Free Legal Immigration Consultations are provided by our partners at the UC Immigrant Legal Services Center (UCIMM)
What is the UC Immigrant Legal Services Center?
- They provide FREE immigration-related legal consultations, Know Your Rights Workshops, and immigrant legal resources for UC Merced students and their immediate family members.
- Available for current UC Merced undergraduate & graduate students.
- Available for immediate family members (parents, siblings, spouses, and children) of currently enrolled UC Merced students.
- Types of cases they handle include but are not limited to:
- Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA),
- Advance Parole for students eligible to study abroad,
- U-visa for survivors of crime,
- T-visa for survivors of trafficking,
- Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS),
- Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) for survisors of domestic violence,
- Family Based Petitions,
- Adjustment of status (ie green card application)
- Naturalization (citizenship)
Meet the UC Merced Immigration Attorney
Paloma is the immigration attorney serving the UC Merced community. Paloma was raised in Arvin, California, a small agricultural town near Bakersfield. Paloma and her older sister were raised by their single mom and they saw her struggle to financially provide for them. Paloma’s background and experiences motivated her from a young age to pursue higher education so she could one day retire her mom and help others in her community prosper and excel. This dream took Paloma to UC San Diego where she majored in Human Development, and later to the Nebraska College of Law where she obtained her J.D. In her free time, Paloma loves going to live music and theater events, all things Taylor Swift, cooking, traveling, and trying the latest coffee drink.
Email: paloma.ucimm@law.ucdavis.edu
Book an Appointment
- In-person consultations take place at the Monarch Center (KL 127).
- Fill out our Student Success Fund request form to request funding for DACA renewals and/or legal fees.
- Book an Appointment
Find Other Legal Services
- Education & Leadership Foundation (ELF)
- The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA)
- Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.
