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4 women + child sitting discussing at table.

IIBA Launches Fremont Office

IIBA expands its legal immigration services to Dari, Hindi, Urdu, and Spanish speaking immigrants living and working in Alameda County.

5 people presumably from the Napa office.

IIBA accepts invitation to open Napa office

The Napa Valley Community Foundation invited IIBA to open a new office to bring much-needed legal services to residents of Napa.

IIBA Leads The Bay Area DACA Collaborative

IIBA leads the Bay Area DACA Collaborative, a coalition of 25 non-profit, faith-based, and educational organizations. We raised 1.7 million dollars, informed 55,000 people, performed 17,000 consultations, completed 9,000 DACA applications, and recruited 6,000 volunteers.

IIBA Hosts Redwood City Naturalization Oath Ceremony

IIBA partners with USCIS to host a Naturalization Oath Ceremony at its Redwood City Office.

Montage of dreamers, with their written dreams.

President Obama Introduces Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals

DACA is introduced, allowing youth brought to the United States as children to obtain work authorization and protection from deportation for two years.

Institute Plants Roots In Antioch

As one of her last triumphs with the International Institute former Executive Director, Margi Dunlap, helped set in motion the launch of IIBA’s fourth office. The expansion to Antioch provided much needed services to the immigrant community in east Contra Costa County.

Ellen Dumesnil Is Confirmed As Executive Director

Ellen initially became involved with immigrants and refugees while working overseas in Indonesia helping to assist with the rescue and relocation of refugees fleeing war torn Vietnam. That experience in 1977 set the path for her over 30 year history working on behalf of refugees and immigrants locally, nationally and internationally. Ellen worked as the…

The Introduction Of The DREAM Act

The first decade of the millennium ended on a note of promise. A bill, the DREAM Act, working its way through congress, proposed to offer in-state tuition to immigrant children, helping many realize their educational dreams. The Act would also grant conditional permanent resident status to immigrant youth meeting certain residency requirements. The Institute stood…

The Institutes Merge

International Institute of San Francisco joins with International Institute of the East Bay to form International Institute of the Bay Area.

Two women sitting at what looks like a information booth or table.

Helping Survivors Of Domestic Violence

Amongst the restrictions created by post-September 11 immigration policies, the Institute’s ninth decade saw a new avenue open for legal status adjustment. Provisions in the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) allowed immigrant women who were victims of domestic violence the opportunity to apply for a U Visa, thereby obtaining a work permit and green card.…