Jojo Annobil
Creating a legal talent pipeline that transforms outcomes for people facing deportation.
A reimagined pathway for immigration representation. Under federal law, immigrants going through deportation proceedings are not provided access to legal counsel—but for the 11.5 million people at risk of deportation, high-quality legal counsel is a critical intervention that increases the likelihood of winning a case six times.
Jojo Annobil"As an immigrant from Ghana and an African American, I know how it feels to be undocumented—in constant fear of arrest, detention, and deportation. It was an incredible feeling to finally get a green card and to pursue my dreams. Shouldn’t every immigrant have access to the same opportunity?"
The services provided through the Immigrant Justice Corps (IJC) fellowship program—which pairs recent college and law school graduates with legal services providers and community-based organizations for two-year fellowships — often make the difference between immigrants winning their cases or facing deportation and permanent separation from their communities and families.
Executive Director Jojo Annobil—who has grown IJC’s program from a small, New York-focused organization to a national pipeline for immigration attorneys—is partnering with Emerson Collective to diversify the field, fill critical gaps in legal-services deserts for immigrants, and transform outcomes for families.
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