ACLU of Northern California

Contrary to both sound policy and existing law, many state and local police departments have become de-facto immigration enforcement agents and engage in practices that target people based on suspected immigration violations rather than criminal activity.  This problem is especially acute in California, where almost three million individuals are undocumented.  These policing practices waste scare resources, erode community safety and security, and cause significant dislocation and distress for individuals and families. 

Greenberg Delgado will develop a public education program to counter myths about immigrants and crime, advocate for improved law-enforcement practices in immigrant communities, and work to preserve the rights of people affected by these abuses in Northern California.

Greenberg Delgado is currently a law student at the Washington College of Law and will receive her JD in May 2009.  In addition to serving as a student attorney in the school's International Human Rights Clinic, she has clerked with the Arlington Immigration Court and the ACLU's Immigrants Rights Project.  Prior to law school, she provided legal assistance to refugees for Africa and Middle East Refugee Assistance in Cairo, Egypt.  While in Quito, Ecuador, she spearheaded an investigation of the living conditions of refugees and helped establish a local Jesuit Refugee Services office.  As a Fulbright Scholar in Turkey, she represented asylum seekers and drafted a legal aid manual to train local lawyers and staff.  Greenberg Delgado also helped found Asylum Access and launched their Ecuador project in 2007.

San Francisco, CA