Ify Chikezie

Ify Chikezie is a Staff Attorney in IRAP’s Litigation Department. In this role, she works on impact litigation in U.S. courts to advance and defend the rights of refugees, asylum seekers, and other people in need of humanitarian relocation.

Prior to joining IRAP, Ify was a Staff Attorney at the New York Civil Liberties Union, where she worked on impact litigation across a range of civil rights issues, including immigrant rights and racial justice.

Ify holds a J.D. from Yale Law School, where she participated in the Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic. She holds an MPH in Health Policy and Global Health from the Yale School of Public Health, and a B.A. in Economics from Yale College.

Ify is a member of the New York bar.