Attorney General William P. Barr appointed Luis A. Maldonado as an immigration judge in March 2020. Judge Maldonado earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2001 from Stetson University and a Juris Doctor in 2004 from the University of Florida, Levin College of Law. From 2016 to 2020, he served as an associate counsel, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in Atlanta. From 2011 to 2016, he served as deputy chief counsel, Office of Chief Counsel (OCC), Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), DHS, in Orlando. From 2009 to 2011, he served as an associate legal advisor, National Security Law Section, OPLA, ICE, DHS, in the District of Columbia, during which time, from 2010 to 2011, he also served as special counsel to the deputy principal legal advisor. From 2006 to 2009, he served as an assistant chief counsel, OCC, OPLA, ICE, DHS, in Orlando, during which time, in 2008, he also served as an attorney advisor, Office of the General Counsel, DHS, in the District of Columbia. In 2006, he served as a senior attorney with Child Welfare Legal Services, Department of Children and Families, in Orlando. From 2004 to 2006, he served as an immigration staff attorney with the Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association, Inc., in Orlando. Judge Maldonado is a member of the Florida State Bar.

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Hon. Luis A. Maldonado, Immigration Judge, Memphis Immigration Court

Hon. Luis A. Maldonado, Immigration Judge, Memphis Immigration Court

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