About Freedom for Immigrants:
Freedom for Immigrants is an immigrant-led, abolitionist organization that envisions a world without prisons or cages of any kind. We work to end immigration incarceration, recognizing we are part of a broader movement fighting for our freedom at the intersection of mass incarceration, immigration enforcement, and the deprivation of Black, brown, and Indigenous people’s autonomy. We organize alongside and follow the leadership of currently and formerly incarcerated immigrants to empower our communities.
Organization Website: https://www.freedomforimmigrants.org/
Organization Address: 440 N Barranca Ave #6382, Covina CA
Contact Name: Jeff Migliozzi
Contact Phone: (412) 577-8918
Contact Email: jmigliozzi@freedomforimmigrants.org
INTERNSHIP INFORMATION
Dates of Internship: August 2025- August 2026
Industry: Communications, Graphic Design, Immigration/Civic Engagement, Marketing, Media/Video Production, Public Relations, Social Justice, Social Media
Preferred Academic Level: Undergraduate
Description of Internship:
This is an exciting opportunity to support efforts toward building a world without immigration incarceration. The intern would support the work of FFI’s National Immigration Detention Hotline, a free national hotline detained individuals can use to report abuses or request
support. This position will require someone who is highly organized, has strong communication and writing skills, and can work independently. The main tasks include managing volunteers, database maintenance, analyzing data to create weekly reports, tracking hotline settlement violations and supporting advocacy efforts like writing federal complaints. This internship is fully remote and can be
located anywhere in the U.S.
Duties and Responsibilities:
● Exposing human rights violations inside detention centers through community outreach (i.e. on cases of physical assault, medical abuse, solitary confinement);
● Track Hotline Settlement Violation;
● Answer calls from people inside detention and share information and resources with them to strengthen their ability to document abuse from the inside for self advocacy and support;
● Supporting management of the civil rights complaint submission project, including volunteer assignment, complaint tracking, documentation, and other tasks, as needed;
● Using a secure online case management and abuse documentation database to track rights violations that take place inside detention facilities;
● Managing mail correspondence to people detained;
● Expose human rights violations inside detention centers by mapping trends (i.e. medical neglect, physical abuse, etc);
● Update commonly used resources like the Nationwide Detention Facility Resource Directory to ensure we are distributing accurate information;
●Managing and supporting hotline volunteers including outreach, onboarding, and day-to-day support to the volunteers;
● Support the National Detention Hotline Manager with other duties, as needed;
● Collaborate with other departments to push FFI’s priorities forward as they arise and as appropriate.
Requirements:
● Must be over the age of 18;
● Ability to commit at least 15-20 hours per week;
● Must have access to stable internet and a computer;
● Partnership with your university for compensation or class credit is required;
● Strong preference given to someone who is directly or indirectly affected by immigration enforcement, detention and/or incarceration systems.
Qualifications:
● Demonstrated commitment to immigrants’ rights, decarceration, and/or other social justice causes impacting communities of color, and a basic competency in race equity and inclusion;
● Strong project management skills;
● Strong writing and communication skills;
● Basic proficiency with databases and spreadsheets;
● This position requires a person with a high attention to detail who enjoys task-oriented work and can work independently;
● Fluency in Spanish or other language(s) (French, indigenous languages, Arabic, Vietnamese, Haitian Creole) is a plus but not required; ● Proficiency in Google Suite, Slack, and data entry software;
Benefits:
● Gain invaluable experience managing a nationwide program and a team of
volunteers;
● Experience working at a national nonprofit alongside a committed team fighting to abolish immigration detention;
● Practical experience working directly with people detained;
● Shadowing, mentoring, and training opportunities;
● Flexible and remote schedule.
How to apply:
Please send a resume and cover letter to Nephtalie Jacques at njacques@freedomforimmigrants.org. Deadline July 25th, 2025 11:59 PM
EST!
