Kimberly Grano

Kimberly Grano is a Litigation Staff Attorney at IRAP. 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, Kimberly served as a law clerk for the Honorable Susan L. Carney of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the Honorable Gonzalo P. Curiel of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Before her clerkships, she was a legal fellow at the ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties, where she primarily worked on litigation challenging the immigration detention system.

Kimberly holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School, where she participated in the International Human Rights Clinic and the Crimmigration Clinic. She holds a B.A. in Global Studies and Asian Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Kimberly is a member of the New York and California bars.