Paths to Safety and Stability: Afghan Asylum and Pro Bono Advocacy

From Fear to Freedom

/// Andrew Nick, Abigale Griffin, Danyal Ahmed

M.A. fled Afghanistan after Kabul fell to the Taliban. M.A. feared persecution due to her work providing educational services to young women in partnership with the U.S. Embassy. At the time her asylum application was filed, the Taliban took over the headquarters of M.A.’s organization and was using it as a base for operations. Attorneys Andrew Nick, Abigale Griffin, and former attorney Dalton Crum teamed up to prepare M.A.’s asylum application, and they were assisted by Danyal Ahmed, who was then a summer associate.

Because of this team’s dedication to M.A.’s case, she was able to settle into her life in the U.S. while her application was pending, enrolling in college and serving her new community as an employment counselor for a nonprofit. Now that her asylum case has been approved, M.A. can be assured that she can continue to rebuild her life in safety.