Undergraduate Internship- Detained Adult Program, Know Your Rights
About The Position
The Amica Center for Immigrant Rights is seeking undergraduate students with a passion for advancing immigrants’ rights to be part of our internship program with the Detained Adult Program’s (DAP) Know Your Rights (KYR) Team. The KYR Team works with hundreds of adults detained by ICE each year, providing information and support to people who are unrepresented. We provide trauma-sensitive, client-centered services, and deeply value our clients’ autonomy as they navigate the fundamentally inhumane immigration system. We are currently accepting intern applications for Summer 2026. Our Summer Internship Program requires a commitment of at least 10 weeks, starting on or around Mary 26, 2026. This will be a full-time internship consisting of at least 35 hours per week. Applicants from historically underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. If relevant, please discuss in your application how your background motivates your interest in this position or otherwise affects your career goals. Internships are unpaid; however, Amica Center can assist students seeking internship credit or funding.
Requirements
- Currently enrolled in an undergraduate program
- Must be 18 or older
- Spanish Intermediate skills or fluency is strongly preferred
- Ability to work well both individually and as part of a team
- Detail oriented
- Self-starter
- A laptop or computer ();
- Reliable internet
- A phone
Nice To Haves
- Ability and/or prior experience to relate to and work with low-income clients with histories of trauma and/or previous interactions with the criminal justice system is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Enter intakes and messages from jail visit onto our client database
- Assist on preparation and breakdown for monthly jail visit [Please note that this requires the intern to be in the office at least once a week, though we welcome people to be in office more than that]
- Answer questions for individuals calling our detention hotline
- Research political, economic, and social country conditions articles for pro se asylum applicants
- Prepare other informational materials distributed at each jail visit
- Prepare documents for filing in immigration court
- Participate in weekly review of intakes from jails/detention centers
- Attend training opportunities within the office
- Shadow trial prep and other various case follow up on a jail visit, through video teleconference, phone, or written messages
- Expand our country conditions database
- Observe immigration court hearings
- Filing and other administrative assistance as needed
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
No Education Listed
