
Arielle Wisbaum
Host: New York Lawyers for the Public Interest
Sponsor: AIG, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Lauren served undocumented LGBTQ+ survivors of hate violence in New York City by improving access to holistic legal services to combat alienation from legal systems.
Incidents of hate violence against LGBTQ+ communities have dramatically increased over the past several years and are coterminous with increased violence against immigrants. Undocumented LGBTQ+ survivors of hate violence live at a critical nexus of underserved communities and are at a high risk of estrangement from legal systems. This further marginalizes LGBTQ+ immigrants, thereby exacerbating the effects of violence. Lauren’s project increased access to holistic legal services through outreach and direct representation to combat the effects of violence experienced by undocumented LGBTQ+ hate violence survivors.
During the two-year Fellowship, Lauren:
Fellowing her Fellowship, Lauren has remained at the New York City Anti-Violence Project, where she continues to serve LGBTQ+ and HIV-affected survivors of violence.
Demanding Withdrawal of Proposed DHS Rule Harmful to LGBTQ and HIV-Affected Asylum Seekers
Bloomberg LP and Proskauer Serve LGBTQ Immigrant Survivors of Hate Violence
Host: New York Lawyers for the Public Interest
Sponsor: AIG, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Host: Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project
Sponsor: Anonymous
Current Fellow
Host: Los Angeles LGBT Center
Sponsor: Apple, Inc., O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Host: Equal Justice Center
Sponsor: Texas Access to Justice Foundation