[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 61 (Tuesday, April 9, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E433-E434]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       RECOGNIZING ANAHI MENDOZA

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                         HON. SALUD O. CARBAJAL

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 9, 2019

  Mr. CARBAJAL. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize Anahi Mendoza for 
her Congressional Women of the Year Award and for all the incredible 
work she does to improve the quality of life on the Central Coast.
  After graduating from Harvard University, and working two years on 
immigration cases in New York City, Anahi Mendoza realized that the 
city she grew up in, Santa Maria, is largely populated by Hispanic 
agriculture people and many of these people are immigrants in risk of 
been deported and been separated from their families. Starting with her 
passion for civil rights and immigration law coupled with the help of 
generous donors, Anahi founded the Santa Barbara County immigrant Legal 
Defense Center. The center has been helping many immigrant families in 
our local community. Anahi has been conducting Know Your Rights 
presentations in Santa Barbara County so that immigrants are informed 
of their rights should they encounter Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement (ICE). She has worked extensively to create community 
clinics to screen individuals for immigration relief, assess their 
criminal record, and determine whether they have a final order of 
deportation. Anahi works

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alongside pro-bono attorneys in the area to help immigrant individuals 
in detention centers. Thanks to her efforts, she is definitely making a 
huge impact within the Hispanic community on the Central Coast.

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