Veronica Cardenas

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Veronica Cardenas is a former assistant chief counsel with the Department of Homeland Security and an immigration attorney who has been vocal about the shortcomings of U.S. immigration enforcement practices, particularly those of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). She is the founder of Humanigration, an organization dedicated to advocating for humane immigration policies. In a recent article, she highlighted the dangers of mass deportations and the fear-based strategies employed by ICE, arguing that they do not enhance public safety but rather undermine civil rights and community trust.

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Veronica Cardenas is an immigration attorney who left her role as an Ice prosecutor after witnessing the treatment immigrants receive.

‘I’m paranoid all the time’: surveillance and fear in a city of immigrants as White House ramps up deportations | New York

The Guardian·

United Kingdom· 2025-06-07

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El Universo – major Ecuadorian daily, est. 1921·

Ecuador· 2025-05-18

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La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·

Panama· 2025-05-12

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Veronica Cardenas is the former assistant chief counsel for the Department of Homeland Security who discussed the challenges faced by immigration lawyers.

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