Citizenship Drive with Casa Marianella Immigration Legal Services

Student volunteers will help qualifying individuals complete paperwork necessary for their application for United States citizenship. The citizenship drive is being held in partnership with the Equal Justice Center, Education Austin, and other local organizations.

Organization

Casa Marianella Immigration Legal Services

CMILS serves immigrants, asylum-seekers, asylees, and victims of crime in Austin, Texas. CMILS helps newly arrived immigrants residing in the Casa Marianella and Posada Esperanza shelters, as well as other immigrants below the poverty line, in applying for work permits, renewing green cards, seeking asylum, petitioning for family members, preparing applications for U Visas, and dealing with other immigration legal matters.

Project Details

Project Date

Saturday, March 31

Project Time
9am-4pm
Approximate hours of work requested
5.5-8.5 hours, including training session; Students may sign up to work 9am-1pm, 10am-2pm, noon-4pm, or 9am-4pm
Training
Tuesday, March 27, 6pm-8pm (AFL-CIO, 1106 Lavaca St); Wednesday, March 28, 11:45am-1:15pm (TNH 3.126); OR Wednesday, March 28, 6pm-7:30pm (TNH 3.126)
Skills used
Client interviewing; document preparation/review
Project location
Dobie Middle School, 1200 East Rundberg Lane
Number of student volunteers requested
24 (8 for each shift)
Class year preference
1L, 2L, 3L, LLM
Required skills
Language: Spanish helpful but not necessary
To Apply
Submit email stating interest to Sarah Sedgwick at ssedgwick@law.utexas.edu; please indicate what shift you want to work on March 31 and which training session you plan to attend