Santa Barbara County Immigrant Legal Defense Center
We're a nonprofit organization providing pro bono legal services to indigent immigrants facing deportation on the Central Coast. You can find more info. on our programs/services on our website: sbimmigrantdefense. org. Please add us to your list. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me: Julissa Peña/Executive Director.
| Counties served: |
San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura |
| Detention Facilities Served: |
Adelanto Detention Center (CA) |
Services Provided
| Are immigration legal services provided? |
Yes |
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: |
Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status |
| Types of immigration legal services provided: |
Filings with USCIS, Representation before the Immigration Court, Representation before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) |
| Non-legal services: |
Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Referrals to other services |
| 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, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Torture survivors |
| Languages spoken: |
English, Spanish, Mixteco |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
Yes |
| Nominal fee charged? |
No |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: |
6 |
| 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, Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC) |
