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OPPORTUNITY
ProBAR seeks candidates for a 2024-2026 Equal Justice Works Fellowship for specific projects that address the unmet needs of immigrants in this southernmost border region of Texas. Those unmet needs include providing legal education to and working to empower recently arrived migrants who are processed by immigration authorities and seeking immediate, temporary immigration legal support. Additional needs include unmet legal services of long-term residents in the Rio Grande Valley who are facing removal proceedings without the ability to pay for an attorney's representation.
In the Rio Grande Valley, we have a small network of humanitarian aid organizations, respite shelters, advocacy groups, and community-based organizations. The Fellow(s) will work in partnership with the community network to expand ProBAR's reach and impact, especially as the need for immigration legal services exceeds the pro bono resources by a large margin. We seek to develop a Fellowship project that will expand access to counsel for many low-income individuals at risk of deportation. Fellow candidates will have the opportunity to collaborate with Legal Department leadership to shape the contours of this fellowship which may include a range of legal work - from direct representation to clinics to community outreach and rights education.
A Fellowship at ProBAR is an opportunity to launch a public interest career in immigration law while gaining a unique perspective on U.S. immigration law and policy from the frontlines. Fellows will be supported in this journey by a team of dedicated professionals who bring their diverse backgrounds and experiences to our services.
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