Cindy Woods joined the ACLU of Alaska in March 2025 as Senior Immigration Law and Policy Fellow. Her work focuses on building power within Alaska’s immigrant and refugee communities through the creation of resources, educational materials, and trainings regarding changes in immigration law; working in coalition with other service providers to respond to mass deportation efforts across the state; and increasing access to pro bono legal support and representation.
Prior to joining the ACLU, Cindy served as National Policy Counsel at Americans for Immigrant Justice, where she monitored immigration-related law and policy changes and engaged in Administrative and Congressional advocacy to enhance protections for immigrant communities. Most of Cindy’s immigration practice has focused on representing detained asylum seekers in South Texas, as well as immigrants in Alaska seeking various forms of humanitarian relief.
Cindy holds a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. She has proudly called Anchorage home for the past five years. In her free time, Cindy enjoys biking, hiking, skiing, camping, and other forms of adventuring with her partner and their dog.