Alexander Holtzman

Degrees

JD, Ohio State Univ Columbus; MA, Ohio State Univ Columbus; BA, Kalamazoo Coll

Bio

Alexander T. Holtzman, Esq. is the Director of the Deportation Defense Clinic. Prior to this role, Alex was a staff attorney with the Safe Passage Project (SPP), where he worked for three years. At SPP, he represented immigrant youth, including separated and unaccompanied children, many of whom were in deportation proceedings. His caseload consisted primarily of asylum and special immigrant juvenile status (SIJS) cases. Alex began his work with Safe Passage Project as a Justice Fellow with Immigrant Justice Corps (IJC), and he remains on IJC's Advisory Committee. Alex attended The Ohio State University, where he received his J.D. from the Michael E. Moritz College of Law and an M.A. in Public Policy from the John Glenn School of Public Policy. Alex's interest in immigration stems from his mother's emigration from Serbia, and his time living abroad in Ecuador.

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