A Family's Path from Gaza to Safety
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January 16, 2025
A family had spent their entire lives in Gaza before having to flee the war in November 2023. After a year in Egypt, a Jenner & Block team secured the family a rarely granted humanitarian parole status, allowing them to travel to the United States with their two young children and settle with family there. However, abrupt changes in the legal landscape left the family suddenly vulnerable to removal.
With their status now in jeopardy, a cross-office Jenner team moved quickly—interviewing the family, gathering documents, and navigating a complex application process—to file for asylum. The family has a substantial basis for their claim rooted in their experiences in Gaza, and the filing both advances that case and protects them from removal while it remains pending.
The team includes Partner Sarah Weiss, Associates Molly Oberstein-Allen, Emma O’Connor, Alex Ramsey, and Gabriela Romero, and former Associate Sophia Cai.
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January 16, 2025
A family had spent their entire lives in Gaza before having to flee the war in November 2023. After a year in Egypt, a Jenner & Block team secured the family a rarely granted humanitarian parole status, allowing them to travel to the United States with their two young children and settle with family there. However, abrupt changes in the legal landscape left the family suddenly vulnerable to removal.
With their status now in jeopardy, a cross-office Jenner team moved quickly—interviewing the family, gathering documents, and navigating a complex application process—to file for asylum. The family has a substantial basis for their claim rooted in their experiences in Gaza, and the filing both advances that case and protects them from removal while it remains pending.
The team includes Partner Sarah Weiss, Associates Molly Oberstein-Allen, Emma O’Connor, Alex Ramsey, and Gabriela Romero, and former Associate Sophia Cai.
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© 2026 Jenner & Block LLP. Attorney Advertising. Jenner & Block LLP is an Illinois Limited Liability Partnership including professional corporations. This publication, presentation, or event is not intended to provide legal advice but to provide information on legal matters and/or firm news of interest to our clients and colleagues. Readers or attendees should seek specific legal advice before taking any action with respect to matters mentioned in this publication or at this event. The attorney responsible for this communication is Brent E. Kidwell, Jenner & Block LLP, 353 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654-3456. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Jenner & Block London LLP, an affiliate of Jenner & Block LLP, is a limited liability partnership established under the laws of the State of Delaware, USA and is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority with SRA number 615729. Information regarding the data we collect and the rights you have over your data can be found in our Privacy Notice. For further inquiries, please contact dataprotection@jenner.com.
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