About CET-ICP

Our Mission

Based on CET’s philosophy of self-determination, the Immigration and Citizenship Program mission is to empower the community in Santa Clara County by providing quality immigration and citizenship services and by promoting and strengthening civic involvement among the immigrant population.

History of Immigration and Citizenship Program

In response to the Immigrant Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA), CET created the Immigration and Citizenship Program (ICP) to provide non-legal and legal integration services to mixed-status families and legal permanent residents. During the IRCA implementation, 40,000 individuals benefited from ICP’s technical and legal support services.

Next to faith-based organizations, such as the Catholic Church, ICP is one of the largest providers of immigration legal services in the nation, having served over 100,000 individuals; not counting the direct impact to family members in the last 30 years.

ICP is recognized and accredited by the Department of Justice (DOJ). Its staff consists of immigration attorneys and accredited representatives. Each accredited representative participates in comprehensive immigration training and is investigated by the Department of Justice to ensure that he or she is a person of good moral character and has the appropriate skill-set to become an immigration legal representative.

ICP staff also has a breadth of experience working with the community, planning workshops, and speaking in front of large audiences. With 30 years of experience working with media, preparing logistics and training volunteers for group application processing sessions, we help to process large numbers of applications for individuals eligible to apply for naturalization.

Our Values

Our Team