Carolina Martin Ramos

Carolina Martin Ramos believes in una justicia digna. This means that she believes in treating her clients with the dignity & respect they deserve. Carolina is recognized as a fierce & compassionate advocate. She has a big heart & fights hard for her clients. Carolina Martin Ramos founded Justicia Digna, LLC in 2012 after working as an attorney in government and private law firms. She has managed the work of attorneys and staff in numerous immigration and criminal law cases over the years. Ms. Ramos has helped many families change their lives significantly by attaining immigration benefits through programs like: Asylum, Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Adjustment of Status, Humanitarian Visas, Prosecutorial Discretion, and more. Carolina has assisted many families with requesting immigration bonds and fair treatment under the law when individuals are facing both immigration and criminal charges. Carolina has a meaningful understanding of the systemic problems that her clients face. She has worked to advance civil rights & human rights for decades. Carolina’s mother is an immigrant from Mexico and her stepmother emigrated to the U.S. from Shanghai, China. She has lived in New Mexico, California, Texas, Mexico City, Hong Kong, Guangzhou & Europe. Carolina has grown up in a mixed status family and has a deep and personal understanding of the issues facing the individuals and families she represents. As a Mestiza of Mexican, Cherokee, & Choctaw heritage, Ms. Ramos has a special interest in the unique issues facing indigenous migrants. Previously, Carolina Martin Ramos served as Immigration Counsel for the State of New Mexico Public Defender Department. She is recognized for her special knowledge and experience dealing with the immigration consequences of guilty pleas and criminal convictions. She is one of very few attorneys in New Mexico who has done significant work in the area of “crimmigration”. Carolina also practiced cri

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New Mexico

Since 2009

Licensed to practice federal immigration law in all 50 states of the Unites States.

Since 2009

Asst. Public Defender, Serious Violent Felonies

New Mexico Law Office of the Public Defenders (LOPD)

Current

Attorney at Law

Immigration Law Office of Carolina Martin Ramos

2015 - Current

We serve clients at our offices in Albuquerque, New Mexico AND Vista, California.

Owner/managing Attorney

Justicia Digna, LLC

2012 - Current

Immigration Counsel

New Mexico Public Defender Department

2012 - 2013

Asst. Public Defender

New Mexico Public Defender Dept. (NMPD) Santa Fe, NM

2010 - 2011

University of New Mexico

J.D. (2009) | Law

2006 - 2009

University of Guanajuato, School of Law

Legal Studies | Law

2008 - 2008

California State University - Long Beach

Work Towards MA | Educational Psychology

2004 - 2005

California State University - Los Angeles

Multiple Subject Teaching Credential, CLAD Emphasis (2004) | Education

2001 - 2004

California State University - San Francisco State University

(1995) Ethnic Studies

1993 - 1995

Guangzhou Institute of Fine Arts

Fine Arts

1986 - 1987

Dean's Award

University of New Mexico School of Law

2009

State Bar of New Mexico  # 126600

Member

Current

Immigrstion Section, New Mexico State Bar Association

Chair

2015 - Current

Activities: Member since 2009, Board Member since 2011, current Chair.

Indian Law Section, NM State Bar Association

Board Member

2014 - Current

New Mexico Hispanic Bar Association

Board Member

2013 - Current

American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)

Member

2010 - Current

The Criminalization of Migration in New Mexico

For the Defense, New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (NMCDLA)

2013

Are Your Clients Disappearing in the Polimigra Abyss?

For the Defense, New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (NMCDLA)

2011

Challenging Bail Determinations for Non-citizens in New Mexico

For the Defense, New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (NMCDLA)

2011

Human Trafficking on the U.S. – Mexico Border: Is There a Nexus with Immigration Policies?

United Nations Crime & Research Institute (UNICRI) and the Max Planck Institute, from Fear, Oct. 2008, at 16

2009

UNM Latin American & Iberian Institute Hosts Fo- rum with Director of the United Nations Interre- gional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI)

LIMON: Latin American and Iberian Multidisciplinary Opinion Newsletter

2009