Crisis at the Border: Women and immigration law and policy in the U.S.

  • Author: Monica A. Fennell
  • Institution: Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, DePaw University, Greencastle, Indiana, United States
  • Year of publication: 2023
  • Source: Show
  • Pages: 19-30
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/rop2023402
  • PDF: rop/26/rop2602.pdf

Women and children are disproportionately those seeking immigration relief in the United States, and women lawyers are disproportionately those helping them. But it can’t be just women lawyers doing the helping. This article addresses immigration pro bono legal work, which is primarily conducted by women, and its impact on access to justice in the United States. Using a gender lens, the article examines naturalization, birthright citizenship, asylum and Temporary Protected Status, which is newly available for people from Ukraine and from Afghanistan. Immigration is an important area of focus for pro bono work, because without this help many people will stay in poverty and live on the margins of society.

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