Shahid Haque-Hausrath is an immigration lawyer, founder and president of the Montana Immigrant Justice Alliance, and law instructor at the University of Montana.

Haque-Hausrath dedicates his practice to helping immigrants obtain legal status in the United States and pursue all that the country has to offer. He represents well over a thousand immigrants and their families all across Montana, and has been in contact with over a thousand other immigrants in Montana through his advocacy efforts. He has internalized their stories, understands their feelings and anxieties, and is one of the few people in Montana who has a broad and clear picture of the diverse immigrant communities throughout Montana, from Glacier to Yellowstone—and in all the small communities along the way.

Sponsor Organization: The Montana Racial Equity Project and Humanities Montana