Megan Hauptman

Megan Hauptman 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, Megan worked with the Instituto para las Mujeres en la Migración (IMUMI) in Mexico City, where she provided legal representation and engaged in policy advocacy on behalf of individuals seeking humanitarian protection and family reunification. Prior to her work with IMUMI, she was a legal fellow with the National Immigration Project (NIPNLG) and a law clerk for Judge Diana Saldaña in the Southern District of Texas. 

Megan holds a J.D. from Yale Law School and a B.A. in History from Brown University. She speaks Spanish.

Megan is admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia.