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Casa Cornelia Law Center
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Casa Cornelia Law Center is a public interest law firm providing quality pro bono legal services to victims of human and civil rights violations, with a commitment to the indigent, within the immigrant community in Southern California. Casa Cornelia strives to educate others regarding the impact of immigration law and policy on society and the public good. Casa Cornelia provides immigration legal services to persons detained and non-detained and in affirmative and defensive cases, in the following areas:
- Asylum
- Unaccompanied Children
- Undocumented Victims of Crime
To learn more about our programs or eligibility for services, please go to http://www.casacornelia.org
| Counties served: | Imperial, San Diego |
| Detention Facilities Served: | Imperial Regional Adult Detention Facility (CA) |
Services Provided
| Are immigration legal services provided? | Yes |
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: | Asylum applications, 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, Representation before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), Federal court appeals |
| Non-legal services: | Referrals to other services |
| Populations served: | Detained individuals, Domestic Violence Victims, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with criminal histories, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Torture survivors |
| Languages spoken: | English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Urdu |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: | Yes |
| Nominal fee charged? | No |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: | 10 |
| Is organization BIA recognized? | Yes |
| Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 1 |
| Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 0 |
| Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: | 6 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? | Yes |
| Network affiliations: | American Friends Service Committee, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Asista, Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Central American Resource Center, Detention Watch Network, Freedom Network, Immigration Advocates Network, International Rescue Committee, Justice for our Neighbors/United Methodist Committee on Relief, Kids In Need of Defense, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS), National Immigration Project, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI), YWCA, Vera Institute of Justice |
Volunteering
| Volunteer Coordinator |