Fall 2007 INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY
NOTICE TO UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
Immigrants’ Rights Project, NY

The Immigrants’ Rights Project is a national project of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) with offices in New York and California. Using targeted impact litigation, advocacy and public outreach, the Project carries on the ACLU’s commitment to protecting the rights and liberties of immigrants. In federal district and appellate courts, including the Supreme Court, the Project conducts the nation’s largest impact litigation program dedicated to defending and expanding the rights of immigrants, enforcing the guarantees of the Constitution, and achieving equal justice under the law.

The Project has focused on challenging laws that deny immigrants access to the judicial system, impose indefinite and mandatory detention, and constitute discrimination on the basis of “alienage” by governmental and private entities. In addition, the Project has been challenging post-9/11 practices, including litigation against Secretary Rumsfeld and military commanders for torture and abuse of detainees in U.S. custody in Iraq and Afghanistan, FOIA litigation to disclose government documents about such torture, suits challenging selective enforcement and other forms of discrimination, and the use of “enemy combatant” and “material witness” designations to impose detention without trial.

INTERNSHIP OVERVIEW:
Interns will have an opportunity to work with the staff of the Immigrants’ Rights Project on a range of significant issues and projects. Projects will most likely involve factual research, organizational assistance, responding to letters from individuals in detention, helping to produce complaints and briefs, and general office support.

REQUIREMENTS:
Applicants should have an interest in social and legal issues, including immigrants’ rights, excellent writing and communications skills, initiative and the ability to see projects to completion. The number of interns accepted varies, but is usually 2 per term.

Our fall term internship requires a 10-14 week commitment. These positions are part-time with weekly hours negotiable. Internships are unpaid.

HOW TO APPLY:
The fall application deadline is September 14. Submissions received after these dates are considered only if space is available. Please send cover letter, resume and non-fiction writing sample of no more than 5 pages to hrjobs@aclu.org re: IRP Undergraduate Internship.

If you have additional questions, please call the Internship Coordinator at (212) 549-2619 or pnguyen@aclu.org.

The ACLU is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and encourages applications from women, people of color, persons with disabilities, and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals.