Nadia Batcha

Policy Advisor in the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Nadia Batcha is a Policy Advisor in the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In this capacity, Nadia is involved with public outreach and engagement initiatives with American Arab, Muslim, Sikh, South Asian, Somali, and Middle Eastern and other ethnic and religious communities.

Prior to joining DHS CRCL, Nadia was a Section Chief of the Policy and Implementation Branch of the Records Information and Management Division at the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Before that, she was a Policy Analyst with the Office of Policy and Strategy also at USCIS. Nadia started her government career as an Asylum Officer with the San Francisco Asylum Office.

Prior to joining the federal government, Nadia worked as an Associate Attorney at Saul Ewing, where she was a member of the litigation team focusing on bankruptcy litigation issues. Nadia received her Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and Psychology from Cornell University and her Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law. She is a member of the Maryland State Bar.