taylor levy

Taylor Levy is an immigration attorney and consultant dedicated to protecting the rights of asylum-seekers arriving at our southern border. Taylor currently provides pro bono legal assistance to asylum-seeking families who have been returned to Mexico under the “Remain in Mexico” program, formally known as the “Migrant Protection Protocols, and those expelled under “Title 42.” Taylor also provides education and advocacy around issues affecting asylum-seekers on the border, including mentoring other attorneys, presenting at conferences, speaking to the press, and hosting professional delegations visiting the area.

 

Taylor previously served as a staff volunteer and Legal Coordinator at Annunciation House, a nonprofit organization that provides hospitality and shelter to migrants and refugees. She also served as the Family Immigration Program Coordinator and a Department of Justice Accredited Representative at Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center. Taylor has successfully represented asylum-seekers in numerous immigration detention facilities, including working extensively with families detained in the notorious “Artesia Family Residential Center.” Additionally, in 2018, Taylor coordinated a pro bono legal project that successfully helped to reunite hundreds of parents separated from their minor children during the “zero tolerance” period of family separation.

 

In the past decade, Taylor has provided free legal information and assistance to thousands of individuals seeking asylum and protection on our border. Her work has been profiled on NPR, MSNBC, CBS, The Washington Post, and Pro Publica, among others. In August 2019, Taylor was honored with the Recent Alumni Award for her contributions to Mitchell Hamline School of Law and later served as an adjunct professor with the school’s immigration clinic, leading a group of students volunteering with the Dilley Pro Bono Project. Taylor was also honored with the “Liberty Bell” Award in May 2019 from the El Paso Young Lawyers’ Association. The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) recognized Taylor Levy of El Paso, TX, with the 2020 Arthur C. Helton Human Rights Award for outstanding service in advancing the cause of human rights. Taylor received her J.D. from Mitchell Hamline School of Law and holds an M.A. from the University of Texas at El Paso and a B.A. from the University of Colorado.

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