Where are they now?: Natali Soto

Matthew Boaz, a 2015 Justice Fellow with the American Friends Service Committee, shares what drew him to the fellowship and what he took away from the experience.

Jonathon Hameed-Burne, a 2017 Community Fellow with the Arab American Association of New York, worked for the Innocence Project after completing the fellowship, as a case analyst and then a senior case analyst.

Jessica Rofe, a 2014 Justice Fellow with Brooklyn Defender Services, now serves as Deputy Director of the New York University School of Law's Immigrant Rights Clinic.

Jacob Brescia-Weiler, a 2018 Community Fellow with Project Hospitality, is wrapping up his 1L year at UC Davis School of Law.

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.

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.