Students will help asylum seekers from Venezuela and Colombia prepare applications for asylum. Students will work in pairs to provide information about the asylum process, interview asylum seekers to gather necessary information, and to complete USCIS asylum forms. 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
Mithoff Pro Bono Program
The Asylum Workshop is an internal project of the Mithoff Pro Bono Program, hosted in partnership with the Texas Law Immigration Clinic and Casa Marianella. Casa Marianella is an Austin-based organization that welcomes displaced migrants and promotes self-sufficiency by providing shelter and supportive services.
Project Details
- Project Start Date
October 26 & 27, 2024
- Project Time
- October 26, 9am-5pm & October 27 9am-3pm
- Approximate hours of work requested
- 15 hours
- Training
- Wednesday, October 23, 11:45am-1pm (TNH 2.124)
- Skills used
- Client interviewing; legal analysis; narrative drafting; document preparation; working with interpretation
- Project location
- Law School, Various Rooms
- Number of student volunteers requested
- 20
- Class year preference
- 1L, 2L, 3L, LLM
- Required skills
- No knowledge of asylum law, client interviewing, or specific language skills are required, but Spanish speakers are encouraged to apply.
- To Apply
- Register at https://asylum10-26-24.eventbrite.com