Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project
Jennifer M. is a seasoned attorney with extensive experience in immigration law. Currently serving as the Managing Attorney for the Immigration Court Helpdesk at Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project since December 2021, Jennifer previously held the position of Staff Attorney at the USC Gould Immigration Clinic from April 2017 to July 2021, where responsibilities included managing the Immigrant Legal Assistance Center and representing community members in various immigration matters. Earlier experience includes providing legal services to Unaccompanied Immigrant Children at both Immigrant Defenders Law Center and Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project, as well as legal internships at the National Immigration Law Center and Milstein Adelman, LLP. Jennifer holds a Doctor of Law (J.D.) with a focus on Immigrant Advocacy from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, and a degree in History/Sociology from UCLA.
Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project
Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project, a program of Catholic Charities of Los Angeles, Inc., is a non-profit law firm which provides community education and legal representation to Southern California’s most vulnerable immigrant communities. Esperanza provides legal representation to immigrants who are in detention and/or removal proceedings, and focuses on particularly complex immigration cases which may involve unaccompanied minors, adults with mental health issues, and cases with past criminal or gang history. Esperanza also provides community education programming and pro se assistance to immigrants in removal proceedings both in detained and non-detained settings. Esperanza has proudly provided legal services to immigrants and their families in Los Angeles for over 15 years.