Mixteco / Indigena Community Organizing Project (MICOP)
The Mixteco/IndÃgena Community Organizing Project (MICOP) unites indigenous leaders and allies to strengthen the Mixtec and indigenous immigrant community in Ventura and Santa Barbara Countiesy, estimated at close to 50,000 people. MICOP provides immigration legal services to Mixteco and other indigenous persons in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties in California.
| Counties served: |
Santa Barbara, Ventura |
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, 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) |
| Non-legal services: |
Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Social services |
| Populations served: |
Detained individuals, Farm workers |
| Languages spoken: |
Spanish, Mixteco |
| Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: |
No |
| Nominal fee charged? |
Yes |
| Other information: |
office locations in Oxnard and Santa Maria |
Staffing Information
| Number of attorneys on staff: |
2 |
| Is organization BIA recognized? |
Yes |
| Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: |
0 |
| Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: |
1 |
| Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: |
1 |
Additional Details
| Pro Bono opportunities? |
Yes |
| Network affiliations: |
CIPC, ICE out of CALIFORNIA, CAUSE (Central Coastal Alliance United for Sustainable Economy) |
Administrative Information
| Contact Person: |
Liza Diniakos
(805) 483-1166
|
| Executive Director: |
Arcenio Lopez
(805) 483-1166
|
| Administrator comments: |
26 Oct 2021: tickler
28 Oct 2021: updated from tickler responses |
| IAN Members? |
No |
