Students will help prepare humanitarian parole applications for U.S. military veterans who have been deported from the United States. Students will interview veteran participants via Zoom about their need for humanitarian parole and help them complete the relevant forms. Many deported U.S. veterans were legal permanent residents who were deported following criminal legal system involvement. Humanitarian parole is a tool that allows certain individuals to enter and stay in the U.S. without a visa for urgent humanitarian reasons. For veterans, humanitarian reasons for parole may include the need to obtain medical care from VA facilities or to assist dependent family members who live in the United States.
Organization
Mithoff Pro Bono Program
The Deported Veterans Project is an internal project of the Mithoff Pro Bono Program. The November 8 clinic is being held in partnership with the Immigrant Defenders Law Center.
Project Details
- Project Date
Friday, November 8
- Project Time
- 1pm-6pm
- Approximate hours of work requested
- 5 hours, including training
- Training
- Wednesday, November 6, 11:45am-12:45pm (2.124)
- Skills used
- Client interviewing; document preparation; legal cover letter drafting
- Project location
- Virtual
- Address
- 727 E. Dean Keeton Street, Austin, TX 78705
- Number of student volunteers requested
- 10
- Class year preference
- 1L, 2L, 3L, LLM
- Required skills
- Client interviewing; document preparation; legal cover letter drafting
- To Apply
- Register at https://vets11-8-24.eventbrite.com