Court Watch Request Form

 
1 Start 2 Complete

En Español: https://nlgsf.ourpowerbase.net/node/41

NLG-SFBA and its coalition partners can send volunteer court observer-supporters to attend court, both to show community support for a person at an immigration hearing (i.e. your client, your loved one, or yourself) as well as to observe the court processes and practices themselves — to gather court watch data on any due process violations, judicial misconduct, etc.

Fill out the information below to request our presence at an immigration hearing. (We cannot confirm if or how many observer-supporters will attend the hearing, as it depends on individuals’ availability. The more advance notice we have, the sooner we can share with our volunteers.)

Hearing Information
Representation
If you have a lawyer, please enter their contact information below:
If there is anyone else we should be in touch with regarding court watch coordination, e.g. a paralegal or a friend, please enter their information below
Respondent Information
Debrief
To help volunteers understand and process what has happened in a hearing, we hold debrief sessions for the volunteer court observer-supporters. For in-person court watch, these can take place immediately following a hearing for ~5-20 minutes, or on a separate date, monthly or quarterly, and last 30-60 min. For remote (video/call-in) court watch, a debrief can take place immediately after the hearing or be scheduled separately and last 5-20 minutes.