In this episode of Latina Legal Minds,host Kimberly Lopez is joined by Veronica Cardenas, founder of Humanigration, an organization dedicated to transforming the immigration experience through a human-centered approach. Veronica shares her powerful journey, from being an immigration prosecutor for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to becoming a fierce advocate for immigrants and shifting the narrative around immigration law.
Veronica talks about her personal experiences as the daughter of Colombian and Peruvian immigrants, the challenges of working for ICE under the Trump administration, and how her frustrations with the broken immigration system led her to create Humanigration. She discusses the importance of empowering immigrants to understand the legal process, the emotional weight of immigration law, and how we can shift the public perception of immigration by celebrating each individual story.
Tune in for a heartwarming and insightful conversation about how the intersection of law and compassion can help us transform the immigration experience.
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