She is a graduate of the University of California at Davis, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School of Law and graduated with a King Hall Public Service Law Program certificate for service to the community as a law student. She and other classmates were instrumental in organizing students and community members in mass demonstrations in 2006. As an attorney, Ms. Castillo has represented clients in the areas of immigration, criminal law, family law, and employment law.
However, she specializes in immigration law, primarily in defense and detention cases, most cases involving criminal issues. She has entered appearances before the Ninth Circuit, the Board of Immigration Appeals, and federal and state courts throughout California.
Mercedes is a member of the National Immigration Law Project of the National Lawyers Guild, the Federal Bar Association, the Los Angeles County Bar Association, and the Latina Lawyers Bar Association. Ms. Castillo has also actively participated in national and international conferences on human rights. In 2006, she received the C.B. King Award for her activism as a law student. Ms. Castillo served as the National Vice President of the National Lawyers Guild (2006-2008) and as the Chair of the National Latina/o Law Students Association (2004-2006).
Ms. Castillo has published articles on using the law in activism, speaks regularly at events in the community, and has promoted a community law practice model in East Los Angeles and Montebello.
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