Mia is a part of the New York Immigrant Family Unity Project, the first universal representation project in the country for detained immigrants in removal proceedings. Prior to working with the Legal Aid Society, Mia was a Staff Attorney with the Immigrant Protection Unit of the New York Legal Assistance Group, where she handled diverse types of immigration cases before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and before the Immigration Court. Mia received her B.A. from Wesleyan University and her J.D. from CUNY School of Law.