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Selected for their skills and proven commitment to immigrant rights, IJC’s Justice Fellows and Community Fellows are extending access to justice at 100+ host organizations in over 30 states.
Justice Fellows
The first and only fellowship of its kind, IJC’s Justice Fellowship identifies promising lawyers who are passionate about immigrants’ rights, places them with organizations where they can make the greatest difference and supports them with training and expert insights as they directly assist immigrants in need.
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Immigrant Justice Corps welcomes new class of immigration lawyers
Amidst one of the most challenging moments for immigrant rights in a generation, Immigrant Justice Corps (IJC) is proud to welcome our 2026 class of Justice Fellows.
2026 Federal Litigation Fellows
Emily Bushman
ISLA: Immigration Services and Legal Advocacy
University of Iowa College of Law
Jessica Gutierrez
ISLA: Immigration Services and Legal Advocacy
Lewis and Clark University School of Law
Enrique Lopez Ramirez
Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project
University of Connecticut School of Law
Emma K. Matters Wood
Amica Center
American University Washington College of Law
Jennifer Sturman
New Mexico Immigrant Law Center
University of Denver Sturm College of Law
Bria Leigh Yazic
Vermont Asylum Assistance Project, Inc.
Northeastern University School of Law
2026 Community Fellows
Amelie Aguilar Resendiz
Project Rousseau
University of California, Berkeley
Litzy Alba Martinez
CARECEN
DePauw University
Emme Goldman
African Communities Together
Temple University
Greliza Taveras Perez
Neighbors Link
Bard College
Third Year Fellows
Geovanny Amaya
CARECEN
Roger Williams University School of Law
Bella Bjornstad
New Mexico Immigrant Law Center
University of New Mexico School of Law
Chelsea Caplinger
Pennsylvania Immigration Resource Center
Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law
Alayna Connolly
Community Immigration Law Center
University of Wisconsin Law School
Andrea K. Junco
Florida Legal Services
Tulane University School of Law
Katarina Martucci
New Jersey Consortium for Immigrant Children
New York University School of Law
Marlene Pierce
Catholic Charities of Central Colorado
University of Denver Sturm College of Law
Maria Talania
Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants
Northern Illinois University College of Law
Varshaa Thorali
Social Justice Collaborative
New York Law School
