Sara J. Heridia is a PhD student in political science at Emory University. Her research focuses on judicial politics, as well as immigration law and policy. Within these areas, she examines how the immigrant identities of judges in U.S. immigration courts influence their decision-making behaviors. She focuses on how institutions structure the behaviors of these judges, and she blends qualitative techniques with quantitative approaches to rigorously assess her research questions. The Fund for Latino Scholarship will support Sara’s ability to attend the 2022 APSA meeting and receive feedback on her work.