Anna Saggio

Experience

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  The University of Alabama

  Aug 2015 - Dec 2016

  Resident Assistant

  Dealt with difficult situations with confidentiality and respect to residentsBuilt a sense of community by getting to know residents and their preferences Developed skills by planning, promoting programs and partnering with different organization Launched successful programs (beginning year festival, annual Halloween program, lending library)

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  Beat Auburn Beat Hunger

  Apr 2016 - Dec 2016

  Assitant Student Director, Campus Organizations/Academics

  Coordinated the involvement of academic deans, professors, and organizations to facilitate donations Led a committee of 12 students to reach our campus-wide goal of 30,000 pounds of food raised inBABH food drive

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  Breakthrough Birmingham

  May 2016 - Jul 2016

  Teaching Fellow

  Taught 8th grade literature to 24 underserved, highly motivated students for 8 weeks Planned collaboratively with teachers to create lessons, and manage field trips and daily routines for students Built personal and positive relationships with students and colleagues from diverse backgrounds

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  Fundación Servicio Jesuita a Migrantes

  Jan 2017 - May 2017

  Intern

  Researched Spanish language material detailing identification number discrimination for immigrants Recruited volunteers for the 2017 National Census and volunteered as a census worker

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  Adelante Alabama

  Feb 2018 - May 2018

  Intern

   Wrote legal memorandum detailing possible corruption charges  Researched a variety of issues including immigration detention centers and state politics

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  The University of Alabama School of Law

  May 2018 - Dec 2018

  Research Assistant

   Research topics including ICE enforcement tactics and local reactions, evidentiary limits, and immigration benefits for upcoming research articles

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  Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee

  May 2018 - Jun 2018

  Intern

   Advocated for clients by researching immigration law and country data sheets for asylum law, independently interviewing clients, and writing an asylum brief and affidavits.

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  Inter-American Institute of Human Rights

  Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  Intern

   Researched and wrote reports about corruption based on Inter-American System’s jurisprudence, human rights reports, advisory opinions, conventions, preliminary measures, and precautionary measures Attended the 40th Anniversary Conference of the creation of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights

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  University of Alabama Children's Rights Clinic

  Aug 2018 - Dec 2018

  Legal Intern

  I worked as a intern at the University of Alabama's Children's Rights Clinic. In this role, I directly represented clients under the supervision of the clinic directing. I dealt primarily with ensuring appropriate educational services to children with disabilities, whether they were in a typical school setting or in the Tuscaloosa juvenile detention center.

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  Center for Justice and International Law - CEJIL

  Jan 2019 - Apr 2019

  Intern
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  United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

  May 2019 - Jul 2019

  Intern
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  Sin Fronteras IAP

  Sept 2019 - Dec 2019

  Intern
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  Department of Justice

  Sept 2020 - Dec 2022

  Judicial Law Clerk
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  USCIS

  Jan 2023 - now

  Asylum Officer 3

  • Under new Asylum Merits Interview program, conduct interviews and review and adjudicate applications for asylum and withholding or deferral of removal under Immigration and Nationality Act and Convention Against Torture• Analyze asylum applicants’ testimony; research relevant country conditions; and interpret and apply U.S. immigration laws and policies to make final eligibility determinations oncomplex asylum cases• Write legal analysis to support final eligibility determinations• Render credibility decisions regarding asylum applicants• Review security checks to identify applicants who are ineligible due to national securityconcerns or other grounds of inadmissibility• Assess applications for indicia of fraud and collaborate with FDNS RAIO when needed• Conduct credible fear and reasonable fear determinations under new Circumvention ofLawful Pathways regulations Show less