Catalina Cruz (born c. 1982/1983)[1][2][3] is a Colombian-American[4] attorney from the borough of Queens in New York City.

(Both Adriano Espaillat and Gabriela Rosa were former undocumented immigrants who served in the New York State legislature, but neither identifies as a DREAMer.

[13] In 2005, Cruz received a bachelor's degree with honors in forensic psychology from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

[16] From 2012 to 2014, Cruz was counsel to the Division of Immigrant Policies and Affairs at the New York State Department of Labor.

[17] In 2014, Cruz was counsel to the Immigration Committee for the New York City Council, where she worked to improve coverage of issue related to domestic worker trafficking.

[26] She had received campaign training from New American Leaders that she believes helped her ultimately fundraise nearly $200,000 to win the primary race.

[27] Cruz identifies as a DREAMer under the unadopted DREAM Act that was introduced in 2001,[6] which addresses citizenship of children brought to the United States by their parents and living as undocumented citizens.