Speaker

Emilie Hyams is the founder of Immigration Strategies, LLC, a D.C.-based consulting firm that engages in advocacy to protect the rights of immigrants on behalf of national non-profit organizations.  Previously, Emilie was the Counselor to the Director of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).  Emilie also served as Counsel to U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein on the Senate Committee on the Judiciary in Washington, D.C., and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand in New York, specializing in immigration and homeland security matters.  Prior to entering the public sector, Emilie was an associate attorney with the global immigration law firm, Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP, representing companies and individuals in U.S. immigration legal matters.    Emilie has a Juris Doctor from the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona, and a bachelor’s degree in political science and Spanish literature from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.  Her dedication to the immigration field began over 20 years ago during an inspiring college internship, and her passion for assisting immigrants fulfill their potential was stoked as a child by learning of her own mother’s immigrant story.