Undergraduate Internship – Detained Adult Program, Direct Representation

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🏛️ District of Columbia, Maryland, +2 more states – Remote

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👨‍🎓 Internship

⚪️ Entry-level

🚫👨‍🎓 No degree required

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Amica Center for Immigrant Rights

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51 - 200 employees

💼 Consulting

🎖️ Defense

⚖️ Legal

Consulting • Defense • Legal

Amica Center for Immigrant Rights is dedicated to providing unwavering legal defense and strategic litigation services specifically for immigrants who are facing detention or deportation. The organization believes in the fundamental right of every individual to be free, safe, and supported, regardless of their background. Through its commitment to advocacy, Amica Center for Immigrant Rights aims to uphold the rights of immigrants and ensure access to justice.

📋 Description

• Conduct individualized country conditions research for asylum and other protection-based cases • Assist in preparing applications for immigration relief and other immigration case forms, including FOIA requests • Assist with interpretation and translation • Assist with the hotline for detained adults • Obtain criminal and medical records and collect other evidence supporting clients’ cases • Communicate with clients and their family members via telephone • Provide administrative and programmatic support to Detained Adult Program staff • Gain exposure to immigration law and current immigration issues • Opportunity to appear in or observe court in person if comfortable • Opportunities for occasional in-office work, in-person meetings, and events with staff and fellow interns

🎯 Requirements

• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate program • Ability to commit 15-20 hours a week for 10 weeks • Spanish fluency • Strong interest in human rights, social justice, and immigration rights issues • Excellent research and writing skills • Willingness to complete administrative work • Ability to work independently and within a team • Ability to relate to and work with low-income clients with histories of trauma and/or previous interactions with the criminal justice system is a plus • Access to a laptop or computer • Reliable internet • A phone • Submit a cover letter, resume, and at least 2 references • Applications must be submitted in .pdf format • Apply to only one department within Amica Center

🏖️ Benefits

• Internships are unpaid • Amica Center can assist students seeking internship credit • A limited number of small scholarship stipends are available by separate application • Amica Center may be able to provide access to a temporary laptop as needed