Jazmin Chavez and Justicia Hoy

Jazmin Chavez, J.D.

Justicia Hoy! is a site that utilizes innovative lawyering to monitor, comment and report on news, laws and events that have an impact on the Latino and immigrant community across the nation. Through humor, info-graphics, communication, research and advocacy, we aim to create efficient tools to address the needs and inform the community.

Jazmin Chavez, J.D.

Born in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, Jazmin has lived a trans-national and bi-cultural experience. As an immigrant herself, Jazmin’s identity and ideological foundation stems from the experience of comprehending and navigating the U.S. legal system. From this foundation (With over 10 years of legal experience), she serves as a passionate advocate and strategist for immigrant rights and has dedicated her professional life to becoming an effective justice innovator and movement entrepreneur for communities in need.

As a recent law graduate, she is committed to the pursuit of justice in low-income and immigrant communities. Jazmin has had the privilege of studying under foremost asylum experts in the United States and has extensive experience in international humanitarian law, particularly as it relates to the rights of women, children, and migrant workers. As a law student, she applied theories and practices in public interest policies as they relate to issues of domestic violence, violence against women, undocumented youth, and special immigrant juvenile status petitions through juvenile courts. She continues to research and present on the impact of federal and local labor, criminal, and immigration laws on the Latina/o community.

In addition to her legal skill-set she is an artist and creative director for her own social entrepreneurial ventures of Divina Latina, Tonalli, and Pinxe Cards. She uses her creativity, humor and art to examine the role of graphic design and digital media in 21st century movements.

You can learn more at www.jazminchavez.com