Vital Immigrant Defense Advocacy and Services (VIDAS)
Vital Immigrant Defense Advocacy and Services (VIDAS) serves, empowers, and educates immigrants by providing quality low-cost immigration legal services and promoting community action.
| Counties served: |
Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Solano, Sonoma |
| Detention Facilities Served: |
Contra Costa County Jail (CA) |
Services Provided
| Are immigration legal services provided? |
Yes |
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: |
Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Habeas Corpus, NACARA, Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions |
| Types of immigration legal services provided: |
Federal court appeals |
| Populations served: |
Detained individuals, Domestic Violence Victims, Farm workers, Human Trafficking Survivors, 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: |
No |
| Nominal fee charged? |
Yes |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: |
1 |
| Is organization BIA recognized? |
Yes |
| Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: |
0 |
| Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: |
1 |
| Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: |
4 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? |
Yes |
| Network affiliations: |
National Immigration Project |
Volunteering
| Volunteer Coordinator |
Richard Coshnear
(707) 523-1740
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