Lisa Koop
Notre Dame Law School
Adjunct Professor of Law
- Litigation
- Policy
- Direct services advocacy on behalf of immigrant survivors of gender-based violence
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USA Today
Supreme Court: Immigrant who entered country illegally can't get a green card because of TPS program
June 07, 2021
"The real life impact is pretty severe," said Lisa Koop, an attorney with the National Immigrant Justice Center and an adjunct professor at the University of Notre Dame Law School.
Associated Press
Supreme Court rules against immigrants with temporary status
June 07, 2021
“All of these families that are established in the United States and have lived in our communities for decades faced a very real threat,” said Lisa Koop, a lawyer with the National Immigrant Justice Center who also teaches at Notre Dame’s law school.
USA Today
Becoming American: This unaccompanied minor nearly drowned coming to the US. Now he has a new life in Florida
April 16, 2021
The foster care program overseen by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, known as the Unaccompanied Refugee Minor Program, has more stringent vetting and oversight than state-level foster care, said Lisa Koop, associate director of legal services at the National Immigrant Justice Center, a legal advocacy group that represents young immigrants.
USA Today
Surge of unaccompanied minors at border poses challenge for Biden administration
February 06, 2021
"It's really critical that the Biden administration live up to their commitment of fair and humane treatment of immigrants at the border," said Lisa Koop, associate director of legal services at the National Immigrant Justice Center, a legal advocacy group that represents immigrant youth.