Meet Your Attorney - Alejandro Macias Urias
Alejandro Macias has over eight (8) years of experience working in immigration law.
Before founding Macias Law, Alejandro worked as a paralegal for local non-profits in Albuquerque, New Mexico where he helped students apply for DACA, SIJS, and Asylum.
During Law School, Alejandro was selected as a 2019 Peggy Browning Fellow, a competitive nationwide fellowship program for employment law. His fellowship took place at Justice at Work-Legal Aid in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he spent 12 weeks representing immigrant clients with wage theft claims under Pennsylvania State Law and the Fair Labor Standards Act.
In 2021, Alejandro graduated from the University of New Mexico School of Law with Honors and Clinical Honors. After graduating law school Alejandro worked at Catholic Charities of Central Texas in Austin, Texas for about (2) two years where he successfully represented clients before USCIS, the Houston Asylum Office, and the San Antonio Immigration Court.
In 2023 Alejandro joined one of the leading immigration firms in Albuquerque, New Mexico where he represented clients in a variety of immigration matters before USCIS and various immigration courts around the United States.
Alejandro also has experience litigating complaints for mandamus, declaratory and injunctive relief, and APA Judicial Review in the U.S. District Court of New Mexico. When USCIS, CBP, or the Houston Asylum is taking too long to make a decision on your case, Alejandro sues the government on your behalf to get the answers you need to keep your case moving forward.
What Makes Macias Law Different?
Our personalized representation and ability to sue the government is what makes us stand out. We understand that your bad experience at a larger firm is likely what brought you here. You’re probably tired of not being able to talk to the attorney you hired or tired of not getting updates about your case for years. At Macias Law, Alejandro’s goal is to provide you with frequent communication about your case. He is also equipped to help you take on the federal agencies that hold your case hostage. Alejandro is admitted to practice at the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico where he has sued the United States Citizenship and Immigrating Services, CBP, and other federal agencies for unreasonable delay in immigration matters. When USCIS and other Federal Agencies have taken too long to make a decision on your case, contact Alejandro. You may be eligible to sue the federal government over unreasonable delays in the processing of your immigration applications.