
Reema Ali
Host: Equal Justice Center
Sponsor: Texas Access to Justice Foundation
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: Equal Justice Center
Sponsor: Texas Access to Justice Foundation
Host: Equal Justice Center
Sponsor: Anonymous
Host: The Women's Law Center of Maryland
Sponsor: Friends and Family of Philip M. Stern
Host: Urban Justice Center
Sponsor: Friends and Family of Philip M. Stern