Please note: if you are interested in signing up to volunteer to assist immigrants, including DACA participants, please click here to sign up for the Immigration Pro Bono Response Network.
Airport Clinics served families and passengers impacted by the Muslim travel ban
In Jan. 2017, OneJustice was honored to serve as the national point of contact and provide operational and pro bono management support to the coalitions of legal services, immigration, and civil rights nonprofits that worked together to staff the legal clinics at LAX, SFO, SJC and Oakland in response to the executive order and travel bans.
We are so grateful to the hundreds of attorneys and community members who volunteered - as well as everyone who donated food, supplies, equipment and more to support these efforts. Thank you all!
Update as of December 6, 2017:
The Supreme Court issued an order on Monday lifting the stay on the September 2017 Presidential Proclamation set in place by the lower courts. The Supreme Court's order did not address the merits of the case, but allowed the administration to proceed with implementing the third travel ban. There are two underlying cases that are in process in the Appellate Courts. Oral argument for Hawaii v. Trump in the Ninth Circuit were heard today, on December 6th at 2:00pm (PT) in Seattle, Washington. C-SPAN, CNN, and ABC broadcast the argument live, and a video of the arguments is on the Court's website here (starting at minute 30). Oral argument in the second case, IRAP v. Trump, is scheduled in the Fourth Circuit for December 8th in Richmond, Virginia. C-SPAN will broadcast the argument live as well, and links to live audio feed will be posted on the Court's website. OneJustice continues to oppose any attempt by the administration to implement a Muslim travel ban in any form.
- LAX Public Counsel - +1-213- 201-4780, lax@publiccounsel.org
- Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAAJ) - 888-349-9695
- OneJustice: Refer concerns to airports@one-justice.
org.
SFO - San Francisco Bay Area:
- ACLU of Northern California: (415) 621-2488
- CAIR Bay Area: 408.986.9874 or https://ca.cair.com/sfba/
travel/ - OneJustice: Refer concerns to airports@one-justice.
org.
Concerned about flying?
If you are a passenger or have a family member flying into SFO and LAX and you are concerned, please contact:
- LAX:
- ACLU of Southern California hotline: (213) 977-5245
- Public Counsel's hotline: (213) 201-4780 or lax@publiccounsel.
org - Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Los Angeles English hotline: 888-349-9695
- SFO:
- ACLU of Northern California hotline at (415) 621-2488
- OneJustice: airports@one-justice.org
Want to volunteer or get status updates?
If you are interested in volunteering with the Airport Clinic Coalition, in response to ICE raids, or the need for deportation defense; please sign up at onejustice.org/immigration for updates, news, and volunteer opportunities.
As of Friday, February 10th, 2017 the clinics are no longer operating on-site at the airports. If the Airport Clinic coalitions determine the need to reopen either clinic, we will announce the news and any need for volunteers on this page, twitter and facebook.
If the clinics reopen, please do not rush to the airports. Instead, watch social media for alerts and updates about volunteer shifts, which will be posted online again.
Press inquiries:
Please contact OneJustice CEO Julia Wilson at jwilson@one-justice.org
The Airport Clinic Coalitions:
These are the nonprofits that formed the backbone of the legal services response at the airports, and whose attorneys are the heroes of this story. We strongly encourage you to donate to them directly to support their work!
Bay Area Coalition (SFO, San Jose, Oakland)
- Tahirih Justice Center: http://www.tahirih.org
- National Lawyers Guild - SF Bay Area Chapter: www.nlgsf.org
- Immigrants' Rights Clinic - Stanford Law School: https://law.stanford.edu/immigrants-rights-clinic
- Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto: www.clsepa.org
- Centro Legal de la Raza: www.centrolegal.org
- CAIR San Francisco Bay Area: ca.cair.com/sfba
- Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Asian Law Caucus: www.advancingjustice-alc.org
- AILA (American Immigration Lawyers Association), Northern California Chapter: www.ailanorcal.com
- ACLU of Northern California: www.aclunc.org
LA Coalition (LAX)
- Public Counsel: www.publiccounsel.org
- Immigrant Defenders Law Center: www.immdef.org
- Immigration Center for Women and Children: icwclaw.org
- Advancing Justice LA: advancingjustice-la.org
- ACLU of Southern California: www.aclusocal.org