Experience
For over 20 years, I have ​provided pro bono assistance and court representation to immigrants, migrants, refugees, unaccompanied minors, and other displaced persons seeking US entry.
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Experience in visas: E1, E2, G4, G5, H1B, H2A, J1, L1, L2, O, SIJ, and SIV; humanitarian parole; green card through family and marriage; consular processing; adjustment of status; naturalization; and waivers.
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Expertise in gender-based asylum claims, including related to forced marriage and sex trafficking.
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Conducted national advocacy campaign with TV, radio, and print ads about separated and detained refugee children.
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Legal sponsor for several refugees and legal guardian for a child with Special Immigrant Juvenile Status.
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Fluent in Spanish and English. Knowledge of French and Russian.
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Admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and New York.
Education
Georgetown University Law Center
Juris Doctor
Awards: Public Interest Law Scholar
Clinic: Center for Applied Legal Studies asylum law clinic
Dissertation: The Reproductive Health Law Index
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Master of Public Health
Awards: Merit Scholarship
Specialization: Health Policy and Management
Thesis: Bridestealing in Kyrgyzstan: Addressing Human Rights and Health Concerns
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Bachelor of Arts
Awards: Honors and Distinction, Phi Beta Kappa
Specializations: Spanish and Latin American politics
Honors Thesis: How the Inter-American Court of Human Rights Enforces Its Decisions