Students will attend immigration court proceedings in San Antonio, and observe and document court procedures and case events. Information obtained through the project will be used to inform advocates and the public about immigration courts operations following the adoption of Migrant Protection Protocols (aka Remain in Mexico) and other ongoing changes to federal immigration adjudication policies.
Organization
RAICES
RAICES promotes justice by providing free and low-cost legal services to underserved immigrant children, families, and refugees in Central and South Texas. The Immigration Court Documentation Project is a collaboration between the RAICES, the Texas Law Immigration Clinic, the Mithoff Program, and the St. Mary’s University School of Law.
Project Details
- Project Start Date
October 2019
- Approximate hours of work requested
- 5.5-6 hours per court session; students may volunteer to observe more than one court session; morning and afternoon volunteer shifts are available Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays in October, November, and December (Specific dates and times are visible via the registration link. Please note that the times in Eventbrite do not include travel time to San Antonio and volunteers must be at the San Antonio immigration court at the start of a scheduled shift.)
- Training
- Students must review a 1-hour training video before their documentation shift
- Skills used
- Court observation; human rights documentation
- Project location
- San Antonio Immigration Court, 800 Dolorosa, Suite 300, San Antonio, TX
- Number of student volunteers requested
- 58
- Class year preference
- 1L, 2L, 3L, LLM
- To Apply
- Register at https://immigcourtf19.eventbrite.com