Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto

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Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto We provide transformative legal services that enable diverse communities in East Palo Alto and beyon However, our community still faces tremendous challenges.

CLSEPA was founded in 2002 by community members who were determined to bring legal resources into a region plagued by poverty, crime, and economic decay. Today, CLSEPA has grown to over 40 staff members and provides transformative legal services to thousands. Everyday, community members are evicted, deported and defrauded. CLSEPA is here to fight for them and to create lasting change.

Over 20,000 children could be left to navigate one of the world’s most complex legal systems alone — against trained gov...
08/14/2026

Over 20,000 children could be left to navigate one of the world’s most complex legal systems alone — against trained government attorneys, in a language they may not speak.
Tell Congress to protect ➡️ tinyurl.com/protect-kids

Unaccompanied children did not choose to come to this country alone. They fled violence, trafficking, and abuse in searc...
07/31/2026

Unaccompanied children did not choose to come to this country alone. They fled violence, trafficking, and abuse in search of safety. They deserve their legal right to share their story and have legal representation in immigration court.

But the Trump administration is systematically stripping them of this right so they can be deported before they ever get that chance.

Help us share and speak out.

The Trump administration tried to strip over 26,000 unaccompanied immigrant children of legal representation. We sued an...
07/30/2026

The Trump administration tried to strip over 26,000 unaccompanied immigrant children of legal representation. We sued and the court ordered these services be restored. However, the Trump administration has refused to pay the nonprofit organizations that have been providing those services since December 2025.

The government has a responsibility to care for these children, but instead, it’s doing everything in its power to harm and deport them.

Amica Center, Immigrant Defenders Law Center, and Justice Action Center have taken the Trump administration back to court, demanding accountability and immediate compliance.

Organizational plaintiffs in the suit include Amica Center, Estrella del Paso, Community Legal Services @ EPA, Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project, Immigrant Defenders Law Center Northwest Immigrant Rights Project RMIAN SOCIAL JUSTICE COLLABORATIVE and Vermont Asylum Assistance Project

Concerned about your DACA status or possible ICE enforcement as a DACA recipient? Immigration consultations are availabl...
07/02/2026

Concerned about your DACA status or possible ICE enforcement as a DACA recipient? Immigration consultations are available by calling 650-326-6440.

DACA renewals are taking longer than usual. Here’s some important information you should keep in mind when filing your r...
06/30/2026

DACA renewals are taking longer than usual. Here’s some important information you should keep in mind when filing your renewal to ensure you do not fall out of status. For support with DACA applications, contact CLSEPA at 650-326-6440.

We’re proud to have been part of the coalition of organizations in the Munguia-Brown v. Equity Residential class action ...
05/20/2026

We’re proud to have been part of the coalition of organizations in the Munguia-Brown v. Equity Residential class action lawsuit, which secured a $43 million class settlement, as well as a declaratory judgment affirming that percentage-based late rent fees are unlawful.

This is a major win for renters’ rights. Landlords should not be profiting from punitive fee structures that disproportionately harm low-income tenants.

A reminder that long-term organizing and litigation can deliver real accountability.

Link to story in our highlights!

The state is withholding more than $100M in rightful funding for San Mateo County and cities. We join the county in urgi...
05/13/2026

The state is withholding more than $100M in rightful funding for San Mateo County and cities. We join the county in urging state legislators to backfill the full $157 million owed to San Mateo County and its cities; and advance a permanent legislative solution that guarantees full funding so that no county faces this situation again.

Learn more at: https://www.smcfairfunding.org/

Grateful for and the incredible volunteers who who strengthen CLSEPA’s immigration and EAP work.This month we’re spotli...
05/12/2026

Grateful for and the incredible volunteers who who strengthen CLSEPA’s immigration and EAP work.

This month we’re spotlighting Deyanira Cuellar, one of our dedicated volunteers, who has supported our community through asylum consultation clinics and general immigration clinics.

Thank you for helping our community members navigate some of the most challenging moments of their lives.

In a piece published in Just Security Forum, Scott Busby, Mary Giovagnoli, Harold Hongju Koh, and Michael Posner sound t...
03/23/2026

In a piece published in Just Security Forum, Scott Busby, Mary Giovagnoli, Harold Hongju Koh, and Michael Posner sound the alarm ahead of the Supreme Court hearing in Noem v. Al Otro Lado on March 24.

As former officials of the U.S. Departments of Homeland Security, State, and Justice, the authors, who filed an amicus brief in the case last month, call the Trump administration’s arguments “not just morally troubling” but “legally wrong.”

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Learn more at: www.asylumsaveslives.org

03/16/2026

📣 You can help today! Tell your members of Congress that by using the script at treatkidslikekids.org!

The deadline to ensure that kids can get life-saving in-person support is March 23rd.

For decades, child advocates have met with unaccompanied children in shelters to build trust with them, hear their stories, and keep them safe. Now the government wants kids, some as young as toddlers, to meet with their attorneys only over a video call.

Immigrant kids need advocates by their side, NOT ON A SCREEN.

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1861 Bay Road
East Palo Alto, CA
94303

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 1pm
Tuesday 9am - 1pm
Wednesday 9am - 1pm
Thursday 9am - 1pm
Friday 9am - 11:30am

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(650) 326-6440

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