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December 1, 2023

The Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights annual Elizabeth Frankel Fellowship began in 2022.

This Fellowship Program intends to honor Liz’s passion for supporting law students as they learn to
advocate effectively for immigrant children and families.

The Fellowship Program will enable fellows to spend 10 weeks training to zealously advocate for children, and to carry on Liz’s vision of honoring the child’s wishes through careful, strategic best interests advocacy. The Fellows will serve as Child
Advocates for individual children, communicate with stakeholders, conduct legal research and writing,
and draft best interests determinations under the guidance of Young Center staff within the Child
Advocate Program.

The Fellows will also engage in policy advocacy through ongoing initiatives at the
Young Center under the supervision of the Policy Program staff. Fellows will be based in Houston,
Texas and will spend one week of the Fellowship Program in the Young Center’s Harlingen office to
understand how immigration patterns, enforcement, and advocacy play out on the ground along the U.S.-
Mexico border. The fellows will also travel to the Young Center’s New York office to learn about the
immigration system in New York.

The Elizabeth Frankel Advisory Committee, comprised of Liz’s family, friends, colleagues, and Young Center staff, advises the Young Center regarding the operation of the Fellowship Program.

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