What are the responsibilities and job description for the Opening – 2025 Summer Intern – Detention Program position at Americans for Immigrant Justice?
Location : Florida
About Americans for Immigrant Justice
Americans for Immigrant Justice (AI Justice), an award-winning not-for-profit legal services organization founded in 1996 to protect and promote the basic human rights of immigrants, has a multicultural and a multilingual staff. AI Justice has represented clients from around the world and is recognized as a powerful advocate and national leader for immigrants' rights. AI Justice works closely with traditional civil rights groups as well as grassroots organizations and local, state and national government officials to affect positive change in immigration policies.
About the Detention Program
Americans for Immigrant Justice’s Detention Program helps detained immigrants obtain release and fight deportation, so they can be reunited with their families and community. Even though those in immigration detention have only been charged with a civil offense, individuals are criminalized and subjected to inhumane, jail-like conditions. Many of our detained clients have deep ties to the community, and their detention causes incalculable harm to South Florida families and communities. The Detention Program fights for the release of individuals from ICE custody while challenging the systemic and pervasive issues that plague the broader practice of immigration detention.
Summer 2025 Internship Opportunities for the Detention Program
Interns will work closely with the Detention Program’s staff attorneys and Detention Director to assist with the following :
- Direct representation matters;
- Intake interviews;
- Conduct legal research regarding immigration law, administrative issues, and changes in immigration policy;
- Draft memoranda and motions; and
- Rapid response work and outreach.
Qualifications
To Apply
E-mail your resume and cover letter to careers@aijustice.org and ajhernandez@aijustice.org with the subject line “2025 Detention Summer Legal Intern.” Our office is located in Miami, Florida. Certain tasks such may require in-person appearance at the office and various detention facilities in Florida. Applications will be considered from all classes including 1Ls and will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the positions are filled. There is no monetary compensation, but academic credit may be available depending on the candidate’s law school. Those seeking internships must commit to a minimum of 35 hours a week.
