Rachel Schmidtke

Rachel Schmidtke is a senior lawyer for Latin America at Refugees International, an organization dedicated to advocating for the rights and protection of displaced individuals. In recent news, she discussed the implications of the Trump administration's decision to cancel the 'Parole in Place' program, which had provided temporary protection from deportation to over 500,000 migrants from countries experiencing violence and human rights crises. Schmidtke emphasized the program's benefits for both migrants and the economies of the states that welcomed them, highlighting the potential risks of deportation that the cancellation poses to vulnerable populations.