Ignacia Rodriguez Kmec is an attorney primarily focused on immigration relief policies and issues at the intersection of immigration and education. She engages in legislative and administrative advocacy focusing on immigration executive actions and congressional action on immigration. She also engages in policy analysis, education, and advocacy to support the integration of low-income immigrant youth and children through access to education.
Her experience as an activist in the immigrants’ rights movement and as an undocumented student has led to her devotion to improving the lives of low-income immigrants. She holds an A.A. from Santa Monica College, a B.A. from UCLA, and a J.D. from UCLA School of Law. She is a licensed attorney in North Carolina and California.
Ignacia enjoys spending time with her family and talking to people about books, music, movies, and TV shows.
Higher Education for Immigrant Students
Published Sep 8, 2025 This toolkit provides resources for students, advocates, and legislators interested in...
USCIS Fee Schedule Changes Expected to Go Into Effect April 1st
Published Mar 25, 2024 On January 31, 2024, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published the updated U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Fee Schedule. This final rule published in the Federal Register aimed to adjust certain benefit request...
Tracking DACA Recipients’ Access to Health Care
Published Jun 13, 2022 This resource reports on findings from a survey of 1,021 DACA recipients administered by Tom K. Wong of the University of California, San Diego, United We Dream, the National Immigration Law Center, and the Center for American Progress, in...
Why Some DACA Renewals Are Taking Longer — and What You Can Do
Ignacia Rodriguez Kmec
Published Mar 24, 2026 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reports that most of their DACA renewal requests are taking 3.5 months.