Savi Arvey

As Director of Policy, Refugee & Immigrant Rights, Savi Arvey leads Human Rights First’s advocacy and research agenda on refugee protection issues. She brings over a decade of experience at the intersection of immigration, U.S. foreign policy toward Latin America, and U.S.-Mexico border dynamics.

Savi previously held the position of Associate Protection Officer at the UNHCR Multi-Country Office in Washington. Prior to that, she was a Senior Policy Advisor with Women’s Refugee Commission.

She has been a fellow with the University of Texas at Austin Strauss Center’s Central America and Mexico Policy Initiative and UC San Diego’s Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, where she conducted research about access to asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border and Mexico’s policy towards returnees. She began her career at the Fulbright Commission in Mexico, managing U.S.-Mexico educational and cultural exchange programs.

Savi holds a Master of Public Policy from UC San Diego and a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Connecticut College.