JB graduated Cum Laude from Boston College with a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies and a double minor in Latin American Studies and Political Science. While at BC, JB visited the US/Mexico border as a part of BC’s Arrupe International Immersion Program and this experience ignited his interest in immigration law.

JB also studied abroad in Havana, Cuba, has a background in grassroots political organizing, and is a proud alumni of the Boston College Acoustics a cappella group.