Volunteer Guide

Stanford Law School - Immigrants' Rights Clinic

  • Location:
    559 Nathan Abbott Way
    Crown Quadrangle
    Stanford, CA 94305
  • Phone:
    (650) 724-9068
  • Fax:
    (650) 723-4426

The Immigrants' Rights Clinic at Stanford Law School provides student representation to individual noncitizens in removal proceedings before the San Francisco immigration court, as well as representation to noncitizens before other administrative bodies and the federal courts, including the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. It also provides student representation in impact litigation and advocacy, on behalf of immigrant communities.

Counties served: Alameda, Contra Costa, Glenn, Monterey, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz
Detention Facilities Served: San Francisco Detention Facility (CA), San Jose Detention Facility (CA)

Services Provided

Areas of immigration legal assistance: Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Habeas Corpus, NACARA, Removal hearings, T visas, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions
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, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Torture survivors
Languages spoken: English, Spanish

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes