
Fernanda Herrera Spieler
Host: Resilience Force
Sponsor: Equal Justice Works Text-to-Give
Current Fellow
Ann provided free immigration legal services to vulnerable immigrants detained in ICE detention centers or in criminal custody in north Texas.
North Texas is bearing the brunt of the growing emphasis by federal immigration authorities on interior enforcement efforts. The region led the nation in ICE arrests last year with more than 16,000 arrests. Immigrants who have access to representation are up to ten times more likely to establish a right to stay with their families and communities in the United States than immigrants who lack representation. Yet North Texas has the lowest rate of representation of any other metropolitan area in Texas.
During the Fellowship period, Ann:
Host: Resilience Force
Sponsor: Equal Justice Works Text-to-Give
Current Fellow
Host: Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota
Sponsor: 3M Company, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath
Current Fellow
Host: Equal Justice Center
Sponsor: Texas Access to Justice Foundation
Host: Equal Justice Center
Sponsor: Anonymous