Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Faculty mentor: Bram Elias, JD, clinical professor of law, College of Law
Degree program and anticipated graduation date: Juris Doctor (JD), May 2025

Isabella Siragusa investigates resources available in Iowa and Illinois for immigrants and the legal counsel who represent them. While personnel in the Immigration Clinic in the College of Law are adept at legal research and working with US Customs and Immigration service on the legal issues of immigration, immigrants can face a wide range of concerns such as finding employment, obtaining health insurance, or getting a driver’s license. Siragusa’s work aims to connect immigrants and the attorneys that represent them to resources beyond the legal system that can help address these concerns.

After graduation, Siragusa hopes to continue representing immigrants as an attorney working in Chicago or San Francisco.

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