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igreenstein@pairproject.org
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(617) 742-9296

igreenstein@pairproject.org
she/her/hers
(617) 742-9296

igreenstein@pairproject.org
she/her/hers
(617) 742-9296

igreenstein@pairproject.org
she/her/hers
(617) 742-9296 

Ilana Etkin Greenstein

Ilana Etkin Greenstein

Ilana Etkin Greenstein

Ilana Etkin Greenstein

Ilana Etkin Greenstein

Ilana Etkin Greenstein, Esq. is the Asylum Program Manager of and a senior staff attorney at PAIR, specializing in asylum law. From 2017-2023 she was the Senior Managing Attorney for the American Immigration Council’s Immigration Justice Campaign. In that capacity she served as a national resource for attorneys engaged in pro bono removal defense (including release from detention, substantive relief, motions to reopen, and related federal court litigation). Before joining the Campaign, Ilana spent close to 20 years in private practice in Boston, Massachusetts. Her work covered all aspects of immigration law, with a particular focus on removal defense and appellate litigation. She appeared regularly before the nation’s federal courts, the Board of Immigration Appeals and the Immigration Courts. Ilana is an adjunct faculty member at Northeastern University School of Law. She holds a J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law, and a B.A. in Spanish and International Studies from Macalester College. She served on the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild (1996-2002 and 2009-2010), as well as on numerous AILA national and local committees, and is frequently called upon to mentor other practitioners, and to present at professional seminars and conferences. Ilana joined PAIR in 2023. 

Ilana Etkin Greenstein, Esq. is the Asylum Program Manager of and a senior staff attorney at PAIR, specializing in asylum law. From 2017-2023 she was the Senior Managing Attorney for the American Immigration Council’s Immigration Justice Campaign. In that capacity she served as a national resource for attorneys engaged in pro bono removal defense (including release from detention, substantive relief, motions to reopen, and related federal court litigation). Before joining the Campaign, Ilana spent close to 20 years in private practice in Boston, Massachusetts. Her work covered all aspects of immigration law, with a particular focus on removal defense and appellate litigation. She appeared regularly before the nation’s federal courts, the Board of Immigration Appeals and the Immigration Courts. Ilana is an adjunct faculty member at Northeastern University School of Law. She holds a J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law, and a B.A. in Spanish and International Studies from Macalester College. She served on the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild (1996-2002 and 2009-2010), as well as on numerous AILA national and local committees, and is frequently called upon to mentor other practitioners, and to present at professional seminars and conferences. Ilana joined PAIR in 2023. 

Ilana Etkin Greenstein, Esq. is the Asylum Program Manager of and a senior staff attorney at PAIR, specializing in asylum law. From 2017-2023 she was the Senior Managing Attorney for the American Immigration Council’s Immigration Justice Campaign. In that capacity she served as a national resource for attorneys engaged in pro bono removal defense (including release from detention, substantive relief, motions to reopen, and related federal court litigation). Before joining the Campaign, Ilana spent close to 20 years in private practice in Boston, Massachusetts. Her work covered all aspects of immigration law, with a particular focus on removal defense and appellate litigation. She appeared regularly before the nation’s federal courts, the Board of Immigration Appeals and the Immigration Courts. Ilana is an adjunct faculty member at Northeastern University School of Law. She holds a J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law, and a B.A. in Spanish and International Studies from Macalester College. She served on the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild (1996-2002 and 2009-2010), as well as on numerous AILA national and local committees, and is frequently called upon to mentor other practitioners, and to present at professional seminars and conferences. Ilana joined PAIR in 2023. 

Ilana Etkin Greenstein, Esq. is the Asylum Program Manager of and a senior staff attorney at PAIR, specializing in asylum law. From 2017-2023 she was the Senior Managing Attorney for the American Immigration Council’s Immigration Justice Campaign. In that capacity she served as a national resource for attorneys engaged in pro bono removal defense (including release from detention, substantive relief, motions to reopen, and related federal court litigation). Before joining the Campaign, Ilana spent close to 20 years in private practice in Boston, Massachusetts. Her work covered all aspects of immigration law, with a particular focus on removal defense and appellate litigation. She appeared regularly before the nation’s federal courts, the Board of Immigration Appeals and the Immigration Courts. Ilana is an adjunct faculty member at Northeastern University School of Law. She holds a J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law, and a B.A. in Spanish and International Studies from Macalester College. She served on the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild (1996-2002 and 2009-2010), as well as on numerous AILA national and local committees, and is frequently called upon to mentor other practitioners, and to present at professional seminars and conferences. Ilana joined PAIR in 2023. 

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Selected Works

Anita P. SharmaExecutive Director

Elizabeth BadgerJFF Program Manager

Irene C. FreidelDetention Program Manager

Ilana Etkin GreensteinAsylum Program Manager

Yanzie ChowDevelopment Director

Melanie GleasonPro Bono Involvement Coordinator

Sarah AllarStaff Attorney

Tara RubensteinStaff Attorney

Nancy GieselStaff Attorney

Julia CiachurskiStaff Attorney

Daniela HargusStaff Attorney

Rhonda TietjenStaff Attorney

Destiny TaylorIJC Fellow

Omairy MartinezParalegal

Genesis UribeParalegal

Zuna Ramos MazaParalegal

Luke MorrellAdministrative Associate