Justine van der Leun

Biography

Justine van der Leun is the author of several books, including We Are Not Such Things (Random House, 2016), a New York Times Editors’ Choice and Spectator Book of the Year. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Harper’s, the Guardian, and Oprah Magazine. She is an International Women’s Media Foundation reporting fellow and a reporter with the Investigative Fund at the Nation Institute.

 

See Work

REPORTING / Fall 2018

A Culture of No

By Justine van der Leun ,  Illustrations by Alan Vest

The fate of people seeking asylum in the United States is determined not just by the legitimacy of their claims, but by where they land. This is the story of how one immigration court in Texas has shut the door on those seeking refuge in...

Illustration by Alan Vest
REPORTING / Spring 2018

Rosi’s Choice

By Justine van der Leun ,  Photography by Adria Malcolm

When a young mother fleeing violence in El Salvador faces long odds for asylum, it raises a crucial question: Who deserves sanctuary in America?

Photography by Adria Malcolm