Staff Attorney

• Jun 2020 - Present

Researcher (Principal)

• Jan 2020 - May 2020

Researcher

• Sep 2018 - Jan 2020

International Area Researcher focusing on the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, the migration of Venezuelans to Colombia and the region, and on global migration and refugee issues.

Litigation Fellow - Public Service Venture Fund

• Sep 2017 - Sep 2018

Filed a suit about an arbitrary detention in a lower court, appealed it and requested its selection before the Constitutional Court. Presented a complaint before the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detentions. Wrote an amicus brief in support of the recognition of the right to health of all migrants before the Constitutional Court. Participated in the decision-making of the team on whether to take on strategic litigation cases, researched topics and wrote memos, and supported cases led by other teammates. Participated in workshops, fieldwork trips to Cúcuta and Caracas to study migration dynamics, developed a network on the human rights issues faced in Venezuela and by Venezuelan migrants in Colombia and the region. Show less

Student Attorney

• Sep 2016 - May 2017

Assisted in the discovery phase of the case Mamani et al. v. Sánchez de Lozada and Sánchez Berzaín. Engaged in factual research, factual analysis, and prepared memos. Participated in fact-finding trip to Bolivia to meet with plaintiffs and witnesses and prepare documents. Prepared a trip report identifying areas to further develop and strengthen the case. Assisted in the discovery phase of the case Mamani et al. v. Sánchez de Lozada and Sánchez Berzaín. Engaged in factual research, factual analysis, and prepared memos. Participated in fact-finding trip to Bolivia to meet with plaintiffs and witnesses and prepare documents. Prepared a trip report identifying areas to further develop and strengthen the case.

Summer Legal Intern

• Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

Assisted with the representation of unaccompanied immigrant youth in deportation proceedings. Conducted intakes to determine possible relief. Completed asylum applications, developed affidavits and declarations, and wrote briefs. Conducted research on current issues affecting the immigration cases of UAC in the Fifth Circuit. Assisted with the representation of unaccompanied immigrant youth in deportation proceedings. Conducted intakes to determine possible relief. Completed asylum applications, developed affidavits and declarations, and wrote briefs. Conducted research on current issues affecting the immigration cases of UAC in the Fifth Circuit.

Student Attorney - HLS Child Advocacy Clinic

• Jan 2016 - Apr 2016

Attended and supported meetings of the Strengthening Families Coalition and the Child Welfare Reform Project. Wrote an evaluation of the Department of Children and Families' new Protective Intake Policy as compared to the current policies and regulations, focusing on substance use and substance-exposed newborns. Wrote a series of three research memos on the accountability courts have over DCF through reasonable efforts findings, the standards courts use when upholding or reversing such findings, and other trends in Massachusetts and in other jurisdictions in New England and New York. Show less

Student Attorney

• Sep 2015 - Dec 2015

Prepared factual and legal arguments for a hearing before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. Drafted two press releases in anticipation of the hearing. Supported representatives of human rights organizations before and during hearing. Assisted in the preparation of a document submitted to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on the existence of the right to custody hearings in law throughout the Americas. Researched the effects of juvenile transfer laws in the United States on deterrence and wrote a memo on the topic. Show less

Research Assistant

• Sep 2015 - Oct 2015

Researched and compiled human rights standards, treaty body interpretations, and international and domestic case law where the right to access to medicines was interpreted as part of or in conjunction with other rights for the Chapter on Access to Medicines in the FXB Center's Health and Human Rights Resource Guide. Researched and compiled human rights standards, treaty body interpretations, and international and domestic case law where the right to access to medicines was interpreted as part of or in conjunction with other rights for the Chapter on Access to Medicines in the FXB Center's Health and Human Rights Resource Guide.

Transitional Justice Intern

• Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

Researched the inclusion of economic, social, and cultural rights in transitional justice contexts and developed a memo exploring the different points of view regarding this topic. Researched whether transitional justice mechanisms should address land issues, explored the different ways this might be done, and prepared an extensive outline of a memo on this topic. Translated the article “Los Desafíos de las Transiciones Negociadas en la Era del Derecho Penal Internacional” (“The Challenges of Negotiated Transitions in the Era of International Criminal Law”) in preparation for a two-day conference on Transitional Justice held by Dejusticia. Attended the International Conference on Transitional Justice hosted by Dejusticia and took notes on the discussion among the participating experts on the topics covered by the translated article. Show less

Paralegal - Unaccompanied Minors Program

• Feb 2013 - Apr 2014

Delivered Know Your Rights presentations and performed legal intakes for unaccompanied immigrant children in the care of ORR; Maintained databases of the legal services provided to the minors; Conducted in-depth intakes and prepared affidavits for asylum and SIJS petitions; Managed the preparation of court dockets and documents; Referred released minors to legal aid service providers. Delivered Know Your Rights presentations and performed legal intakes for unaccompanied immigrant children in the care of ORR; Maintained databases of the legal services provided to the minors; Conducted in-depth intakes and prepared affidavits for asylum and SIJS petitions; Managed the preparation of court dockets and documents; Referred released minors to legal aid service providers.

Intern

• May 2012 - Jun 2012

Provided information, orientation, and referrals to refugee and immigrant social, labor, and legal services; Performed as interpreter in legal intake/follow up appointments; Completed miscellaneous administrative duties. Provided information, orientation, and referrals to refugee and immigrant social, labor, and legal services; Performed as interpreter in legal intake/follow up appointments; Completed miscellaneous administrative duties.

Intern - Behavioral Research Group - Center of Transportation Safety

• 2011 - 2012

Advised on TTI's policy determination of demographic terminology to be used to address Hispanic/Latino populations; Input and analyzed traffic safety data; Designed an ethnic and racial identification survey aimed at Latinos. Advised on TTI's policy determination of demographic terminology to be used to address Hispanic/Latino populations; Input and analyzed traffic safety data; Designed an ethnic and racial identification survey aimed at Latinos.