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Title/Position

Litigation Paralegal

Department

Legal

E-mail address

Pronouns

She/Her/Hers

Before joining ACLUM, Ashley advocated for Immigrants' Rights as a humanitarian immigration paralegal and translator. As a paralegal, she worked closely with indigenous Quechua women and undocumented immigrant families in Massachusetts who have experienced political and racial persecution, as well as severe sexual violence, physical, and emotional abuse. Ashley helped undocumented communities navigate the complex U.S. immigration court system and attain humanitarian asylum and permanent status within the United States. Prior to this, she served as a public interest legal intern at the Court Service Center in the Massachusetts Trial Court in Downtown Boston for two years. In this capacity,  she assisted pro se litigants in their family law, housing, guardianship, domestic violence, and small claims cases. Many of the litigants Ashley worked with were indigent, experiencing homelessness, addiction or have significant language barriers. 

As a Latina and first-generation American, Ashley is a proud descendent of previously undocumented Nicaraguan asylum seekers. Her personal background and professional experience with survivors of complex trauma have informed her passion for immigration law reform and humane practices, as well as civil rights and social justice.

Ashley has a B.A. from Boston University in International Relations with a concentration in International Systems and World Order and Latin American Studies. She is fully bilingual and speaks English and Spanish.

At ACLUM, Ashley supports the Legal Department in her role as a Litigation Paralegal for Immigrants' Rights, Police Accountability, Racial Justice, Free Speech and Expression, Criminal Law Reform and other complex civil rights litigation casework.