Students will help asylum seekers prepare petitions for asylum. Asylum is available to immigrants who have fled their home countries because of persecution and/or torture due to their race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group.
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.
Project Details
- Website
- http://www.raicestexas.org
- Project Date
Saturday January 28
- Project Time
- 8:30am-5:30pm
- Approximate hours of work requested
- 11 hours total including training
- Training
- Tuesday, January 24, 6pm-8pm, live in San Antonio (Akin Gump offices, 300 Convent Street, San Antonio) or via livestream from any location with an internet connection
- Skills used
- Client interviewing; document preparation
- Project location
- First Presbyterian Church, 404 North Alamo Street, San Antonio
- Number of student volunteers requested
- 8
- Class year preference
- 1L, 2L, 3L, LLM
- Required skills
- Language skills: Spanish helpful but not required for all positions
- To Apply
- Submit email stating interest, transportation needs, and any language skills to Sarah Sedgwick at ssedgwick@law.utexas.edu