACA (initial and renewal), asylum/removal defense, and general immigration consults.
We have a free telephonic general consultation clinic every Thursday (by appointment), monthly DACA renewal and naturalizaiton clinics.
All services are provided in English and Spanish.
| Counties served: | Alameda, Fresno, Merced, Monterey, San Benito, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Stanislaus, Tulare |
Services Provided
| Are immigration legal services provided? | Yes |
| 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, U visas |
| 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: | Employment |
| Non-legal services: | Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), Housing referrals, Legislative advocacy (state or national), Referrals to other services |
| Populations served: | Domestic Violence Victims, Farm workers, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with criminal histories, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Torture survivors |
| Languages spoken: | English, Spanish |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: | Yes |
| Nominal fee charged? | Yes |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: | 4 |
| Is organization BIA recognized? | Yes |
| Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 2 |
| Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 2 |
| Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: | 2 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? | Yes |
| Network affiliations: | American Friends Service Committee, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Asian American Center for Advancing Justice, Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Detention Watch Network, Immigration Advocates Network, United Farm Workers, South Bay Legal Immigration Services Network (SBLISN), Santa Clara DACA Collaborative, Silicon Valley New Americans Coalition |
Volunteering
| Volunteer Coordinator |
408-453-3003
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