Lilah R. Thompson ’17 is a student at Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law. She is currently interning at the Office of Immigration Litigation at the Department of Justice – Civil Division. At Temple Law, Lilah is the President of the Student Public Interest Network, Co-President of the National Lawyer’s Guild, and an Executive Board member of Law Students for Reproductive Justice. Her main legal interests include policy surrounding detained immigrants and the effects of recent Executive Memoranda regarding immigration. Lilah is a 2011 graduate of Franklin & Marshall College in English, Spanish and International Studies and previously served as a Fellow for Human Rights and Social Justice at The Ware Institute for Civic Engagement at F&M. While at F&M, Lilah was active in working with refugees and immigrants by raising awareness and funds, coordinating volunteers, and providing pro bono legal assistance to asylum seekers detained in York County Prison.
