
Michelle Mendez
Host: Catholic Charities Immigration Legal Services
Sponsor: DLA Piper LLP (US)
Amelia combatted civil rights violations and re-victimization of immigrant survivors of domestic violence and other crimes under the Secure Communities (S-Comm) program of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) through litigation, advocacy, outreach, and education.
S-Comm’s intent is to remove dangerous criminal aliens unlawfully in the U.S. Many undocumented immigrants identified through S-Comm, however, are crime victims or domestic violence survivors who are entitled to immigration relief. S-Comm unjustifiably deports thousands of immigrant crime victims and domestic violence survivors, causes the immigrant community to distrust police officers, and leads to widespread civil rights violations such as police brutality, racial profiling, and wrongful arrest.
During her Fellowship, Amelia:
Amelia has joined an immigration and civil rights law firm in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Host: Catholic Charities Immigration Legal Services
Sponsor: DLA Piper LLP (US)
Host: Equal Justice Center
Sponsor: Anonymous
Host: American Civil Liberties Union, Immigrants' Rights Project
Sponsor: Anonymous
Host: Orleans Public Defenders
Sponsor: ALM