University of Southern California Gould School of Law - Immigration Clinic
The Immigration Clinic at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law provides pro bono representation. We provide representation to people seeking asylum, withholding of removal and CAT protection. We represent clients at the Adelanto Detention Center and Musick Jail. We occasionally also provide representation at other detention facilities, including Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center, Mesa Verde Detention Center, Cibola County Correctional Center. We focus on persons in ICE detention. We assist LGBT asylum seekers. We also provide assistance with naturalization and with other remedies such as Us and VAWA petitions.
Counties served: |
Los Angeles, Orange |
Detention Facilities Served: |
Adelanto Detention Center (CA), James A. Musick Jail (CA) |
Services Provided
Are immigration legal services provided? |
Yes |
Areas of immigration legal assistance: |
Asylum applications, Habeas Corpus, Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings |
Types of immigration legal services provided: |
Representation before the Immigration Court, Representation before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), Federal court appeals |
Non-legal services: |
Referrals to other services |
Populations served: |
Detained individuals, 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 |
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
No |
Nominal fee charged? |
No |
Other information: |
Initial phone screening required to determine eligibility. |
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: |
12 |
Additional Details
Pro Bono opportunities? |
No |