Due to an increase in detained children in South Texas, we anticipate a staff attorney position opening very soon at ProBAR’s Children’s Project. The staff attorney would serve detained unaccompanied minors in pursuing SIJS, asylum, U visas, T visas, etc. A significant portion of the position would be providing direct representation. Applicants should be fluent [...]

This month HIP, together with the Office and Clinical and Pro Bono Programs, organized a spring break trip to Alabama for 6 students to support organizations to fight HB56, Alabama’s harsh anti-immigration legislation. Students provided legal support including outreach, interviewing and intake, legal research and writing, and other work helpful to legal services and advocacy [...]

Summer student interns work closely with clinical faculty and instructors to provide continuity of representation to our clients throughout the summer months. They do a lot of the same work that students do during the academic year, under our supervision.  Past interns have found the experience to be very rewarding. These are full-time positions, and [...]

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT ORGANIZATION: The Ethiopian Community Development Council (ECDC) was established in 1983 as a non-profit, community-based organization to resettle refugees, promote cultural, educational, and socio-economic development in the refugee and immigrant community in the United States. ECDC’s Center for African Refugees and Immigrants (CARI), is a national program division that resettles refugees and serves [...]

The Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama (¡HICA!) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that facilitates the social, civic and economic integration of Hispanics in Alabama.  ¡HICA! is seeking a highly motivated person who speak both English and Spanish and is a licensed attorney to head up the Immigration and Access to Justice Program.  The IAJ Program [...]

Workers Defense Project (WDP) is a membership-based organization that empowers low-income workers to achieve fair employment through education, direct services, organizing and strategic partnerships. Workers Defense Project was founded in August 2002 by employees and volunteers of Casa Marianella, a local shelter, to address the problem of unpaid wages for Austin’s low-wage workers. WDP is [...]

Senior US District Judge George Kazen in the Southern District of Texas (Laredo division) is accepting applications for a 2012-3 clerkship to begin in August. The court has a heavy immigration docket. The position is posted in OSCAR.

“Day laborers in Western states including California scored a legal victory Tuesday when the U.S. Supreme Court let stand a lower-court ruling declaring that cities violate free speech when they make it a crime to seek work from passing drivers. The case comes from the Los Angeles suburb of Redondo Beach and affects dozens of [...]

KEEP HATE OUT OF OUR STATE! NO TO S. 2061! The Alabama-copycat anti-immigrant bill S. 2061 further criminalizes immigrant families in Massachusetts and restricts access to essential services like housing, education, and legal protections. If passed, it would have disastrous effects on our communities. There will be a hearing on the bill TUESDAY 2/28. We [...]

“CHANDLER, Ariz. — The angry protests over Arizona’s tough policies focused on illegal immigrants are mostly gone. The sponsor of the state’s touchstone immigration bill has been recalled, while two sheriffs who championed the crackdown are enmeshed in legal difficulties. And there has been a notable decline in police activity aimed at illegal immigrants, easing [...]