Newcomers Access Center is pleased to announce that Sergio Fernandez has been approved as a new board member. Fernandez practices law in Monrovia and specializes in immigration law. He brings to the board a wealth of experience and insight into immigration issues. Fernandez immigrated with his family to Southern California from Costa Rica over 30 years ago. After graduating from U.C., Riverside, he was awarded a scholarship to attend Stetson University College of Law, ranked No. 1 in Trial Advocacy and No. 3 in Legal Writing in the United States. While at Stetson, Fernandez served as president of the Immigration Law Student Association and helped clients obtain visas, permanent residence (“green cards”), and U.S. citizenship during an internship.  He also interned with the U.S. Department of Justice, at the Krome Immigration Court, where he researched complex immigration issues and wrote judicial opinions for an immigration judge. After graduating from Stetson, Fernandez dedicated his career to representing clients in Immigration Court (EOIR), with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), with the Department of Labor (DOL), with the Department of State (DOS), and against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). He is fluent in Spanish. He enjoys watching and playing soccer and tennis, and is married with one son.