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Centro Legal de la Raza, founded in 1969, provides free or low-cost, bilingual, culturally-sensitive legal aid, community education and advocacy for low-income residents of the Bay Area, including monolingual Spanish speaking immigrants. Founded by Latino law students from Boalt Hall School of Law at UC Berkeley, and located in the Fruitvale/San Antonio District of Oakland, Centro Legal has been a cornerstone for justice for the Latino, immigrant, and low-income communities of the Bay Area for over 40 years.

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Bay Area Immigration Legal Service Providers Urge Immigrants to Beware of Scammers / Proveedores de Servicios Legales de Inmigración urgen a Inmigrantes de tener cuidado de lo estafadores

April 18, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — A bipartisan group of Senators just announced a proposal to overhaul the nation’s immigration system.  Bay Area non-profit immigration legal service providers warn undocumented immigrants to be wary of fraudulent “immigration consultants” or “notarios” operating throughout the region. These unscrupulous individuals often falsely promise immigration relief in exchange for exorbitant fees.  When new immigration policies are announced, or the topic of... Continue Reading

Thank You to the Sponsors of Centro Legal’s 44th Anniversary Gala!

April 9, 2013
Centro Legal de la Raza’s  44th Anniversary Gala ~ Building Healthy Communities ~ For more information about the event please visit: http://centrolegal44thanniversary.eventbrite.com Thank You to Our Sponsors! Champion $10,000+ Kazan, McClain, Abrams, Fernandez, Lyons, Greenwood, Oberman, Satterley & Bosl Foundation, Inc. Law Offices of John E. Hill Rosa Terrazas & Frank Martin Taylor & Company Law Offices, LLP  Visionary $5,000+  Kirkland & Ellis LLP  Morrison &... Continue Reading

Centro Legal and the East Bay Naturalization Collaborative present: TALLER GRATUITO DE LA CIUDADANIA/FREE CITIZENSHIP WORKSHOP Sábado 9 de Marzo del 2013/ Saturday, March 9, 2013

February 15, 2013
TALLER GRATUITO DE LA CIUDADANIA   ~ Para residents de Alameda y Contra Costa ~   Sábado 9 de Marzo del  2013   10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.   Laborers Local 304- Alameda County   29475 Mission Blvd.  Hayward, CA 94544 Usted debe llamar para registrarse para el taller. 510-437-1554, ext. 112  (Español e Inglés) Por favor trae los siguientes documentos y datos al taller: $680 cheque o money order hecho a nombre de: “Department of Homeland Security” (si tiene 75 años o mas... Continue Reading