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Carmen Iguina joined the ACLU/SC in 2012 as an Equal Justice Works Fellow.
During her fellowship, Carmen will work with detained asylum seekers in Southern California, providing legal assistance, monitoring conditions of detention, and developing and implementing advocacy strategies and impact litigation to enhance access to justice for this vulnerable population. She also works on Franco v. Holder, an action brought on behalf of immigration detainees with serious mental disabilities that seeks competency evaluations, appointment of counsel, and bond hearings.
Prior to joining the ACLU/SC, Carmen clerked for the Honorable Kiyo A. Matsumoto on the United States Court District Court for the Eastern District of New York and for the Honorable Stephen R. Reinhardt on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Carmen graduated from Harvard University and New York University School of Law, where she was a Root-Tilden-Kern Scholar.
