Stanford Law School - Immigrants' Rights Clinic
The Immigrants' Rights Clinic at Stanford Law School provides student representation to individual noncitizens in removal proceedings before the San Francisco immigration court, as well as representation to noncitizens before other administrative bodies and the federal courts, including the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. It also provides student representation in impact litigation and advocacy, on behalf of immigrant communities.
| Counties served: |
Alameda, Contra Costa, Glenn, Monterey, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz |
| Detention Facilities Served: |
San Francisco Detention Facility (CA), San Jose Detention Facility (CA) |
Services Provided
| Are immigration legal services provided? |
Yes |
| Areas of immigration legal assistance: |
Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Habeas Corpus, NACARA, Removal hearings, T visas, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions |
| Types of immigration legal services provided: |
Filings with USCIS, Representation before the Immigration Court, Representation before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), Federal court appeals |
| Non-legal services: |
Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Legislative advocacy (state or national), 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, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Torture survivors |
| Languages spoken: |
English, Spanish |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
Yes |
| Nominal fee charged? |
No |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: |
3 |
| 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: |
2 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? |
Yes |
| Network affiliations: |
American Immigration Lawyers Association, Asista, Detention Watch Network, Immigration Advocates Network |
Administrative Information
| Contact Person: |
Lisa Weissman-Ward
(650) 724-7396
|
| Executive Director: |
Jayashri Srikantiah
(650) 724-1900
|
| Types of contact/attempt: |
Email |
| Last contact date: |
April 3, 2016 |
| Administrator comments: |
10/4/11: change request, Sandra Becerra, follow-up email sent.
6/21/12: updated to not recognized.
11/16/12: tickler
3/10/14: tickler
12/15/14: tickler
4/3/16: tickler
9/7/2018: phone call, updated
Phone: 650-724-1900 or 650-724-9068 |
| IAN Members? |
Yes |
