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{{short description|American immigration lawyer}}
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[[File:Veronica_Serrato.jpg|thumb|Cinco de mayo award presentation, Veronica Serrato]]
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'''Veronica Serrato''' is an American immigration lawyer. She is a recipient of the [[Ohtli Award]], the highest award given by the Mexican government to people serving Mexicans abroad.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://bostonbar.org/docs/default-document-library/member_notes_051718.html?sfvrsn=2|title=Member Notes|website=bostonbar.org|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref>
'''Veronica Serrato''' is an American immigration lawyer. She is a recipient of the [[Ohtli Award]], the highest award given by the Mexican government to people serving Mexicans abroad.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://bostonbar.org/docs/default-document-library/member_notes_051718.html?sfvrsn=2|title=Member Notes|website=bostonbar.org|access-date=2020-01-25|archive-date=2020-01-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125034159/https://bostonbar.org/docs/default-document-library/member_notes_051718.html%3Fsfvrsn%3D2|url-status=dead}}</ref>


== Education and early life ==
== Education and early life ==
Serrato was born in Chicago;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lowellsun.com/ci_31921535/uml-grad-helps-immigrants-chart-course-citizenship|title=uMass Amherst-grad-helps-immigrants-chart-course-citizenship|date=2018-06-04|website=Lowell Sun|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref> her parents immigrated to the US from [[Moroleón|Moroleon, Guanajuato]], Mexico.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bu.edu/articles/2019/project-citizenship-veronica-serrato/|title=Paving the Way to Citizenship|website=Boston University|language=en|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/06/02/citizenship-applications-soar-massachusetts/Z4tEf72avhBTfreik763BN/story.html|title=Citizenship applications soar in Mass. - The Boston Globe|website=BostonGlobe.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref> Serrato attended [[Harvard University]] for her undergraduate degree (A.B. in 1984) and [[Boston University School of Law]] for her J.D, graduating in 1988.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> She was the first in her family to attend college.<ref name=":1" />  
Serrato was born in Chicago;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lowellsun.com/ci_31921535/uml-grad-helps-immigrants-chart-course-citizenship|title=uMass Amherst-grad-helps-immigrants-chart-course-citizenship|date=2018-06-04|website=Lowell Sun|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref> her parents immigrated to the US from [[Moroleón|Moroleon, Guanajuato]], Mexico.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bu.edu/articles/2019/project-citizenship-veronica-serrato/|title=Paving the Way to Citizenship|website=Boston University|language=en|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/06/02/citizenship-applications-soar-massachusetts/Z4tEf72avhBTfreik763BN/story.html|title=Citizenship applications soar in Mass. - The Boston Globe|website=BostonGlobe.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref> Serrato attended [[Harvard University]] for her undergraduate degree (A.B. in 1984) and [[Boston University School of Law]] for her J.D, graduating in 1988.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> She was the first in her family to attend college.<ref name=":1" />


== Career ==
== Career ==
Serrato was the founding Executive Director of [[Project Citizenship]], a non-profit focused on helping [[Legal permanent residents (United States)|legal permanent residents]] (green card holders) become American citizens.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lowellsun.com/ci_32613734/through-these-doors-path-citizenship|title=Through these doors, a path to citizenship|date=2019-05-04|website=Lowell Sun|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2018/07/10/boston-non-citizen-voting|title=Should Boston allow non-citizens with legal status to vote? {{!}} Boston.com|website=www.boston.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-12|title=Veronica Serrato {{!}} Project Citizenship|url=https://projectcitizenship.org/advisors___ambassado/veronica-serrato/|access-date=2021-01-16|language=en-US}}</ref> Under her leadership, 8,300 immigrants achieved US citizenship.  According to Congresswoman [[Katherine Clark]] (D-MA), it is the largest citizenship provider in New England.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://katherineclark.house.gov/2017/2/clark-to-bring-project-citizenship-director-as-guest-to-trump-address|title=Clark to Bring Project Citizenship Director as Guest to Trump Address|date=2017-02-27|website=Congresswoman Katherine Clark|language=en|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref> They are "unapologetically pro-immigrant."<ref name=":3" />  
Serrato was the founding executive director of [[Project Citizenship]], a non-profit focused on helping [[Legal permanent residents (United States)|legal permanent residents]] (green card holders) become American citizens.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lowellsun.com/ci_32613734/through-these-doors-path-citizenship|title=Through these doors, a path to citizenship|date=2019-05-04|website=Lowell Sun|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2018/07/10/boston-non-citizen-voting|title=Should Boston allow non-citizens with legal status to vote? {{!}} Boston.com|website=www.boston.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-12|title=Veronica Serrato {{!}} Project Citizenship|url=https://projectcitizenship.org/advisors___ambassado/veronica-serrato/|access-date=2021-01-16|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-01-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128144450/https://projectcitizenship.org/advisors___ambassado/veronica-serrato/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Under her leadership, 8,300 immigrants achieved US citizenship.  According to Congresswoman [[Katherine Clark]] (D-MA), it is the largest citizenship provider in New England.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://katherineclark.house.gov/2017/2/clark-to-bring-project-citizenship-director-as-guest-to-trump-address|title=Clark to Bring Project Citizenship Director as Guest to Trump Address|date=2017-02-27|website=Congresswoman Katherine Clark|language=en|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref> They are "unapologetically pro-immigrant."<ref name=":3" />


In 2019, Project Citizenship and [[Ropes & Gray|Ropes and Gray]] sued [[United States Citizenship and Immigration Services|USCIS]] for their plan to remove fee waivers for the naturalization process.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ropesgray.com/en/newsroom/news/2019/11/Ropes-Gray-Project-Citizenship-Sue-USCIS-to-Protect-Access-to-Citizenship-for-Low-Income-Immigrants|title=Ropes & Gray and Project Citizenship Sue USCIS to Protect Access to Citizenship for Low-Income Immigrants|website=www.ropesgray.com|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref>
In 2019, Project Citizenship and [[Ropes & Gray|Ropes and Gray]] sued [[United States Citizenship and Immigration Services|USCIS]] for their plan to remove fee waivers for the naturalization process.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ropesgray.com/en/newsroom/news/2019/11/Ropes-Gray-Project-Citizenship-Sue-USCIS-to-Protect-Access-to-Citizenship-for-Low-Income-Immigrants|title=Ropes & Gray and Project Citizenship Sue USCIS to Protect Access to Citizenship for Low-Income Immigrants|website=www.ropesgray.com|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref>
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* Ohtli Award, Mexican government, 2018<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://projectcitizenship.org/veronica-serrato-honored-ohtli-award/|title=Verónica Serrato Honored with the Ohtli Award|date=2018-05-07|website=Project Citizenship|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref>
* Ohtli Award, Mexican government, 2018<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://projectcitizenship.org/veronica-serrato-honored-ohtli-award/|title=Verónica Serrato Honored with the Ohtli Award|date=2018-05-07|website=Project Citizenship|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref>
* Silver Shingle Award, [[Boston University School of Law]], 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bu.edu/law/2019/08/20/immigrants-rights-human-trafficking-mentorship-program-breakfast/|title=Immigrants’ Rights & Human Trafficking Mentorship Program Breakfast {{!}} School of Law|website=www.bu.edu|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref>
* Silver Shingle Award, [[Boston University School of Law]], 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bu.edu/law/2019/08/20/immigrants-rights-human-trafficking-mentorship-program-breakfast/|title=Immigrants' Rights & Human Trafficking Mentorship Program Breakfast {{!}} School of Law|website=www.bu.edu|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref>
* Guest of [[Katherine Clark|Congresswoman Katherine Clark]], State of the Union Address, 2017<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/02/28/us/politics/in-their-choice-of-guests-trump-and-congressional-democrats-sent-dueling-messages.html,%20https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/02/28/us/politics/in-their-choice-of-guests-trump-and-congressional-democrats-sent-dueling-messages.html|title=In Their Choice of Guests, Trump and Congressional Democrats Sent Dueling Messages|last=Buchanan|first=Larry|date=2017-02-28|work=The New York Times|access-date=2020-01-25|last2=Parlapiano|first2=Alicia|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
* Guest of [[Katherine Clark|Congresswoman Katherine Clark]], State of the Union Address, 2017<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/02/28/us/politics/in-their-choice-of-guests-trump-and-congressional-democrats-sent-dueling-messages.html,%20https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/02/28/us/politics/in-their-choice-of-guests-trump-and-congressional-democrats-sent-dueling-messages.html|title=In Their Choice of Guests, Trump and Congressional Democrats Sent Dueling Messages|last1=Buchanan|first1=Larry|date=2017-02-28|work=The New York Times|access-date=2020-01-25|last2=Parlapiano|first2=Alicia|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
*Sarah B. Ignatius Award for Excellence in Law, PAIR Project, Boston, June 2020
*Sarah B. Ignatius Award for Excellence in Law, PAIR Project, Boston, June 2020
*Spirit of Boston award, Mayor Martin Walsh, November 2019
*Spirit of Boston award, Mayor Martin Walsh, November 2019
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*Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Top Women in the Law Award, October 2014
*Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Top Women in the Law Award, October 2014
*Boston University School of Law Public Interest Attorney Award, April 13, 2014[[File:Clark_Pelosi_Serrato.jpg|thumb|Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Veronica Serrato, and Congresswoman Katherine Clark]]
*Boston University School of Law Public Interest Attorney Award, April 13, 2014[[File:Clark_Pelosi_Serrato.jpg|thumb|Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Veronica Serrato, and Congresswoman Katherine Clark]]
* Victor Garo Public Service Award, Boston University School of Law, 2015<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bu.edu/law/2015/10/05/pro-bono-kickoff-honors-veronica-serrato-88/|title=Pro Bono Kickoff Honors Veronica Serrato (’88) {{!}} School of Law|website=www.bu.edu|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref>
* Victor Garo Public Service Award, Boston University School of Law, 2015<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bu.edu/law/2015/10/05/pro-bono-kickoff-honors-veronica-serrato-88/|title=Pro Bono Kickoff Honors Veronica Serrato ('88) {{!}} School of Law|website=www.bu.edu|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref>
* Community Hero, ABCD<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://abcdheroes.org/veronica-serrato/|title=Veronica Serrato|website=ABCD Community Heroes Celebration|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref>
* Community Hero, ABCD<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://abcdheroes.org/veronica-serrato/|title=Veronica Serrato|website=ABCD Community Heroes Celebration|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-25|archive-date=2020-01-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125034159/http://abcdheroes.org/veronica-serrato/|url-status=dead}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Ohtli Award winners]]

Latest revision as of 21:05, 6 December 2025


Cinco de mayo award presentation, Veronica Serrato

Veronica Serrato is an American immigration lawyer. She is a recipient of the Ohtli Award, the highest award given by the Mexican government to people serving Mexicans abroad.[1]

Education and early life[edit | edit source]

Serrato was born in Chicago;[2] her parents immigrated to the US from Moroleon, Guanajuato, Mexico.[3][4] Serrato attended Harvard University for her undergraduate degree (A.B. in 1984) and Boston University School of Law for her J.D, graduating in 1988.[3][4] She was the first in her family to attend college.[3]

Career[edit | edit source]

Serrato was the founding executive director of Project Citizenship, a non-profit focused on helping legal permanent residents (green card holders) become American citizens.[5][6][7] Under her leadership, 8,300 immigrants achieved US citizenship. According to Congresswoman Katherine Clark (D-MA), it is the largest citizenship provider in New England.[8] They are "unapologetically pro-immigrant."[8]

In 2019, Project Citizenship and Ropes and Gray sued USCIS for their plan to remove fee waivers for the naturalization process.[9]

Prior to Project Citizenship, Serrato served as a Senior Attorney at Volunteer Lawyers Project. She served as a Clinical Instructor and later, Domestic Violence Specialist, at the Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School, where she handled domestic violence cases.[8]

Awards and honors[edit | edit source]

  • Ohtli Award, Mexican government, 2018[1][10]
  • Silver Shingle Award, Boston University School of Law, 2017[11]
  • Guest of Congresswoman Katherine Clark, State of the Union Address, 2017[8][12]
  • Sarah B. Ignatius Award for Excellence in Law, PAIR Project, Boston, June 2020
  • Spirit of Boston award, Mayor Martin Walsh, November 2019
  • Massachusetts Association of Hispanic Attorneys, 2019 Organization of the Year Award
  • Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Top Women in the Law Award, October 2014
  • Boston University School of Law Public Interest Attorney Award, April 13, 2014
    Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Veronica Serrato, and Congresswoman Katherine Clark
  • Victor Garo Public Service Award, Boston University School of Law, 2015[13]
  • Community Hero, ABCD[14]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Member Notes". bostonbar.org. Archived from the original on 2020-01-25. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  2. ↑ "uMass Amherst-grad-helps-immigrants-chart-course-citizenship". Lowell Sun. 2018-06-04. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Paving the Way to Citizenship". Boston University. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Citizenship applications soar in Mass. - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  5. ↑ "Through these doors, a path to citizenship". Lowell Sun. 2019-05-04. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  6. ↑ "Should Boston allow non-citizens with legal status to vote? | Boston.com". www.boston.com. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  7. ↑ "Veronica Serrato | Project Citizenship". 2021-01-12. Archived from the original on 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "Clark to Bring Project Citizenship Director as Guest to Trump Address". Congresswoman Katherine Clark. 2017-02-27. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  9. ↑ "Ropes & Gray and Project Citizenship Sue USCIS to Protect Access to Citizenship for Low-Income Immigrants". www.ropesgray.com. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  10. ↑ "Verónica Serrato Honored with the Ohtli Award". Project Citizenship. 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  11. ↑ "Immigrants' Rights & Human Trafficking Mentorship Program Breakfast | School of Law". www.bu.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  12. ↑ Buchanan, Larry; Parlapiano, Alicia (2017-02-28). "In Their Choice of Guests, Trump and Congressional Democrats Sent Dueling Messages". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  13. ↑ "Pro Bono Kickoff Honors Veronica Serrato ('88) | School of Law". www.bu.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  14. ↑ "Veronica Serrato". ABCD Community Heroes Celebration. Archived from the original on 2020-01-25. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
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