Hannah Figueroa Velázquez
Studied at Graduate School for International Training
Works at Innocence Project
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Work Experience
Litigation Paralegal
Innocence Project
July 2026 - Present
Selected as 1 of 10 Weil Legal Innovator fellows to pursue public interest law in New York City through a deferral year
Intern
CT Public Defenders
August 2025 - Present
Conducted client intakes and arraignment interviews
Summer Fellow
The Frederick Douglass Project for Justice
June 2025 - August 2025
Hosted prison visits between incarcerated individuals and members of free society to reduce stigma.
Research Assistant
Yale Migrant Justice Initiative
May 2025 - Present
Collaborating with Professor Alicia Camacho Schmidt and a team of 8 students to produce a comprehensive research report on government and NGO responses to recent U.S. deportations across nine Latin American countries
Co-founder and President
Publius
September 2024 - Present
Established a joint opinion publication covering relevant campus issues and news from a unique multi-perspective lens through a substack with over 7,000 subscribers
Legal & Immigration Associate
Link New Haven
June 2024 - Present
Developing, in a team of 7, the first publicly accessible database of local organizations aiming to connect New Haven community members with essential life services, including homeless shelters, immigration services, food pantries
Education
Graduate School for International Training
Study Abroad, Mexico: Migration, Borders, and Transnational Communities
2025 - 2025
Activities and societies: Conducted a solo research project on migrant detention centers in the U.S., took immersive Spanish classes, volunteered at local Oaxacan migrant shelters
Yale University
Bachelor of Arts - BA, History
2022 - 2026
Grade: 4.0/4.0, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
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