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My Khanh Ngo

Senior Staff Attorney

Immigrants' Rights Project

Pronouns: she/her

Bio

My Khanh Ngo is a Senior Staff Attorney at the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµImmigrants’ Rights Project (IRP) based in the San Francisco office. My Khanh works on issues related to immigration detention and enforcement, access to asylum, and due process in removal proceedings. She received a B.A. in Political Science and International Studies from Yale University, and a J.D. from Yale Law School where she was awarded the Stephen J. Massey Prize for exemplary clinic work on behalf of clients. After law school, My Khanh worked as a Liman Public Interest Fellow and Immigration Defense Attorney in the Alameda County Public Defender’s Office. She then clerked for Judge Richard A. Paez of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit before joining IRP.


Featured work

Apr 18, 2024

The Government Denies People Access to Asylum Because of Language Barriers. We're Fighting Back.

The Government Denies People Access to Asylum Because of Language Barriers. We're Fighting Back.

Oct 10, 2023

Asylum Seeker's Wrongful 6-Year Detention is Emblematic of a Broken System

Asylum Seeker's Wrongful 6-Year Detention is Emblematic of a Broken System