Volunteer Guide
Advancing Justice - Asian Law Caucus
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The Asian Law Caucus provides a variety of direct legal services with a focus on representing detained immigrants and refugees facing deportation due to criminal convictions.
| Counties served: | Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo |
| Detention Facilities Served: | Contra Costa County Jail (CA), Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center (CA), Sacramento County Jail (CA), San Francisco Detention Facility (CA), San Jose Detention Facility (CA), Yuba County Detention Center (CA) |
Services Provided
| Are immigration legal services provided? | Yes |
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: | Habeas Corpus, Removal hearings |
| Types of immigration legal services provided: | Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS, Representation before the Immigration Court, Representation before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), Federal court appeals |
| Other areas of legal assistance: | Civil Rights, Employment, Housing, Prisoners |
| Non-legal services: | Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), Legislative advocacy (state or national), Referrals to other services |
| Populations served: | Detained individuals, Domestic Violence Victims, 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: | Cantonese Chinese, Chinese, English, Filipino, Hindi, Hmong, Ilocano, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Laotian, Mandarin Chinese, Tagalog, Taiwanese, Urdu, Vietnamese |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: | Yes |
| Nominal fee charged? | No |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: | 4 |
| Is organization BIA recognized? | No |
| Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 0 |
| Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 0 |
| Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: | 0 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? | Yes |
| Network affiliations: | Asian American Center for Advancing Justice, Immigration Advocates Network, San Francisco Immigration Legal and Education Network |