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Broward Transitional Center: <div>A ‘Model’ for Civil Detention

Broward Transitional Center:

AI Justice Team April 30, 2013 Comments Off

April 29th, 2013 |2:00PM ET BTC – A ‘Model’ for Civil Detention Congressional Immigration Reform Must Address Abuses in Immigrant Detention Facilities  

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AI Justice Takes Action Against Border Patrol for Abusing Immigrant Women

AI Justice Takes Action Against Border Patrol for Abusing Immigrant Women

AI Justice Team March 14, 2013 Comments Off

(MARCH 13, 2013, MIAMI, FL)   Americans for Immigrants Justice announced that it has filed Federal Tort Claims actions on behalf of four immigrants who were subjected to inhumane and unlawful treatment by U.S. Customs and

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One Nation Subsidized. How Big Government Underwrites Your Life

One Nation Subsidized. How Big Government Underwrites Your Life

admin September 11, 2012 Comments Off

How the U.S. Government Helps AI Justice Help Vulnerable Children See below an excerpt from Time Magazine’s Sept 17, 2012 cover story, which mentions AI Justice Attorney Cristina Dominguez: One thing my family gets

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‘Dreamers’ ready to live free of fear

‘Dreamers’ ready to live free of fear

admin August 15, 2012 Comments Off

sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fl-dream-act-applications-20120814,0,6181210.story South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com ‘Dreamers’ ready to live free of fear By Mike Clary and Lois Solomon, Sun Sentinel 6:29 a.m. EDT, August 15, 2012 For Diego Sanchez and tens of thousands of other

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Young immigrants can avoid deportation under new U.S. program

Young immigrants can avoid deportation under new U.S. program

admin August 15, 2012 Comments Off

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/15/us-usa-immigration-dreamers-idUSBRE87E0NK20120815 By David Adams MIAMI (Reuters) – Marlon Morraz, 19, an undocumented immigrant from Nicaragua, wasted no time to sign up for temporary legal status in the United States under the Obama administration’s relaxed

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What do you think of the President’s plan to put a hold on deportation of undocumented children of immigrants, and how will it impact Florida?

What do you think of the President’s plan to put a hold on deportation of undocumented children of immigrants, and how will it impact Florida?

admin July 9, 2012 Comments Off

Just a few weeks ago, the conventional political wisdom was that another year would go by without any type of relief for DREAMers, young undocumented immigrants who have been raised in the United States.

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A New Day for DREAMers

A New Day for DREAMers

admin June 20, 2012 Comments Off

What a difference a day made for undocumented youth who so long have feared deportation. President Obama’s offer of provisional legal status is a life-changer for countless youth who may someday attain permanent legal

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DREAMers Get Deserved Relief from Deportation

DREAMers Get Deserved Relief from Deportation

admin June 15, 2012 Comments Off

At long last, young undocumented immigrants will have a shot at the American dream. We commend the White House for offering temporary relief from deportation to “DREAMers.” “We are elated! For years we have

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White House Grants Dreamers Relief from Deportation!

White House Grants Dreamers Relief from Deportation!

admin June 15, 2012 Comments Off

U.S. will stop deporting some illegal immigrants who came here as children – WashingtonPost.com Politics According to DHS, eligible immigrants will now receive “deferred action,” which essentially means a two-year reprieve from deportation along

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Time Magazine: Why haven’t you gotten deported?

Time Magazine: Why haven’t you gotten deported?

admin June 15, 2012 Comments Off

Not Legal, Not Leaving, is a poignant essay by Jose Antonio Vargas, AI Justice’s keynote speaker in March. An indictment of our broken immigration system, Jose answers questions like:  “Why don’t you become legal?” While

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