Mentorship Event Connects Students, Alumni Working in Immigrants’ Rights and Human Trafficking
Lee Gelernt, deputy director of the ACLU’s Immigrants’ Rights Project, kicked off the second annual Immigrants’ Rights & Human Trafficking Program event.
On October 23, 2018, Lee Gelernt, deputy director of the ACLU’s Immigrants’ Rights Project, kicked off the second annual Mentorship Program Breakfast for the Immigrants’ Rights & Human Trafficking Program (IRHTP). Gelernt spoke about his perspective on the ongoing family separation litigation and the important role played by attorneys in the immigrants’ rights and human trafficking fields to remedy injustice.
The breakfast was the second annual event connected to the mentorship program for the Immigrants’ Rights & Human Trafficking Program. Nineteen alumni volunteered to participate, many graduated from the BU Law clinical programs and went on to work in a range of organizations, such as the Central West Justice Center, National Immigrant Justice Center, Boston Immigration Court, US Department of Justice, small and large firms, the Board of Veterans Appeals, the Suffolk District Attorney’s Office, and the Political Asylum/Immigration Representation (PAIR) Project, among others.
The mentorship program is a new initiative to connect current students enrolled in the IRHTP with BU Law alumni. The goal is to allow current students to meet and engage with attorneys and leaders in the immigrant and human trafficking fields. The collaboration is designed to help students build skills, learn from successful lawyers on how to build a sustainable, rewarding career, and find post-graduation employment. Learn more about the Immigrants’ Rights & Human Trafficking Program.
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