Defending immigrant children
Fellows share their experiences representing children, the impact of funding cuts and why their work remains essential.
Fellows share their experiences representing children, the impact of funding cuts and why their work remains essential.
2024 Justice Fellow Jeffrey Foor, a Fellow at the University of Arkansas Immigration Clinic, reflects on the challenges of working in a legal desert and how he is building a system to ensure immigrant children have the representation they deserve.
2024 Justice Fellow Trez Ataia, a Fellow at Catholic Charities of Dallas, writes about the importance of legal representation for unaccompanied children and the impact of funding cuts.
2024 Justice Fellow Hesley Gonzalez, a Fellow at Public Counsel in Los Angeles, reflects on how she has been able to show up for her clients throughout the immigration process.
2023 Justice Fellow Bria Leigh Yazic writes about her first experience representing a client in immigration court for an individual hearing.
2023 Justice Fellow Ezra Rash reflects on all the ways he shows up for his clients.
Melinda Nguyen, a 2023 Justice Fellow, talks about pushing through nerves to represent her young client as she looks back at winning her first dependency case.