Paralegal

Alejandra Alvarez Garcia

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Department:
Pennsylvania Farmworker Project
About

In Argentina, her native country, Alejandra went to Law School for 2 years then changed careers and to obtain a bachelor's degree in History.  From 2014 to 2013, she worked for the Human Rights Division of the Prosecutor's Office in the province of Tucuman, where she collaborated in cases involving crimes against humanity during the last dictatorship (1976-1983). She has rebuilt he humanitarian career working as a community organizer and immigration paralegal for the ACLU-SAN DIEGO, HIAS Pennsylvania, and Mil Mujeres in the US.

She joined PLA in 2019 where she worked as a paralegal for the General Intake Unit. Last year, she decided to continue to work with low-income immigrants and I joined the PFP.  She is excited to be part of a team that truly advocates for farmworker’s rights in Pennsylvania.