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Legal Access For Youth Immigration Cases at La Paz Chattanooga

Vanessa Parras
La Paz Chattanooga
Vanessa Parras

Vanessa Parras was born in Metro Atlanta - Gwinnett County, Georgia.

Of Salvadoran heritage, she is an alumna of our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - earning her law degree at UT Knoxville.

Vanessa’s experience includes the Georgia Legal Services Program and the University of Tennessee Legal Clinic - and today, she is Legal Access Coordinator for La Paz Chattanooga, the nonprofit serving this area’s Latino community.

She works with legal providers, local pro-bono attorneys and state nonprofit attorneys, advocating for and advancing youth immigration cases here in the Chattanooga area.

I spoke with Vanessa and Lily Sanchez of La Paz.

Lily Sanchez
La Paz Chattanooga
Lily Sanchez

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