Michael graduated summa cum laude from New York University in 2019 with a B.A. in Global Liberal Studies and Spanish. While at NYU, he conducted research in Greece as a Gallatin Human Rights Fellow, and wrote his senior thesis on the political and legal history of LGBTQ+ asylum seekers in the United States. After leaving NYU, Michael earned an MSc in Refugee & Forced Migration Studies from the University of Oxford. His graduate thesis examined the Migrant Protection Protocols ('Remain in Mexico') as a form of state violence against migrants on the US-Mexico border. Prior to attending grad school, Michael worked for the International Rescue Committee in New York. At NYU Law, he plans to focus on US and international refugee law, the criminalization of migrants, and government surveillance. In his free time, he can usually be found watching ice hockey, painting, or riding his bike around Brooklyn.