Asylum Law Project
at the University of
Minnesota Law School
What is the asylum law project (ALP)?
ALP is an organization maintained by second-year law students in order to serve first-year law students and L.L.M. students at the University of Minnesota Law School. First-year students submit applications that include their volunteer interest, experience, and language skills. The Board then matches those criteria with the needs of participating organizations. Participants volunteer on week-long service trips over the Winter or Spring Breaks, or ongoing experiences over the course of the Spring semester.
Our Mission
The Asylum Law Project exists to provide a meaningful public interest opportunity for law students to provide pro bono legal assistance to organizations that work in the field of Asylum and/or Immigration Law. The Asylum Law Project fills a substantial need for legal assistance to immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers who seldom have access to competent legal representation. The Asylum Law Project allows first-year law students to gain experience in various aspects of the field of Immigration/Asylum Law. The Asylum Law Project strives to increase awareness regarding the struggles faced by immigrants and asylum seekers to both the UMN Law Student community, and the broader Minnesota community. The Asylum Law Project will endeavor to strengthen and support UMN Law Students in their journeys to become effective legal advocates.
