Esther Valdes Clayton is the Principal Attorney of Valdes & Associates, an Immigration law firm located in San Diego. For over 20 years, she has successfully represented immigrants throughout the nation in Immigration Court. Ms. Valdes Clayton attended the University of California, San Diego, and earned her law degree from the University of California, Berkeley. She is frequently interviewed in international and national media, regarding her successful legal advocacy of immigrants. She is an Immigration Policy commentator for news outlets including:  Fox News, BBC World News,  and is regularly featured locally on Telemundo and KUSI News on Immigration Law and Policy. She served as a School Board Trustee for Coronado Unified School District for 6 years, from 2016-2022.  In 2022, she was awarded the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) Honor Corps Award, for her Pro-Bono Advocacy in preserving our Religious Constitutional freedoms. She is a frequent guest speaker throughout the United States, advising Latino churches on immigration advocacy and policy, from a Biblical perspective.