Benoit Vilceus

Benoit Vilceus is from Port au Prince, Haiti, where he graduated from University Jean Price-Mars with a Bachelor of Science in Law. He went on to earn a Bachelor of Liberal Studies and a Post Baccalaureate certificate in legal studies from Barry University in Miami, Florida. Upon his return to Haiti, Benoit co-founded and managed Kajou Creations Expo, a construction company specializing in light construction, commercial interior design, and remodeling. In 2016, he received the Digicel Regional Entrepreneur of the Year Award from the Digicel Foundation. Benoit recently moved to the United States where he is currently pursuing an LL.M. Degree in American Law at Florida State. Vilceus’s interest in immigration and asylum law led him to enroll in the Farmworker and Immigration Rights Clinic. Benoit is a member of the Journal of Transnational Law and Policy, and a student member of the International Law Section of The Florida Bar.

After graduating in the spring of 2022, Benoit plans to practice immigration law in New York.