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Carolina Ramos | Albuquerque Immigration Lawyer

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Carolina Martin Ramos

Carolina Martin Ramos

Immigration, Criminal, Civil & Human Rights, General Practice

Albuquerque Attorney Dedicated to Immigration & Criminal Defense

Experience: 16 years
Language(s): English, Spanish, Mandarin | Cantonese

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About Carolina

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.

Admission

Verified New Mexico

2009

Education

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

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Recognitions & Achievements

Associations
  • 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
Honors / Awards
  • Dean's Award, University of New Mexico School of Law
    2009

Notable Work

Publications

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. , at 16        

2008 / 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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