Alvaro M. Huerta is a staff attorney at the National Immigration Law Center, where works to defend and advance the rights of low-income immigrants and their family members through litigation, administrative advocacy, and community education. His practice includes litigation on due process, equal protection and civil rights, and challenging federal and state anti-immigrant legislation. He also helps state and local advocates ensure that immigrants and their families can obtain access to health care and economic support. He is a graduate of Yale University and Stanford Law School, and the son and grandson of Mexican immigrants to the United States.