Jenna Gilbert is the Managing Attorney of the Los Angeles office of Human Rights First, where she oversees the pro bono legal representation of indigent asylum seekers. She provides support to volunteer lawyers from law firms in the Los Angeles area who represent asylum seekers at all levels of the system. Back in January of this year, Eugene was able to visit Jenna in LA, where they sat down to talk about the crisis at the US-Mexico border. In this episode, the two go over a basic understanding of the immigration system and questions such as what constitutes an "asylum-seeker." Eugene also asks Jenna about her life as a lawyer and why she is so invested in issues of family separation.

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