Melissa Avila

2023-2024

 

  • Class Year: 2L
  • Where I’m from: Chicago, Illinois. I am of Mexican/Cuban Heritage
  • Why Immigration: I come from a family of immigrants and am a First-Gen American. I have had the fulfilling experience of watching individuals and families progress and succeed through the legal process. For this reason, I hope to contribute to immigrant communities via the practice of law.
  • Impactful Experience: Having the opportunity to participate in Asylum and TPS Clinics on CK Campus. Going to the US-Mexico Border Spring of 2023 and entering a Detention Center.
  • Favorite Art Pieces on Immigration: We the People Series by Hannah Rothstein