Michele Garnett McKenzie, the Advocates for Human Rights

We welcome Michele Garnett McKenzie, Interim Co-Executive Director at the Advocates for Human Rights. The discussion will focus on immigration issues in our current environment. Michele leads the Advocates’ immigration legal services and advocacy and pro bono teams, and she is responsible for the strategic direction of the organization. Michele joined the Advocates in 1999. She has documented and reported on human rights issues and is the author of publications on human trafficking and immigrants’ rights. Michele received her J.D. cum laude from the University of Minnesota Law School and her B.A. cum laude from Macalester College.