Sasha Telyukov

Sasha Telyukov is a Staff Attorney in IRAP’s U.S. Legal Services Department. In this role, Sasha provides direct legal representation to IRAP clients seeking resettlement and family reunification through a range of immigration processes.

Prior to joining IRAP, Sasha was an immigration attorney with a law firm that specialized in serving medical systems in Health Professional Shortage Areas across the United States, helping them with the immigration processes of their foreign national healthcare professionals. While a law student, Sasha focused on both affirmative and defensive asylum work through his law school’s clinical program and through several internships. He interned with a number of immigration nonprofits as well as the USCIS New Orleans Asylum Office and the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, Immigrant and Employee Rights Section.  

Sasha graduated with a J.D., with honors, from the University of North Carolina School of Law and a B.A. in Political Science and Sociology, with honors, from Vassar College. While in law school, he was awarded the Pro Bono Publico 1L of the Year award for his pro bono work with the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants. He is a native Russian speaker. 

Sasha is admitted to practice law in North Carolina.