About Amy Meselson
Lived 1971 – 2018 (aged 46). Amy Meselson was an American lawyer.
Amy Valor Meselson (December 4, 1971 – July 22, 2018) was the managing lawyer for the New York City-based Immigrant Justice Corps.
She worked in the immigration law unit of New York's Legal Aid Society from 2002, helping then-high school student Amadou Ly and other migrant children. In 2016 she traveled to Greece to volunteer at a Syrian refugee camp. She was managing attorney for the Immigrant Justice Corps when she died by suicide at home on July 22, 2018. In addition to the depression she had been battling since she was a child, The Independent wrote, "She had also recently been diagnosed with extreme anxiety and attention deficit disorder, conditions that may have been exacerbated by the time she spent at the camp."
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Who was Amy Meselson?
American lawyer concerned with immigration justice
When was Amy Meselson born?
Amy Meselson was born on 4 December 1971.
When did Amy Meselson die?
Amy Meselson died on 22 July 2018.
What was Amy Meselson's occupation?
Amy Meselson was a lawyer.
What nationality was Amy Meselson?
Amy Meselson was American.
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