Legal Directory
Social Justice Collaborative (Berkeley Office)
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Social Justice Collaborative is a nonprofit representing low-income immigrants in immigration and criminal matters in the Bay Area. We provide a range of immigration services, from deportation defense and bond to affirmative immigration applications, including U visas and adjustment of status. We provide immigration-conscious criminal defense representation.
| Counties served: | Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Sonoma |
| Detention Facilities Served: | Adelanto Detention Center (CA), Contra Costa County Jail (CA), East Mesa Detention Facility (CA), El Centro SPC (CA), Otay Mesa Correctional Facility (CA), Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center (CA), Sacramento County Jail (CA), San Bernardino County Jail (CA), San Francisco Detention Facility (CA), San Jose Detention Facility (CA), Yuba County Detention Center (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, 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: | 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), Federal court appeals |
| Other areas of legal assistance: | Criminal Appeals, Nonprofit Organizations |
| Non-legal services: | 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, Indigenous Guatemalan languages: Mam, K'Iche (Quiche) |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: | Yes |
| Nominal fee charged? | Yes |
| Other information: | This organization is able to serve clients statewide. |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: | 4 |
| 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: | 8 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? | Yes |
| Network affiliations: | American Immigration Lawyers Association, Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Immigration Advocates Network |
Volunteering
| Volunteer Coordinator |
Administrative Information
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| Last contact date: | February 22, 2018 |
| Administrator comments: | 12/2/13: tickler 12/11/14: tickler 4/20/16: tickler 11/21/17: tickler 22 Feb 2018: updated phone number 26 Oct 2021: tickler 15 Nov 2021: updated from tickler responses |
| IAN Members? | No |
