Katharine Gordon

Staff Attorney

Katharine Gordon is a staff attorney with the the Detained Adult Program, where she serves individuals with mental health disabilities. Previous to this, she worked at Al Otro Lado, in Tijuana, coordinating the pro bono response to the previous administration’s “Metering” and “Migrant Protection Protocols” policies which prevented asylum seekers from meaningfully exercising their right to request protection under international and federal law. She also worked as a child advocate with unaccompanied minors—including children with developmental and mental health disabilities—detained by the Office of Refugee Resettlement. Before shifting to immigration advocacy, she worked with the American Diabetes Association’s national legal advocate program, where she helped people across the country fight discrimination in employment, education, public accommodations, correctional facilities, and interactions with law enforcement. A former Georgetown University Women’s Law and Public Policy Fellow, Gordon is a graduate of Bryn Mawr College and the George Washington University Law School. Gordon has lived and worked in Mexico City and rural Guatemala, is fluent in Spanish, has worked extensively with survivors of trauma and violence.

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