Leeja Patel
Host: Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach
Sponsor: DLA Piper, Verizon
Munmeeth Soni
- Hosted by Public Law Center
- Service location Santa Ana, California
- Law school American University Washington College of Law
- Issue area Domestic Violence, Immigrant Populations, Trafficking/Slavery
- Fellowship class year 2010
- Program AmeriCorps Fellows Program
The Project
Munmeeth provided direct legal services to low-income clients in the area of immigration law. Munmeeth assisted victims of domestic violence, human trafficking and other serious crimes to gain lawful nonimmigrant status through T and U visas or petition for lawful permanent resident status under the Violence Against Women’s Act (VAWA). Additionally, Munmeeth spent time managing and involving law students with the Public Law Center’s Family Advocates Legal clinics.
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