Monica Andrade is the Director of State Policy and Legal Strategy for the Presidents’ Alliance, where she coordinates its state policy agenda related to undocumented students and other immigrant populations in higher education. Prior to joining the Presidents’ Alliance, Monica was the Immigrant Rights Staff Attorney at the ACLU of Michigan where she litigated high-impact civil rights cases focused on immigrants’ rights in state and federal courts and advocated for policies to protect such rights. Monica earned a bachelor’s degree from Northern Arizona University where she majored in Social Work and a law degree from Michigan State University College of Law. Monica’s passion for immigration advocacy stems from her own journey navigating higher education as an undocumented student.