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title: Cynthia Santiago
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![Cynthia Santiago](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Santiago-Cynthia-web_2d67127ac6bda7d30d56df5499812537.jpg)

# Cynthia Santiago

Cynthia Santiago is the founder of Abogada Santiago, a Professional Law Corporation. She is the daughter of immigrants from Mexico and Guatemala. She has represented hundreds of individuals in criminal and immigration cases since 2012. A community advocate, she hosts “know your rights” events, volunteers with non profits and mentors first generation students in pursuing law. She is licensed in California and Nevada.

### Articles written by this author:

[![Equal access to justice](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Santiago-istock-2156517138_76e5c98bc15364bca50c9a1a36524d24.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-march/equal-access-to-justice "Equal access to justice")

## [Equal access to justice](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-march/equal-access-to-justice "Equal access to justice")

California’s progressive legal landscape for undocumented immigrants’ rights in personal-injury cases

[Cynthia Santiago](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/cynthia-santiago "Cynthia Santiago")

[2025 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-march)

## [Legal advocacy in a detain-till-deportation pipeline](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-june/legal-advocacy-in-a-detain-till-deportation-pipeline "Legal advocacy in a detain-till-deportation pipeline")

Immigration policy, enforcement and deportations  

[Cynthia Santiago](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/cynthia-santiago "Cynthia Santiago")
[Zulma Muñoz-Ryan](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/zulma-munoz-ryan "Zulma Muñoz-Ryan")

[2026 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-june)