Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project
Susmita Sahu is a skilled attorney currently serving as a Staff Attorney at Eviction Defense Network since June 2021 and as a Pro Bono Attorney at Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project since August 2020. Sahu's experience includes creating bond packets, negotiating bond settlements, and assisting clients in filing domestic violence forms during a volunteer position at Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles. Previous roles encompass managerial responsibilities in business affairs at 21st Century Fox, contract administration at RANSTAD/Twentieth Century Fox Legal Department, and various legal internships focused on drafting and filing legal documents across different organizations. Sahu holds a Juris Doctor degree from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from UC Santa Barbara.
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.