Testified on immigration issues before numerous national and international bodies, including the U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration; the House Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights; The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; The National Prison Rape Elimination Commission; The Organization of American States; and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
Fought Against Deplorable Conditions
Exposed deplorable conditions of Immigration detention in Florida’s Jackson County jail, which prompted a Justice Department investigation, a scathing report confirming detainee allegations, and the removal of all detainees from the jail.
Leader in Fight for Haitians After Earthquake
Leader in Advocacy for Haitians. At the forefront of the fight for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians, meeting with White House Domestic Policy Council and National Security Council members. Achieved the release of traumatized Haitian earthquake survivors in 2010 who had been detained by Immigration on arrival here though deportations were suspended at the time. Following a front-page story …
Advocated Against “Arizona-style” Immigration Laws
Co-counseled one of the first lawsuits — National Coalition of Latino Clergy and Christian Leaders et al. v. Arizona — challenging Arizona’s S.B. 1070 law. Led the legal team prepared to sue the state of Florida had an anti-immigrant bill been approved in 2011.
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