As a DOJ fully accredited representative Mara works with the Immigration Court Help Desk, providing orientation and limited appearance services for unrepresented non-detained individuals and families in removal proceedings, including those in the Asylum Merits Interview process. She has experience representing individuals seeking both humanitarian and family-based forms of immigration relief. Mara has lived and worked with migrants in Mexico City and studied in Peru. Mara holds a Master of Divinity in History, Theology, and Ethics from Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary and a B.A. in History and Secondary Education, with a minor in Spanish, from Goshen College.