
Travis Silva
Host: Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area
Sponsor: Anonymous
Matt advocated to ensure that detained and recently released unaccompanied immigrant children receive the education services to which they are entitled through developing new litigation, supporting class action lawsuits, policy advocacy, collaborating with local organizations, and creating informative resources.
As of June 2021, there were over 17,000 unaccompanied children (“UCs”) in federal immigrant detention. These children are entitled to education services under federal law, state law, and the Flores Settlement Agreement. Tragically, federal and state governments frequently fail to provide the required services, particularly special education, which leaves UCs ill-equipped for public schools when they are released to their families in the U.S. Furthermore, some public schools create enrollment obstacles for released children, fail to provide them with required services, or push them into alternative education programs.
During the two-year Fellowship, Matt has:
Matt is moving to New York City and will continue working as a public interest attorney.
• Alumni Secure Release of Immigrant Child Detainees to Shield Them from COVID-19
Host: Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area
Sponsor: Anonymous
Host: Volunteers of Legal Service
Sponsor: Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, MetLife Foundation
Host: Immigrant Justice Idaho
Sponsor: Anonymous
Current Fellow
Host: Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota
Sponsor: 3M Company, Faegre Baker Daniels