Alex Zucker is one of a small cadre of volunteer lawyers and interpreters for the locally based Legal Project out of SUNY Albany. After spending Thursday of last week interpreting at the Albany county jail, he reports that they've never seen anything like this.
The jail houses over 200 migrants detained by ICE; check the Albany Times Union for more information about this story. These individuals have been sent here from all over the country and the Legal Project is overwhelmed. There are lawyers to do the intakes, but not nearly enough interpreters. Persons with expertise in ALL languages are needed: Spanish, French, Hindi, Punjabi, any Mayan languages, Mandarin, Polish, Russian. Alex writes: "you name it, we can probably use it."
Please spread the word to any language speakers other than English that you know, who can get involved in Albany. If you're able to translate, please contact Christina Armistead at carmistead@lsu.edu. She is coordinating the schedule.
And from the Legal Project website:
The jail houses over 200 migrants detained by ICE; check the Albany Times Union for more information about this story. These individuals have been sent here from all over the country and the Legal Project is overwhelmed. There are lawyers to do the intakes, but not nearly enough interpreters. Persons with expertise in ALL languages are needed: Spanish, French, Hindi, Punjabi, any Mayan languages, Mandarin, Polish, Russian. Alex writes: "you name it, we can probably use it."
Please spread the word to any language speakers other than English that you know, who can get involved in Albany. If you're able to translate, please contact Christina Armistead at carmistead@lsu.edu. She is coordinating the schedule.
And from the Legal Project website:
We are looking for interpreters—all languages—and attorneys. Please contact cric@legalproject.org if you are able to volunteer. For more information, call 518-435-1770 ext. 327. Your help is needed NOW!Updated after hearing from Alex Zucker: "I am not volunteering for project. I was just passing the info along. I realized too late the way I tweeted it gave the wrong impression. Regardless, if you scroll down to the end of my thread, the last five tweets have the latest info. Could you share that instead? 'ATTENTION: Legal Project seeking interpreters to assist immigrants in Albany County Jail says training will take place *JULY 11 IN ALBANY* from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. Interpreters needed for interviews; no paraphrasing, word for word.' Many thx!"
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