Mirella Olivia Ceja-Orozco

Mirella Olivia Ceja-Orozco

Steven C. Thal, P.A. • Minnetonka, MN
ImmigrationPersonal Injury

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Contact

Email
Phone
(844) 876-3987
Address
10580 Wayzata Blvd., Minnetonka, MN, 55305, US

Professional

About

Mirella Ceja-Orozco is an attorney practicing immigration law. She graduated from University of California-Davis in 2007 with degrees in Political Science and Native American Studies. While attending UC Davis, she studied abroad in Oaxaca, Mexico and Accra, Ghana. She also interned in Washington, D.C. at the U.S. House of Representative' Committee on Foreign Affairs. In 2009, she graduated from University of California-Berkeley with an advanced certificate in Paralegal Studies. She attended Hamline University School of Law, and graduated in May 2012. While in law school, Mirella volunteered at Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota as the U-Visa and VAWA Certified Student Attorney. She completed over 600 volunteer hours during her law school career. In 2011, she was awarded the 2011 Outstanding Student Service Award from the Minnesota Justice Foundation and the 2011 Volunteer of the Year Award from the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota. Mirella was also the 2012 Hamline Latino Law Student Association Endowment recipient. She also participated in a study abroad law program with United States Chief Justice John Roberts in Florence, Italy. Mirella currently serves on the AILA National U/T/VAWA Committee and the AILA National Law Student Outreach Committee. She is also co-chair of the MN/DAK AILA New Members Division and a member of the Minnesota State Bar Association Immigration Law Division.

About Immigration Law

Immigration attorneys help individuals and families navigate the complex immigration system. They assist with visas, green cards, citizenship, and deportation defense. Common matters include visa applications, green cards, citizenship, deportation defense.

Credentials

Education
2012 Hamline University School of Law JD - Juris Doctor 2009 University of California - Berkeley Certification 2007 University of California - Davis BA - Bachelor of Arts
Languages
Spanish

Recognition & Involvement

Awards
2011 Volunteer of the Year, Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota 2011 Outstanding Service Award, Minnesota Justice Foundation
Publications
2016 AILA Leadership Blog Quoted in "Benefits of Volunteering Go Beyond the Client" 2015 AILA Leadership Blog Protecting the Survivors 2015 StarTribune Quoted in "In Minnesota and nationally, deportations drop after release of new guidelines" 2014 La Prensa de Minnesota Oportunidad de Acción Diferida para los Dreamers
Associations
2015 - Present American Immigration Lawyers Association VAWA/T/U Committee Board Member 2015 - Present American Immigration Lawyers Association Law Student Outreach Committee Board Member 2015 - Present American Immigration Lawyers Association (Minnesota/Dakotas chapter) New Members Division Board Member 2015 - Present Minnesota State Bar Association Immigration Law Section Board Member 2013 - Present American Immigration Lawyers Association Member
Updated: Mar 08, 2026