Asylum Access

Michael Kagan, Esq
Policy Director

Defending Refugee Rights: Michael Kagan (left) and Israeli human rights lawyer Anat Ben-Dor (center) meet with Sudanese refugees from Darfur. These refugees were prohibited from applying for asylum in Israel because of their nationality. At the time of the photo, the refugees were under house arrest on a farm in Israel. Photo by Hisham Chabaita.

Michael Kagan is a U.S. lawyer who has worked in refugee rights since 1998. He has served as a consultant on refugee issues at Amnesty International in London, and developed legal aid programs for refugees in Cairo, Beirut and Tel Aviv from 2001 through 2004. He currently maintains a private consulting practice, advising refugee rights organizations in Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. He has also taught refugee law at the American University in Cairo, and has published several articles on refugee law issues.