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Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach (Oakland Office)

  • Location:
    1305 Franklin St
    Suite 410
    Oakland, CA 94612
  • Phone:
    (510) 251-2846
  • Fax:
    (510) 251-2292
  • Contact methods:
    Phone calls
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach offers a variety of programs such as direct legal services, community education, and legislative advocacy. In addition, the office provides a full range of immigration services for immigrants, including combating the increasing numbers of deportations that separate families and destabilize communities.

Counties served: Alameda, Butte, Colusa, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, Placer, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Shasta, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Tulare, Yolo, Yuba

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, 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: 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: Elder Law, Family & Juvenile, Housing
Non-legal services: Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), Department of Justice (DOJ)/Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)-funded services for trafficking victims, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Legislative advocacy (state or national), Referrals to other services
Populations served: 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: Cantonese Chinese, Chinese, English, Farsi, Filipino, Hindi, Hmong, Ilocano, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: No
Nominal fee charged? Yes
Other information: Please contact the organization for information regarding legal clinics and regular appointments. No walk-ins permitted.

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 5
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: 2

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: American Immigration Lawyers Association, Asista, Freedom Network, Immigration Advocates Network, San Francisco Immigration Legal and Education Network