Carolina Ramos | Albuquerque Immigration Lawyer

Carolina Martin Ramos believes in una justicia digna. This means that she believes in treating her clients with dignity & respect and is committed to protecting their rights with honor. Carolina is recognized as a fierce & compassionate advocate. She has a big heart & fights hard for her clients.

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 and Cherokee 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 criminal defense as an Assistant Public Defender in Santa Fe, New Mexico. As a criminal defense attorney she has managed diverse cases & represented clients at all stages of litigation including numerous trials & appeals.

Carolina Martin Ramos is often invited to speak at community & professional events. She is co-author of an article published by the United Nations Interregional crime & Research Institute (UNICRI) and has authored articles for the New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (NMCDLA).

Carolina lives on a small ranchito in the Land of Enchantment with her family. She enjoys yoga, dance, music, surfing & riding horses.

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
University of New Mexico School of Law	JD	Law School	2009
California State University Long Beach (CSULB)	MA (incomplete)	Educational Psychology	not completed
Guangzhou Institute of Fine Arts	none	Fine Arts	none
California State University Los Angeles (CSULA)	Teaching Credential (CLAD)	Education	2001
San Francisco State University	BA	La Raza Studies	1995

State / Court	Date
New Mexico	2009

• American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (NMCDLA), Board Member - Immigration Section NM Bar Assoc., Board Member - NM Hispanic Bar Assoc. (NMHBA), Indian Law Section of NM Bar Assoc., Board Member - El Centro de Igualdad y Derechos

• Dean's Award, University of New Mexico School of Law, 2009

• 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        2008

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