Valerie is a graduate of the University of California, San Diego, where she obtained a bachelor’s degree in political science, and she is now pursuing her law degree and certificate in international and comparative law. As a student intern in the Asylum & Immigration Law Clinic, she works on a variety of cases, including bond cases before the Chicago Immigration Court. Prior to law school, Valerie worked as a contract Spanish interpreter for the Executive Office of Immigration Review, traveling to immigration courts nationwide to interpret for respondents in their court proceedings. She also taughtEnglish as a second language to students in Barcelona, Spain.