Undergraduate Internship, Detained Adult Program – Direct Representation

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Washington.

📋 Description

• Offer essential administrative and programmatic assistance to our team at the Detained Adult Program.

• Perform individualized research on country conditions for asylum and other protection-related cases.

• Aid in the preparation of applications for immigration relief and other documentation pertinent to the immigration case, including FOIA requests.

• Support interpretation and translation efforts.

• Provide assistance with our hotline dedicated to detained adults.

• Procure criminal and medical records and gather other evidence to bolster clients’ cases.

• Engage with clients and their family members through telephone communication.

⛳️ Requirements

• Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree.

• Ability to dedicate 15-20 hours per week.

• Proficiency in Spanish.

• Strong passion for human rights, social justice, and immigration rights matters.

• Exceptional research and writing abilities.

• Willingness to undertake administrative tasks.

• Capability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team.

• Experience relating to and assisting low-income clients with backgrounds of trauma and/or prior interactions with the criminal justice system is advantageous.

🏝️ Benefits

• Unpaid internship opportunity.

• Support in obtaining internship credit.

• Small scholarship stipends available through a separate application process.