Author Archives: Ameesha Sampat

Michelle Gonzalez to Join Immigration Equality Legal Team

June 12, 2013 / by Ameesha Sampat

The Immigration Justice Clinic at Cardozo School of Law and Immigration Equality and Pride Law Fund announced that recent Cardozo graduate Michelle Gonzalez is the winner of the first Kathryn O. Greenberg Immigration Justice Clinic Community Fellowship. Gonzalez will Join Immigration Equality, the country’s premiere legal aid and advocacy organization working on behalf of LGBT immigrants and their families, for an 18 month fellowship. Read more

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Immigration Equality Announces 2013 Safe Haven Award Winners

May 29, 2013 / by Ameesha Sampat

This evening, Immigration Equality, a national not-for-profit organization, will welcome Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg as the keynote speaker of the organization’s 2013 Safe Haven Awards in New York City on Wednesday, May 29th. Read more

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Pablo and Santiago Go to Washington

March 14, 2013 / by Ameesha Sampat / Comments: 1

Yesterday, immigrant families from 19 states across the country – including California, Alabama, Arizona, and Illinois – came together on Capitol Hill to tell their stories to lawmakers and explain why achieving comprehensive immigration reform is so important for American families. The event was the culmination of the 3 week Keeping Families Together bus tour that took families through more than 90 cities to come together at rallies to tell their stories and demand common-sense reform. Read more

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Tell Congress: “My Family. Together.”

December 3, 2012 / by Ameesha Sampat / Comments: 2

This is your moment. Immigration reform is moving in the next Congress, and our families need to be part of it. Read more

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Indigo Girls Speak Out for LGBT Immigrant Families

October 4, 2012 / by Ameesha Sampat / Comments: 1

The Indigo Girls are the latest to join our “My Family. Together.” campaign, with a new video speaking out against laws that discriminate against LGBT families and asking Obama to keep our families together. Read more

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