Royce Bernstein Murray

Royce Bernstein Murray is the Managing Director of Programs at the American Immigration Council where she oversees the Council’s legal, policy, and communications work. Prior to joining the Council, Royce served as the Director of Policy at the National Immigrant Justice Center. She previously worked as a consultant for the National Immigration Forum, Center for Global Development, and the World Bank’s Nordic Trust Fund. Royce also taught immigration and refugee law as an adjunct professor at the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law. She began her career as a Presidential Management Fellow and Asylum Officer for the Immigration and Naturalization Service and later at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Office of the Chief Counsel. She was introduced to this field as an intern for the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights (now “Human Rights First”), the Guatemala Human Rights Commission/USA, and Ayuda, Inc. She holds a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center and a B.A. with distinction in political science from the University of Michigan. She is a member of the New York Bar.