Laila Ayub
Laila Ayub is a lawyer and co-founder and director of ANAR, a grassroots, women-led, Afghan community-based immigration justice organization in the U.S. Ayub helped launch ANAR in August 2021 to democratize access to immigration legal support for Afghans through legal services, education, advocacy, and narrative work. Laila has over five years of experience as an immigration defense lawyer and legal advocate, coalitions to engage in litigation efforts, release campaigns, and individually represent and advocate alongside dozens of primarily detained asylum seekers. Her work has been recognized and published in news platforms across the U.S., and has earned her the 2024 American Immigration Lawyers Association Young Lawyer Award. She is based in Northern Virginia.