Assistant Chief Counsel
CurrentI represent DHS in United States Immigration Court removal (deportation) proceedings in El Paso, Texas and Chaparral, New Mexico (handling both detained and non-detained dockets, as well as both adult and juvenile dockets), in addition to appellate proceedings before the Board of Immigration Appeals in Falls Church, Virginia. I assist the local United States Attorney's Office with litigation support concerning immigration-related matters pending before the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. As the leader of my office's Juvenile team, I bear responsibility for efficient management of litigation and motion practice for one of the largest juvenile immigration court dockets in the nation. I also lead my office's Appeals team and I am a member of our Denaturalization team. I am a former instructor at the ICE Academy in Dallas, Texas (2006-2012). Finally, I provide legal advice to Border Patrol Agents and Deportation Officers in Far West Texas and throughout New Mexico.