BATPro provides a means for law student advocates to fight human trafficking through providing practitioner guidance and assisting with community outreach.
The Berkeley Anti-Trafficking Project (BATPro) aims to combat human trafficking and support trafficking survivors. BATPro students conduct legal research and writing to assist survivors of trafficking in accessing immigration relief.
The research topics generally involve guidance on how to demonstrate eligibility for T Visa nonimmigrant status or other types of immigration options for survivors. Students will have an opportunity to gain experience with immigration law and learn about trafficking concepts. In partnership with the Immigrant Legal Resource Center, they will use their lawyering skills to help produce practitioner and community facing resources to help guide survivors and advocates who are navigating a legal landscape that is complex, and sometimes hostile to survivors. Students will also have the opportunity to work on individual research projects under the guidance of the supervising attorneys if they are interested in specific topics related to trafficking relief.
Supervision: Students in BATPro engage in pro bono work under the supervision of attorneys at Immigrant Legal Resource Center.
Time Commitment: Normal time commitment, including training, varies by project assignments and team capacity. Some projects may only require approximately 10-15 hours per semester, while others may require 20-25 hours per semester. Flexibility exists in assigning projects, and if someone expresses an interest in a lower time commitment, we can accommodate them.
For more information, please contact the student leaders at BATPro@law.berkeley.edu.