The United States has a longstanding reputation of providing safe haven to people fleeing persecution. Over the past few years, the United States has abandoned its moral obligations and, during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, has eliminated many legal rights of refugees.

Join us on Friday for an update and conversation about defending asylum during the coronavirus pandemic.

Our panelists, Dr. Amy Zeidan, Aliya Naim, and Ariel Prado will provide:

• A brief overview of asylum law and its intent;

• The realities of seeking asylum in hostile jurisdictions; and

• An overview of how COVID-19 is affecting the communities we serve, to be followed by

• A Q&A session to dive deeper into these issues.

We are honored that Dr. Amy Zeidan is joining Innovation Law Lab's Defend Asylum team for this live webinar. Dr. Zeidan is an Assistant Professor at Emory University School of Medicine. She is passionate about health care delivery and outcomes to refugee, immigrant and asylum populations. Dr. Zeidan helped create The Society of Asylum Medicine (@AsylumMedicine), has performed over 30 asylum evaluations for individuals seeking asylum, and is a Co-Director of the Human Rights Clinic at Emory University. Dr. Zeidan's research focuses on barriers to acute care for refugees, immigrants, and asylum populations.