Application: Students should submit their resume, list of references, and a brief writing sample as one pdf document to Jason Hernandez at Jason.c.hernandez@rutgers.edu by May 5, 2023. Finalists will be interviewed the week of May 15, 2023, and we anticipate making final selection by May 22, 2023.
Alexis Torres Machado (a.k.a. ATM) the author of the song “For My Immigrants,” is an undocumented immigrant from Uruguay. He is currently a DACA recipient and is a theater major and senior at Rutgers University-Newark. He found out he was undocumented at a very young age, like most children. He worked in collaboration with Newest Americans, who knew the song “ha[d] the potential to become an anthem for undocumented youth across the country,” as stated on their website. The music video rallied friends and family of ATM to be in the video with him. They include Marisol Conde-Hernandez, a Rutgers […]
Rutgers University Center for Immigration Law, Justice and Policy held their last community event of the semester with Ravi Ragbir. This event was split up into two parts. In both parts, Ravi opens the audience to a conversation on ICE’s mistreatment of immigrant rights and the appropriate reaction towards that. The first part was a presentation, discussing the current affairs regarding immigrant rights and answering questions from the audience. The second part of the event consisted of Sanctuary Coalition training, in which Ravi discusses actions and strategies to take in creating or strengthen a Sanctuary community. The event began with […]