Students will work with immigrant survivors of crime to complete applications for legal status in the United States by submitting applications for U Visas or U Visa Adjustment of Status. This project will require students to work directly with clients and their families to document the crimes they have suffered. It also will require writing declarations, obtaining evidence, and obtaining documentation of positive factors in the clients' lives in the United States. In addition, students will write a brief letter explaining the legal arguments for clients' eligibility for the U Visa or U Visa Adjustment of Status. By the end of the project, students will compile and submit a completed application to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on behalf of their clients.
Organization
Catholic Charities of Central Texas
Since 2002, Immigration Legal Services (ILS) of Catholic Charities of Central Texas has provided affordable legal consultations, representation, and assistance in Central Texas to low-income immigrants of all cultural and religious backgrounds. Our experienced staff guides clients through the complex immigration process in order to obtain immigration benefits for qualified individuals, to reunite families, and to promote awareness of current immigration topics.
Project Details
- Website
- http://www.ccctx.org/ils/
- Project Date
September 2016
- Approximate hours of work requested
- 30-40 hours total over the course of fall semester
- Training
- A one-hour training will be held Friday, September 16, 1pm-2pm in the Goodwin Conference Room (CCJ 1.312)
- Skills used
- Legal research/writing; document preparation/review; client interviewing
- Project location
- Catholic Charities office, 1625 Rutherford Lane; limited work from home possible for some project tasks
- Address
- 1625 Rutherford Lane, Austin TX
- Number of student volunteers requested
- 8
- Class year preference
- 1L, 2L, 3L, LLM
- Required skills
- Language: Advanced English written proficiency, Spanish oral fluency required for some but not all cases
- To Apply
- Submit email stating interest and any language skills to Sarah Sedgwick at ssedgwick@law.utexas.edu; applications received by noon on Friday, September 9 will receive priority consideration