Thinking of studying public interest law or immigration law? Learn from PICS alumna Andrea Alajbegović (BA '13) about her work with detained and non-detained immigrants facing removal, helping immigrants and their families prepare for removal, and important work grassroots organizations are doing to combat harmful immigration policies. Please RSVP to attend by Monday, October 22, 2018 here: http://myumi.ch/6pg0Q.

Andrea Alajbegović is a third-year law student and Graduate Fellow at the City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law. At Michigan, Andrea represented the College of LS&A in Central Student Government. She was a UROP Community Based Research Fellow (now the Detroit Community Based Research Program) and participated in the Michigan in Washington program, where she interned at the National Women’s Law Center and the Center for American Progress. Under the direction of Professor Anna Grzymala-Busse, Andrea earned Honors for her senior thesis about the politicization of abortion in the U.S. and Canada.

After graduating from Michigan, Andrea joined Teach for America in New York City and served as a Kindergarten teacher and Academic Dean for three years in Brooklyn. Meanwhile, she earned a Masters in Special Education from Brooklyn College. In law school, Andrea is representing non-citizens in removal proceedings in the Immigrant and Non-Citizen Rights clinic and provides legal assistance to individuals affected by national security law enforcement practices as part of the CLEAR Project at CUNY School of Law. She has interned at The Legal Aid Society in their Juvenile Rights Practice and Immigration Law Unit. She was also a judicial extern for the Honorable Emily Ruben of Queens Family Court. She is member of Moot Court, CUNY Law Review, and coordinates The Mississippi Project. As an attorney, Andrea plans to provide direct legal services to low-income clients while simultaneously working on policy initiatives in New York City that will improve educational and economic outcomes for the families she's worked with. She was recently featured in a TIME Magazine video entitled, "More Students Are Studying Immigration Law Because of President Trump's Policies."

If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to attend this event, please reach out to us at least 2 weeks in advance of this event at: is-michigan@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.