Stephanie Heredia
Stephanie Heredia was a Research Assistant with MPI’s Human Services Initiative, where she worked on issues including refugee resettlement, unaccompanied children’s services, and access to benefits and services for immigrant children and families.
Prior to joining MPI, Ms. Heredia worked with the Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition as a legal assistant providing legal services to detained and recently detained immigrant children in the Washington, DC area. Prior to relocating to the Washington, DC area, she was a graduate student and Spanish-language instructor in the Spanish and Portuguese Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Upon graduation, she also served as a Junior Fellow in the Library of Congress' Hispanic Division.
Ms. Heredia holds a master’s degree in Latin American and hemispheric studies from The George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs, and a BA in history and Hispanic studies from The College of William and Mary.
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Featuring findings from a recent MPI report, speakers examined the process of releasing unaccompanied children to sponsors, the current structure of federal post-release services, and the most significant needs these children and their U.S. sponsors experience.
Recent Activity
El gobierno de los Estados Unidos ha relanzado el Programa de Menores Centroamericanos, que fue creado para ofrecer a ciertos niños que viven en condiciones peligrosas en El Salvador, Guatemala y Honduras una forma segura y legal de reunirse con sus padres en los Estados Unidos. Este informe identifica las lecciones aprendidas de la versión anterior del programa y hace recomendaciones sobre cómo fortalecerlo en el futuro.