Exodus Refugee Immigration
Jennifer Estrella McKinney is a Senior Immigration Staff Attorney at Exodus Refugee Immigration since November 2020, previously serving as an Immigration Staff Attorney with the organization. Prior to this role, Jennifer was a Legal Analyst at the Indiana Civil Rights Commission from December 2018 to November 2020, and worked as a Law Clerk at Broyles Kight & Ricafort from October 2017 to October 2018. Jennifer began legal experience as a Legal Intern at the Immigration Clinic of the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law from August 2016 to May 2017 and as a Case Manager at Hensley Legal Group, PC from July 2013 to August 2015. Jennifer holds a Juris Doctor degree from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, attained in 2017, and a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from Indiana University Bloomington, completed in 2013.
Exodus Refugee Immigration
Exodus Refugee Immigration is an independent, non-sectarian 501c3 not for profit agency based in Indianapolis. Exodus is part of a network of affiliates that work with Church World Service Immigration and Refugee Program (CWS/IRP) in the resettlement of refugees from all over the world representing many faiths, cultures and languages. Once a refugee case is assigned to CWS, Exodus works in partnership with individuals and community and faith based groups to welcome and assist the refugee individuals and families to become self-sufficient and integrate into their new neighborhoods and community. Refugees come to our country with only what they can carry. Therefore, prior to arrival Exodus staff and volunteers coordinate the necessary resources to welcome families when they arrive in Indianapolis. Exodus arranges housing, furnishings, food and clothing as well as other basic items to ensure that individuals and families have what they require to begin their new lives. With each new arrival, Exodus staff work closely with community partners as resources to assist newly arrived refugees in obtaining necessary documents and services such as health screenings and care, education, language and cultural orientation, employment training and placement, transportation and interpretation.