ProBAR – Legal Orientation Project Attorney

The South Texas Pro Bono Asylum Representation Project (ProBAR) seeks an attorney to join the ProBAR Legal Orientation Project in Harlingen, Texas. ProBAR is a national volunteer effort based in Harlingen, Texas that provides high quality representation to detained, indigent asylum seekers and immigrants in South Texas. Immigrants and persons fleeing persecution from all over the world are detained in isolated South Texas pending administrative immigration court hearings. Others face summary deportation by Immigration Officers, without the benefit of appearing before the immigration court. These individuals frequently do not speak English, are unfamiliar with the legal system, and do not know how to sustain their burden of proof for relief from removal. Legal orientation and representation is crucial for these individuals; without it, deportation is a virtual certainty regardless of the merits of their claims. ProBAR is sponsored by the American Bar Association, the State Bar of Texas, and the American Immigration Lawyers Association. The position is available immediately. Please send a resume including references to Meredith Linsky (UC DAVIS ALUM), ProBAR Director, 301 E. Madison Ave., Harlingen, Texas 78550; tel. (956) 425-9231; fax (956) 425-9233; e-mail: probar@sbcglobal.net.

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