Intern Spotlight: Logan Roth, Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice

Spotlight: Logan Roth, a third-year law student at Drake University Law School, served as an ALL Iowa legal intern with Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice (Iowa MMJ) last summer. Roth also served the Afghan community while working in Drake’s Refugee clinic.

This work ignited his passion for immigration law and helping people seek a better and safer life through our immigration system.

Read more about his experiences:

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As an ALL Iowa Summer Intern, I spent this past summer working at Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice. At IMMJ, I was a member of the Afghan Legal Team and provided pro-bono immigration legal services to Afghans evacuated by the US in 2021, who were later paroled into the US under Operation Allies Welcome. 

While a member of this team, I worked primarily on asylum, SIV, and re-parole cases. I also participated in a day-long re-parole clinic in Cedar Rapids with Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Dubuque.

As a student attorney at the Drake Refugee Clinic spring 2023, I represented multiple Afghan Clients in their asylum cases, including the asylum interview with USCIS. Additionally, I assisted Afghan clients in obtaining Temporary Protected Status and work authorization.

These experiences with the Drake Refugee Clinic and with IMMJ have ignited a true passion for immigration law and for serving underrepresented communities in seeking access to a better, safer life through our country’s immigration system. Because of these incredible experiences, I have decided to pursue a career in immigration law after graduating from law school.

My post-grad dream is to be accepted into the Department of Justice Attorney General’s Honors Program – and to clerk for the Office of the Chief Immigration Judge.