Georgette represents immigrants held in detention. Prior to NIJC, she worked for seven years as an immigration attorney in private practice, where she also maintained a large pro bono caseload. Her commitment to immigrant and human rights began in law school, when she interned and did pro bono work with World Without Genocide, The Advocates for Human Rights, and the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota, and took part in the Rural Immigrant Access Clinic at the James H. Binger Center for New Americans. She holds a J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School, an LL.M. from Universidad Pontificia Comillas, where her thesis examined the international legal framework for climate change refugees, and a B.A. in Environmental Development from McGill University.