Biography: Tsion Gurmu (she/her/እሷ) is an attorney, futurist, writer, and researcher on migration. Tsion is the first Legal Director of the Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI), the first national immigrant rights organization advocating on behalf of people of African descent. Tsion is also the Founder of the Queer Black immigrant project (QBip), a Black radical lawyering initiative creating a systemic response to meet the legal and social needs of LGBTQIA+ Black migrants. Tsion is a trusted advisor and board member to the Immigrant Legal Resource Center and the American Bar Association Commission on Immigration. Tsion has also advised the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism on racial discrimination and emerging digital technologies. She presented at the first thematic hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on the intersection of structural racism and migration, as well as the first thematic hearing on racism, climate change, and human mobility. Tsion received recognition for her work at the intersection of international law, immigration, and racial justice as a Forbes 30 Under 30 Law & Policy honoree, OkayAfrica Top 100 Women honoree, NYU Law OUTLaw Alumna of the Year, NYU Law LACA Under 40 Rising Star, NYU Law Women of Color Collective Alumna of the Year, ABA Top 40 Young Lawyers honoree, and NYC Bar Association Legal Services Award honoree. Tsion holds a B.A. from the University of Chicago and a J.D. from New York University School of Law.