Katherine Veldhuizen
As a Program Manager, Katherine assists with administrative duties and projects, collaborates with other staff members to provide pro se assistance to individuals in immigration proceedings, and coordinates with legal and social service providers, county and state officials, and volunteers also providing vital services to immigrant communities. She also serves as the Project Manager for the 'Hub,' an initiative of the five main immigration legal service providers in Minnesota to increase access to legal services statewide.
Previously Katherine served as the Program Coordinator with the Afghan Legal Clinic which continues to provide legal services to the more than 1,200 Afghan evacuees that were resettled in Minnesota and North Dakota following the collapse of Kabul in 2021.
Katherine is drawn to this work because she strongly believes in respecting the dignity of every human being and that no individual, regardless of their immigration status, should be denied due process.
Prior to joining The Advocates, Katherine worked at the Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition, now known as the Amica Center, in Washington, D.C. where she oversaw the day-to-day operations of the Legal Orientation Program (LOP) in Maryland, facilitating visits to four immigration detention centers and assisting pro se individuals in removal proceedings.
Katherine earned her B.A. in Latin American Studies and International Development from Washington University in St. Louis.
She is fluent in Spanish.
