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Advancing Justice - Asian Law Caucus

  • Location:
    55 Columbus Ave
    San Francisco, CA 94111
  • Phone:
    (415) 896-1701
  • Fax:
    (415) 896-1702
  • Contact methods:
    Email, Fax, Mail/Letter, Phone calls, Website
  • Appointments accepted:
    No

The Asian Law Caucus provides a variety of direct legal services with a focus on representing detained immigrants and refugees facing deportation due to criminal convictions.

Counties served: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo
Detention Facilities Served: Contra Costa County Jail (CA), Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center (CA), Sacramento County Jail (CA), San Francisco Detention Facility (CA), San Jose Detention Facility (CA), Yuba County Detention Center (CA)

Services Provided

Are immigration legal services provided? Yes
Areas of immigration legal assistance: Habeas Corpus, Removal hearings
Types of immigration legal services provided: Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS, Representation before the Immigration Court, Representation before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), Federal court appeals
Other areas of legal assistance: Civil Rights, Employment, Housing, Prisoners
Non-legal services: Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), Legislative advocacy (state or national), Referrals to other services
Populations served: Detained individuals, Domestic Violence Victims, 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, Filipino, Hindi, Hmong, Ilocano, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Laotian, Mandarin Chinese, Tagalog, Taiwanese, Urdu, Vietnamese
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: Yes
Nominal fee charged? No

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: 0

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: Asian American Center for Advancing Justice, Immigration Advocates Network, San Francisco Immigration Legal and Education Network