Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project
Jocelyn Perez is an experienced professional currently serving as a Paralegal at Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project since June 2022. Prior to this role, Jocelyn held the position of Assistant Project Coordinator at the Community Programs Office from March 2021 to August 2022. Jocelyn's educational background includes studies at UCLA from September 2020 to June 2022, as well as attendance at Marymount Manhattan College from 2018 to 2022.
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.