Centro de Ayuda Legal para Inmigrantes (CALI)
Centro de Ayuda Legal para Inmigrantes (CALI) is a nonprofit dedicated to providing immigration legal services to the low-income community.
| Counties served: |
Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Merced, Monterey, Napa, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Yolo |
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, Employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant petitions, Family-based petitions, Habeas Corpus, NACARA, Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions |
| Types of immigration legal services provided: |
Filings with USCIS |
| Other areas of legal assistance: |
Family & Juvenile |
| Non-legal services: |
Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Legislative advocacy (state or national), Referrals to other services |
| Populations served: |
Domestic Violence Victims, Farm workers, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status |
| Languages spoken: |
English, Spanish, Tagalog |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
No |
| Nominal fee charged? |
Yes |
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: |
Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Bay Area VAWA Taskforce, Immigration Committee in SF, American Immigration Lawyers Association |
Administrative Information
| Contact Person: |
Maria Ramirez
(650) 518-1636
|
| Executive Director: |
Maria Ramirez
(650) 938-4041
|
| Last contact date: |
November 21, 2017 |
| Administrator comments: |
12/2/13: tickler
1/5/15: tickler
4/3/16: tickler
11/21/17: tickler
26 Oct 2021: tickler
28 Oct 2021: updated from tickler responses |
| IAN Members? |
No |
