Abdiel Echevarria-Caban

Known for his elite knowledge of asylum and removal defense law, Abdiel has built a reputation as a fearless advocate and highly strategic immigration litigator. He focuses on complex removal defense and humanitarian cases before Immigration Courts and the Board of Immigration Appeals, where his clients rely on his ability to navigate high-stakes legal challenges with precision, intelligence, and relentless dedication. Fellow attorneys and advocates respect Abdiel not only for his mastery of immigration law, but for the compassion and intensity he brings to every case he handles.
Through his work with the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services and the American Bar Association, Abdiel successfully coordinated rapid-response legal programs and directly represented refugees subject to some of the most controversial immigration policies implemented in the United States, including the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), the Guatemalan Asylum Cooperative Agreement (GACA), and the Asylum Transit Ban. Few attorneys have the level of firsthand experience Abdiel possesses working with asylum seekers at the border during pivotal moments in modern immigration history.

What truly sets Abdiel apart is his deep understanding of the realities refugees face before ever arriving in the United States. He has traveled throughout Latin America and the Caribbean on humanitarian and cultural missions, witnessing firsthand the violence, persecution, and instability affecting displaced communities in countries such as Cuba, Honduras, El Salvador, the Dominican Republic, and Mexico. Those experiences have shaped him into not only an exceptional attorney, but a passionate defender of human rights whose advocacy is rooted in real-world experience and genuine empathy.

Abdiel’s academic credentials are equally remarkable. He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law in 2013, later graduating Summa Cum Laude with a Master in Public Administration from the University of Puerto Rico in 2018. He then earned his LL.M. in Human Rights and Social Justice, graduating Cum Laude from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 2019. His academic and professional background reflects a rare combination of elite legal training, policy expertise, and humanitarian advocacy.

As part of the legal team at Suday Law PLLC, Attorney Echevarria brings world-class immigration advocacy, exceptional courtroom experience, and unwavering dedication to every client he represents. For individuals facing deportation, seeking asylum, or fighting to protect their future in the United States, Abdiel is the type of attorney clients want standing beside them when everything is on the line — brilliant, compassionate, battle-tested, and absolutely committed to winning the fight for justice.