Together, we are building a movement to counter the policies that divide and polarize society in an era of information overload and “post-truth” politics.”
About MIRR
The Migrant, Immigrant, Refugee Rights Alliance(MIRR Alliance) is a global coalition of grassroots organizations working directly or intersectionally with migrant, immigrant, or refugee populations.
We work to create cultural shifts that will pave the way for a more welcoming world for migrants, immigrants, and refugees—a world where migration systems are based not on fear, but on humane migrant policy and legal frameworks.
We stand in solidarity with migrants, immigrants, and refugees, understanding that their circumstances are a consequence of the systemic injustices in our world today.We reject the polarizing rhetoric that demonizes migrants and fosters intolerance.
Our Team
Lola Ibrahim
Lola is the Executive Director of the Migrant, Immigrant & Refugee Rights Alliance (MIRR Alliance.) She has served [...]
Mohamed Khaled
Director of Programs Mohamed is a graduate of Ain Shams University with a degree in Agriculture. After serving for a [...]
Nesreen Mohamed
Network Coordinator Nesreen is a political science graduate from the faculty of economics and political science in Future University in [...]
Blogging Team
Natalia Nagree
Natalia Nagree is a public policy research and strategy consultant who believes that data must serve as the foundation for [...]
Marga Fekadu
Marga has been a lecturer of law at Wolkite University since 2017. He has an LLM in human rights (2021) [...]
Allison Bostrom
Allison Bostrom is a researcher and writer with a passion for exploring inequalities, especially those related to migration and displacement, [...]
Leah Durst-Lee
Leah is a blogger for Migrant Matters. She is a Refugee Resettlement Expert roster member with RefugePoint and an International [...]
Ellen Balleisen
Ellen Balleisen is a blogger for Migrant Matters. She is a retired educator who spent over three decades years working [...]
Yuri Dafonseca
Yuri is a blogger for Migrant Matters. He is based in Boston, MA, currently working for Harvard Business School as [...]
Global Consultation
Roshan Mashal
Roshan Mashal is the Chair of the Women's Global Consultation. She is an intellectual and staunch defender of women’s rights [...]
Chiamaka Helen Kalu-Ota
Chiamaka is an astute human rights activist who is driven by the vision to abridge the gap created by structural [...]
Brenda Machado
Brenda is a graduate of Global Studies in Latin America with an emphasis on human rights, refugees, and immigration from [...]
Daniella Torres
Daniella has spent her career serving and advocating for migrants, asylum-seekers and refugees. Her work involves supporting attorneys and petitioners [...]
Leah Durst-Lee
In addition to blogging for Migrant Matters, Leah is also a member of the Women's Global Consultation. She is a [...]
Lais Haanwinckel
Lais is a graduate in International Relations from Jorge Amado University Center, Brazil, and holds a master’s degree in Global [...]
Advisors
Yvette LaGonterie
Yvette LaGonterie retired from a lengthy federal career in the United States government, where she held senior positions in immigration, [...]
Mona Elkalban
Mona has served in the humanitarian aid sector, as well as in public affairs and litigation communications consulting. She has [...]
Joel Desouve
Joel was born and raised in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and attended the State University of Haiti to study Business Management [...]
Zlatan Cizmic
Zlatan is a former orthopaedic surgeon resident physician and currently serves as the medical director for a health and hormone [...]
