Meet the Fellows: I am excited to...
The 2024 Justice Fellows — our largest class of Fellows yet — will soon join their host organizations, working to provide quality legal counsel to immigrants in need.
Below, we have highlighted six of the 2024 Fellows who shared what they are most excited for as they begin their fellowship this fall!
I am excited to connect with clients on a personal level, understanding their stories and striving to provide them with the compassionate legal representation they deserve.
Woorod Atiyat
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Newark
Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University
I am excited to join a cohort of passionate defenders of immigrants’ rights. I wanted to begin my career as an immigration lawyer with the benefits of mentorship, opportunities to grow and learn, and a dedicated project to which I can use my prior experiences to help immigrant families in my community.
Natalie Dess
South Coastal Counties Legal Services
Northeastern University School of Law
I am excited to work with kids. Kids are rad. They’re fun, creative, and resilient. I hope to bring some playfulness and joy into a process that can be devoid of those feelings.
Erin M. Ferber
Northwest Immigrant Rights Project
Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law
As I begin my fellowship with the Immigrant Justice Corps, I am excited to have the opportunity to work closely with immigrant youth and be their advocate during a crucial time in their lives.
Erik Tacam
Safe Passage Project
City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law
I am looking forward to using all that I learned in law school to help the community. I am especially excited to help the children in that community, which has been my goal since I was a teenager.
Jennifer Vega
Make the Road New York
New York Law School
I am most excited to be surrounded by other passionate legal professionals who are interested in immigration. In my school, immigration law was not a popular interest, so this fellowship guarantees I am with people who share this common interest.
Kristin Mae Talens
Human Rights Initiative of North Texas, Inc.
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
