Amelia Ruiz Fischer
Host: Texas Civil Rights Project
Sponsor: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Michelle Mendez
- Hosted by Catholic Charities Immigration Legal Services
- Sponsored by DLA Piper
- Service location Silver Spring, Maryland
- Law school University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
- Issue area Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Immigrant Populations, Immigration Law Reform
- Fellowship class year 2008
- Program Design-Your-Own Fellowship
The Project
Michelle’s project provided representation to immigrants in removal proceedings on account of civil rights violations on the part of local police and ICE agents. The project aimed to educate immigrant families, many of which have mixed immigration status, on their legal rights and how to protect themselves in case of immigration enforcement threatening to separate them. During her project, Michelle worked with local law enforcement agencies to maintain/develop immigrant friendly policies and convince these agencies to solely focus on enforcing state criminal law.
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Megan Sheffield
Host: Equal Justice Center
Sponsor: Anonymous
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Sponsor: Equal Justice Works Text-to-Give
Jessica Jones
Host: Women's Refugee Commission/Detention and Asylum Program
Sponsor: Steptoe & Johnson LLP