Bio
Madhuri (Madhu) Grewal was previously a federal immigration policy counsel for the ACLU’s National Political Advocacy Department. She worked with ACLU affiliates, litigation projects, and coalition partners to advocate with Congress and executive agencies, in order to ensure that federal policies and practices related to immigration comport with the Constitution, due process, civil liberties, and human rights.
Prior to joining the ACLU, Grewal was senior counsel at The Constitution Project (TCP), where she focused primarily on advocacy and public education on criminal justice issues, including policing reforms, the death penalty, and the right to counsel. Previously, Grewal worked as policy counsel at the Detention Watch Network (DWN), where she managed the organization’s policy and legal advocacy to push for administrative and legislative reforms to the U.S. immigration detention and deportation system. Grewal had also worked as a law clerk in an immigration court housed in a detention facility on the U.S.-Mexico border, as a law clerk at the D.C. Superior Court, and at the Center for American Progress. Grewal is a graduate of American University Washington School of Law and the University of Michigan.
Featured work
Dec 22, 2020
A Deportation Moratorium, What Comes Next for Biden?
Dec 15, 2020
Biden Can End the Mass Detention of Immigrants
Oct 9, 2020
Overhauling Our Immigration System Begins with Citizenship for All
Jul 14, 2020
After Years of Advocacy, the House of Representatives Finally Cuts Funding to Trump’s Deportation Force
Dec 17, 2019
In the Midst of Trump’s Attacks, Offshoots of Progress in Congress for Immigrants’ Rights
Aug 19, 2019
Trump is Taking More Money for Raids and Detention. Congress Should Stop Him.
Dec 28, 2018
How to Fund the Government Without Paying for Trump's Border Wall
Nov 28, 2018
How Trump Weaponized the Government’s Refugee Resettlement Agency
Nov 14, 2018
The Outgoing Congress Shouldn’t Reward Trump With More Homeland Security Funding