Grisel D’Elena is a Ph.D. candidate in the department of international relations at Florida International University’s School of International and Public Affairs, where she is an adjunct professor. She has performed fieldwork abroad with U.N. officials, refugee coalition members and ethnic minorities, specifically in Southeast Asia, where she began to investigate the Rohingya Muslim ethnic […]

Jatinder Singh is a Sikh advocate and activist, with a particular focus on calling attention to the historical and present persecution of Sikhs worldwide.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has spokespersons in Washington, D.C. and throughout the country to respond to media inquiries. The e-mail below is for headquarters, but a full list of Public Affairs Officers is available here.

Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) promotes the dignity and protects the rights of immigrants in partnership with a dedicated network of Catholic and community legal immigration programs. Executive Director is Anna Galagher. Press contact is Jeremy Dickey.

The American Immigration Lawyers Association is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, voluntary bar association that provides continuing legal education, professional services, information and expertise to more than 16,000 attorneys who practice and teach immigration law. They provide a network of national and local spokespeople.

Agustín Quiles is a noted advocate for social justice among Latino Christians in Florida. He has organized churches to demonstrate for the restoration of voting rights to those with felony convictions and mobilized hundreds of pastors to protest racial injustice and stringent immigration policies.

Al Otro Lado provides legal and humanitarian support to refugees, deportees, and other migrants in the U.S. and Tijuana, Mexico, partnering with numerous faith organizations on both sides of the border.

Leah Sarat is professor at Arizona State University. Her work focuses on ways in which people draw upon religion to confront the physical, emotional and psychological challenges of migration. Her book, Fire in the Canyon: Religion, Migration and the Mexican Dream, centers on the relationship between migration and tourism in an Indigenous community in central […]

Vaughn Baker is the President of Strategos International, a global firm specializing in security training, consulting and executive protection services. With over 25 years of law enforcement experience under his belt, Baker’s expertise includes patrol, investigation, SWAT and special operations. Media Contact is Myron Ashley.