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Melissa Somers

Home Country

United States

U.S. Immigration Law in Practice and Exploring the Repatriation of Guatemalan Unaccompanied Children

Program

Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Program Country

Grant Activity Type

Lecturer, Research

Discipline

Specialization

Law

Academic Year

Dates

January 2012 - January 2013

Flex

No

Scholar type

U.S. Scholar

Project Title

U.S. Immigration Law in Practice and Exploring the Repatriation of Guatemalan Unaccompanied Children

Scholar Information

Grantee

Melissa Somers

Title

Attorney

Institution

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Department

School

Host Institutions

Institution

Rafael Landivar University