News sources have widely reported that beginning in 2019, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) began expelling from the United States immigrant women who recently gave birth, as well as their U.S. citizen infants. These actions were part of the former administration’s “zero tolerance” policy, which, among other things, intentionally separated thousands of families at the border. Regardless of any right to asylum, these women were expelled from the country days after giving birth. Even though their U.S-born children would have been U.S. citizens, many mothers were not even given birth certificates for their children. Making matters worse, these women were often forced into dangerous conditions, having to sleep in shelters or on the streets in Mexico with their newborns.

Julia Alonzo
Julia Alonzo is the Litigation Department Legal Director and Head of Women’s Initiatives. As Legal Director of the Litigation Department, she works closely with the department’s co-chairs to manage its business, operations, and achievement of strategic goals. In her capacity as Proskauer’s Head of Women’s Initiatives, Julia focuses on executing the firm’s commitment to advancing and supporting women attorneys at all stages of their careers. In particular, she manages the firm’s Women’s Sponsorship Program and the Proskauer Women's Alliance.
Julia also serves on the Firm’s Hiring Committee and Summer Program Committee.
Previously, Julia was a senior counsel at Proskauer in the Litigation Department, with a focus on securities and corporate governance litigation.