Mostafa Soliman
Host: Erie County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project
Sponsor: New York State Family Security Project
The project addressed the increased need for legal representation for one of the most vulnerable and demonized populations—immigrants. With the help of this project, Azin was able to provide direct legal services for qualified cases involving asylum, TPS, DACA, and VAWA applications, and represent clients in Immigration Court and before the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
Azin has a long-standing commitment to public service and has previously worked with various non-profit organizations in the United States and abroad. The insights that Azin gained through her work have coalesced with her own experiences of asylum-seeking and refugee status when her family immigrated to Germany. Because of her previous positions and commitment to public service, she was in a unique position to contribute to this project.
A Year Serving Immigrant and Refugee Populations
Thanks to the New York State Family Security Project, I have been able to provide legal representation to these underserved communities and to narrow the justice gap.
Azin Ahmadi /
2017 Equal Justice Works Fellow
Host: Erie County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project
Sponsor: New York State Family Security Project
Host: Legal Aid Society of Rochester, Inc.
Sponsor: New York State Family Security Project
Host: City University of New York School of Law Foundation
Sponsor: New York State Family Security Project
Host: Syracuse University College of Law
Sponsor: New York State Family Security Project