Jessica A. Anleu

Jessica A. Anleu is a bilingual immigration attorney based in Phoenix, Arizona, and a founding attorney of Zava Immigration Law Group. She has practiced law since 2014 and focuses on removal defense, immigration bonds, asylum and appeals for detained and non-detained clients.

She earned her Juris Doctor from Gonzaga University School of Law in 2013. She is admitted to the State Bar of Arizona (since May 2018) and the Washington State Bar Association, and is an active member of both. She also belongs to the Immigration Law Section of the State Bar of Arizona and maintains a clean disciplinary record.

Before founding the firm, Jessica served as a senior attorney at an immigration firm and worked with the Spokane County Prosecutor’s Office and the Washington State Office of the Attorney General, after interning at the Fairfield Air Force Base JAG office. Her path from Washington back to her hometown of Phoenix shapes how she represents clients across Arizona today.

Early in her career she spent a year in Guatemala working for the Human Rights Ombudsman in Guatemala City. Living abroad gave her firsthand insight into the hardships many immigrants face before they ever reach the United States — experience she brings to every case.

Her practice covers removal and deportation defense, bonds, asylum, immigration appeals, U visas, SIJS/juvenile visas, VAWA, habeas corpus, adjustment of status and consular processing. A native Spanish speaker, she represents a largely Spanish-speaking community in Phoenix and Arizona.

Jessica believes a case is never “just a number.” She runs the firm so each client is treated like family and receives personal attention. She is married to a fellow Phoenix immigration attorney, has two daughters, and enjoys traveling, learning about other cultures and advancing the rights of immigrants in the United States.