Legal Directory
Legal Aid Society of San Diego (Main Office)
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Legal Aid Society of San Diego provides a wide range of immigration services for both individuals and communities. Legal Aid Society of San Diego offers legal advice, assistance, and in some cases, representation to low income residents of San Diego County. We offer assistance with representation in immigration court, naturalization, family petitions, and more. Legal Aid Society of San Diego also provides presentations in the community to help educate and inform people about the complex immigration process.
| Counties served: | San Diego |
| Detention Facilities Served: | Otay Mesa Correctional Facility (CA), San Diego CDF (CA) |
Services Provided
| Are immigration legal services provided? | Yes |
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: | Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Consular Processing, Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions |
| 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: | Consumer, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Education, Family & Juvenile, Foreclosure, Homeless, Housing, Nonprofit Organizations, Public Benefits, Taxes |
| Non-legal services: | Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), 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, Slovak, Spanish, We have access to telephonic interpreters for most languages |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: | Yes |
| Nominal fee charged? | No |
| Other information: | Services are subject to funding restrictions. |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: | 4 |
| 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: | 1 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? | Yes |
| Network affiliations: | American Immigration Lawyers Association, Immigration Advocates Network, San Diego Rapid Response Network |
Volunteering
| Volunteer Coordinator |
Miko
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Administrative Information
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| Last contact date: | August 16, 2018 |
| Administrator comments: | 11/16/12: tickler 2/13/14: tickler 2/1/15: tickler 9/15/16: phone with Miko 16 Aug 2018: UTD 26 Oct 2021: tickler 28 Oct 2021: updated from tickler responses |
| IAN Members? | No |
