Allison Mandeville, a 2015 Community Fellow and 2020 Justice Fellow, is Appellate Counsel for the Immigration Justice Practice at the Center for Appellate Litigation. In the role, Allison works on post conviction relief for individuals who are not citizens and are facing some sort of immigration issue based on a prior criminal conviction.

Kay El-moussaoui, a 2023 Justice Fellow, shares why she began studying immigration law at 14, what motivates her to serve others and why non-lawyers should not provide legal advice.

In the “Where are they now?” series, we introduce you to former IJC Fellows and share their stories — how they became a Fellow and how their Fellowship experience informs their work today.