Legal Directory
Jewish Family Service of San Diego
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Our Immigration Services Department offers low-cost immigration services to all members of the community. Our team includes immigration attorneys and Department of Justice accredited representatives dedicated to educating and advocating on behalf of immigrants and refugees. Together, we can help you with filing forms, applications, and petitions related to your legal and work status, as well as that of your family. We can also provide free and low-cost legal assistance to individuals and families in need of removal defense.
Counties served: | San Diego |
Detention Facilities Served: | Otay Mesa Correctional Facility (CA) |
Services Provided
Are immigration legal services provided? | Yes |
Areas of immigration legal assistance: | Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, 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) |
Non-legal services: | Citizenship / Civics classes, Language services, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Referrals to other services |
Populations served: | Detained individuals, Domestic Violence Victims, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Torture survivors |
Languages spoken: | English, Russian, Spanish |
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: | No |
Nominal fee charged? | Yes |
Other information: | Our Prins Asylum Program is a pro bono service if you qualify for the program. |
Staffing Information
Number of attorneys on staff: | 6 |
Is organization BIA recognized? | Yes |
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 5 |
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 4 |
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: | 1 |
Additional Details
Pro Bono opportunities? | Yes |
Network affiliations: | American Immigration Lawyers Association, Detention Watch Network, Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS), Immigration Advocates Network, National Immigration Project |
Administrative Information
Contact Person: | |
Executive Director: |
Kate Clark
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Last contact date: | August 16, 2018 |
Administrator comments: | 9/20/12: tickler. 3/21/13: DACA included 12/5/13: tickler 12/11/14: tickler 10/13/16: tickler 16 Aug 2018: UTD |
IAN Members? | No |