The report launched during our virtual event on November 15, Click here or on the flyer to access a recording of the event. She recently filed an amicus brief before the U. Supreme Court on behalf of torture victims from the U. Currently, Garry is working with Clinic student attorneys to launch a report on the effects U.
The Clinic is also working on evacuation of Afghan families to the U. Garry launched the IHRC 10 years ago to prepare the next generation of human rights advocates. She is expanding upon that work in her research as well. Earlier this year, she received a Fulbright scholar grant to study the enforcement of international refugee law at the University of Oslo Law PluriCourts Centre in Norway.
Maura Reinbrecht , Advanced Student Attorney, was the moderator of this event and a primary author of the report. Under the supervision of Professor Garry, she conducted a majority of the interviews and report analysis. Maura has been a long-time advocate for refugee rights, ever since she began volunteering at a local Hispanic center in her hometown of Reading, Pennsylvania.
After seeing the injustices faced by many clients there, Maura became determined to alleviate the pressing needs of those with limited resources. For her senior thesis, she wrote about the educational and legal challenges that unaccompanied Latinx minors face in the U.
While writing her thesis, she volunteered at the NYU Immigrant Rights Clinic interpreting for Spanish-speakers facing deportation, as well as other organizations providing free legal services to migrant and refugee children. He has years of experience developing curriculum and providing training on trauma-informed care, mental health, human trafficking, evidence-based practices, and more to Child Welfare Systems and non-profit organizations across 38 states.
