Summer Intern - Data Coordinator for Immigration Legal Services

2026 Summer - Data Coordinator Intern - Immigration Legal Services

JOB DESCRIPTION

 The Michigan Immigrant Rights Center, a subdivision of the Michigan Advocacy Program (MAP), is seeking undergraduate and other non-law graduate interns to work with our Data Team for a summer 2026 internship, based out of any of our five office locations - Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, Lansing, Ypsilanti, or Detroit. 

Michigan Immigrant Rights Center
MIRC provides direct legal services to immigrant clients focusing on survivors of domestic violence and victims of crime, unaccompanied children, individuals in detention and removal proceedings, migrant farmworkers and immigrant workers, noncitizens applying for naturalization, and individuals seeking asylum, TPS, deferred action, and other forms of immigration relief. MIRC also provides technical and co-counsel assistance and training to Michigan legal aid and pro bono attorneys handling immigration and immigrant rights matters, including the rights of unaccompanied children, immigrant workers, and survivors of crime and domestic violence. MIRC conducts impact litigation, systemic advocacy on behalf of Michigan's low-income immigrants and their families, legislative and legal development tracking and analysis, and coalition-building among immigration assistance providers and immigrant advocacy organizations statewide. MIRC hosts summer interns in Ypsilanti, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing, and Detroit – and is happy to consider hybrid working. 

Our Data Team

MIRC’s Data Team ensures accurate and timely data reporting for contract and grant requirements by regularly auditing both MIRC’s internal database and external reporting platforms. The team utilizes languages such as R, Python, and tools like Salesforce reports and Microsoft Excel. In addition to reforming existing systems and developing new ones to enhance reporting efficiency, the team performs data analysis to improve client services and drive impactful projects.

Job Description

Interns on The Data Team are supervised by the Data Team Supervising Program Coordinator and can expect to be responsible for a small amount of data entry tasks, with the bulk of their work being either assisting with Data Team projects, or conducting their own Data-related projects in collaboration with other teams. 

Qualifications

Applicants must reside in the state of Michigan while working for MAP.

Current undergraduate or non-law graduate student with an interest in data and the U.S immigration system

Preference for current study in Statistics, Data Science, Political Science, Computer Science, Macro Social Work, or related field
  

Pay/Benefits

MIRC Undergraduate interns will receive pay via an hourly rate of $15/hour. Other graduate (non-law) interns will receive pay via an hourly rate of $18/hour. Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply for outside funding and if your funding is less than what we pay, we will make up the difference. Hourly clerks do not earn vacation or paid holidays. Students and casual employees will earn sick time pursuant to Michigan’s Earned Sick Time Act (“ESTA”). Under the ESTA, sick leave accrues at a rate of one hour for every 30 hours worked. Employees begin to accrue sick leave on their first calendar day of employment or their date of eligibility under the ESTA, whichever is later.  

To apply
Please complete this application and submit 1) your resume, and 2) a cover letter. You can also access the application by copying and pasting the following web address into your browser: https://miadvocacy.bamboohr.com/careers/285. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until all positions are filled. 

The Michigan Advocacy Program is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.