Susan E. Reed

Michigan is not Arizona: Welcoming Immigrants
Susan Reed, Michigan Immigrant Rights Center

Susan E. Reed is Immigration Law Attorney at the Michigan Poverty Law program and in that capacity leads the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center (MIRC).  MIRC focuses on the following objectives: technical and co-counsel assistance and training to Michigan legal aid and pro bono attorneys handling immigration and immigrant rights matters; systemic advocacy on behalf of Michigan’s low-income immigrants and their families; legislative and legal development tracking and analysis; and coalition-building among immigration assistance providers and immigrant advocates statewide.  Susan is a graduate of Marquette University and the University of Minnesota Law School.  She previously served as a staff attorney at Farmworker Legal Services of Michigan and at Justice for Our Neighbors West Michigan, the immigration legal services program of the United Methodist Committee on Relief.