Alyson Wooten (left) and Audra Dial, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, Atlanta.Meeting Our Clients in Immigration Detention Opened Our Eyes
I cannot imagine the despair that would result if, after that journey, I were told that my fears were unfounded and I would have to return to my homeland and face probable death.
April 05, 2018 at 12:05 PM
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Editor's note:
Several Atlanta lawyers from Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton flew to Miami last month to meet with clients who aren't like the businesspeople the firm typically represents. Through the firm's pro bono program, they are working for Somalis whom the United States attempted to deport, only to have Somalia refuse their reentry.
Here are two of their stories:
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