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Kim Boche

Kim Boche currently serves as a Supervising Attorney at The Advocates for Human Rights. They provide substantive and technical leadership and supervision to staff and pro bono attorneys, manage the legal internship program, and represent asylum seekers and Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) applicants before the Immigration Court and the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Additionally, they recruit, train, and mentor volunteer attorneys representing asylum seekers and SIJ applicants in Minnesota and the Dakotas.

Kim has led AHR staff in its first steps in taking on state court SIJ work, presented at the MN Legal Services Conference, and worked with various counties on SIJ state court orders.

Kim is motivated by their commitment to advocating for vulnerable populations and ensuring access to justice for asylum seekers and immigrant youth. Their passion for human rights and their desire to make a meaningful impact in the lives of their clients drive their dedication to this field.

Kim previously worked at the First District Public Defender’s Office in Hastings, MN, where they served as a Supervised Practitioner and Law Clerk. They also interned at the Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project in Los Angeles, CA, and at the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) in Minneapolis, MN, as a Public Interest Law Fellow for the Defending Vulnerable Populations Project.

Kim has been a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) since 2020 and has served on various committees while a member. They are also a member of the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild (NIPNLG) and were an NLG-MN Coordinating Committee member from 2018 to 2021.

Kim is a native Spanish speaker.