Blaine Bookey

Bio

Blaine oversees strategic litigation, policy and advocacy, and research on behalf of refugees and asylum seekers, as well as provision of technical assistance and training to attorneys across the country. Blaine also teaches courses in human rights at UC Law SF.

Prior to joining CGRS, Blaine served as a law clerk to the Honorable Dolores K. Sloviter of the Third Circuit and as a fellow with the Bureau des Avocats Internationaux in Port au Prince, Haiti. Before law school, she worked as an immigration paralegal for several years.

Education

• University of Oxford Faculty of Law
  MSc in International Human Rights Law, Distinction

• UC Law SF College of the Law
  J.D., summa cum laude, Order of the Coif

• Northwestern University
  B.A. in Social Policy and Gender Studies

Accomplishments

• Top Women Lawyers in California, Daily Journal
  2020

• David Carliner Public Interest Award, American Constitution Society
  2016

Selected Scholarship

• Scotus Update: Defeating Remain in Mexico
  July 1, 2022

• On Biden's MPP Revival: Another Broken Promise
  October 22, 2022

• The Biden-Harris Administration Must Take Decisive Action to Restore Asylum, with Brianna Krong,
  Ms. January 21, 2021

• As Trump Doubles Down, Courts Side with Immigrant Women Seeking Asylum, with Brianna Krong
  Ms. August 21, 2020

• Asylum protection for women fleeing domestic violence
  Daily Journal August 18, 2020

• Federal Court Reaffirms U.S. As Safe Haven for Domestic Violence Survivors
  Ms. May 1, 2020

• Immigrant Women Too: The Legal Fight to Ensure Safe Haven for Survivors
  San Francisco Attorney Magazine July 2019