Organization Description World Relief, initially known as the World Relief Commission of the National Evangelical Association, was formed to address urgent humanitarian needs in war torn Europe and has since expanded to help vulnerable populations in various parts of the world and in the United States. We practice principles of transformational development to empower local churches in the United States and around the world so they can serve the vulnerable in their communities. World Relief has initiatives in refugee resettlement, anti-trafficking, and immigration legal services (in its offices in the United States), as well as education, health, child development, agriculture, food security, micro-enterprise, and disaster response (overseas). We work holistically with the local church to stand for those who are marginalized and disenfranchised: the sick, the widow, the orphan, and the alien. The Baltimore Immigration Clinic (Clinic), founded in 2004, advises and represents refugees and other immigrants, as well as U.S. citizens, seeking to reunite with foreign-born family members. The Clinic also assists those seeking asylum, permanent residence, employment authorization and citizenship as well victims of crime or domestic violence eligible for immigration relief and individuals in deportation proceedings.
Position Description The Immigration Legal Clerk (ILC) will be the face of Christ for the first contact with oue office by immigrants seeking immigration assistance. The ILC will make appointments, respond to client inquiries regarding their cases, and make referrals to appropriate agencies for other types of services. The ILC will assist in correspondence with clients regarding notifications from the Department of Homeland Security or the Immigration Court; maintain case entry into the database; do general office work in filing and answering phones; and organize and copy immigration application packets for submission. As knowledge base is gained duties will include completing immigration applications for attorney review.
The ILC may also choose to assist the clinic, in collaboration with other organizations, in the coordination of ongoing responses to changes in immigration law or policy by the future Presidential Administration. This would involve outreach to churches and community organizations throughout the state.
