Rina Gandhi vs. Trump: Attorney Leads Charge Over A Wrongful Deportation

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India-West News Desk

NEW YORK, NY – Rina Gandhi is the attorney behind one of the most high-profile international legal battles currently gripping Washington — the fight to bring back Kilmar Ábrego García, a Maryland father unlawfully deported to El Salvador. The case has become a flashpoint in the broader legal reckoning with Trump-era immigration policies and its defiance of several court rulings against it, and Gandhi is leading the charge for accountability.

On April 15, U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis slammed the Trump administration for doing “nothing” to comply with the court’s mandate. Gandhi didn’t hold back either and told the media, “This is about the government admitting to unlawfully removing a man from his home, his children, and then doing absolutely nothing to fix it,” she said after the hearing. “We haven’t brought Kilmar home yet — but we will.”

Gandhi, a senior partner at Murray Osorio PLLC, is no stranger to standing up to power. For over a decade, she has been at the forefront of immigration advocacy, blending legal expertise with a deep commitment to human rights.

She leads the Maryland office of her firm, where she supervises teams handling family-based petitions, asylum, humanitarian cases, and complex waivers for clients facing allegations of fraud, unlawful presence, or criminal convictions.

Her roots in immigration law run deep. Before becoming an attorney, Gandhi worked with refugee resettlement agencies, legal aid nonprofits, and as a paralegal at an immigration law firm.

Since graduating from William & Mary Law School in 2014, she’s focused exclusively on immigration — building a reputation for navigating some of the most difficult and emotionally charged cases in the field.

She’s also a law professor, teaching gender-based asylum at Georgetown University Law Center. Her work there reflects her broader philosophy: that immigration law is not just about paperwork and policy, but about dignity, voice, and survival.

Beyond the courtroom, Gandhi has helped shape national immigration discourse. She has co-chaired key committees within the American Immigration Lawyers Association, lobbied Congress for immigration reform, and trained hundreds of attorneys across the country.

Her leadership extends globally — including spearheading public health and sanitation initiatives in Burkina Faso as part of her human rights advocacy.

Now, with the Ábrego García case, Gandhi finds herself at the center of a legal showdown with international implications. And while the government stalls, Gandhi is pressing forward — demanding testimony, forcing transparency, and refusing to let the law be ignored.

 “Justice means more than a ruling — it means action,” she told the media.