For Immediate Release August 12, 2021 Contact: Lisa Lehner, Director of Litigation 305-573-1106 ext. 1020 | [email protected] GLADES COUNTY, FL— Today, Muslim Advocates, Americans for Immigrant Justice (AI Justice) and the law firm King & Spalding, announce a settlement with the Glades County Detention Center for its discriminatory and abusive practices at a county-run immigration detention facility that systematically prevented …
Immigrant Right Advocates Submit Complaint on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Abuses at Glades County Detention Center Amidst Reckless COVID-19 Response
For Immediate Release February 22, 2021 Contact: Jessica Schneider, Director of AI Justice’s Detention Program, [email protected] GLADES COUNTY, FL— Americans for Immigrant Justice (AI Justice), along with eight other immigrant rights organizations, submitted a multi-individual federal civil rights complaint against the Glades County Detention Center (Glades) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The complaint was submitted on behalf of the approximately 300 …
Lawsuit of Father and Son Ripped Apart at Border Survives Legal Hurdle
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 8, 2021 Contact: Jennifer Coberly, Senior Litigation Attorney, [email protected] MIAMI, FL – A federal court ruling allows a father and son torn apart at the border due to Trump-era family separation practices to continue their lawsuit for justice. After verbal abuse and threats of violence, law enforcement officers tore Juan,* three years old at the time, from his …
AI Justice Files Lawsuit Seeking Justice for Child Separated from Father at the Border
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 5, 2021 Contact: Lisa Lehner, [email protected] ALBEQUERQUE, NM – On February 5, 2021, Americans for Immigrant Justice (AI Justice), Ian Ross and Erica Perdoma of Stumphauzer, Foslid, Sloman, Ross & Kolaya, PLLC and David Urias and Josh Ewing of Freedman Boyd Hollander Goldberg Urias & Ward filed a Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) lawsuit seeking justice for …
AI Justice Releases Groundbreaking Report “Do My Rights Matter: The Mistreatment of Unaccompanied Children in CBP Custody”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 30, 2020 Contact: Jennifer Anzardo Valdes, [email protected] MIAMI, FL – During the past decade, tens of thousands of children have made the difficult decision to flee their countries and seek protection here. They are fleeing vicious gang violence, rape and other horrific abuses, many seeing flight as the only way to survive. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is …
AI Justice Files Suit on Behalf of Father and Son Forcibly Separated at the Border
MIAMI, FL – On August 28, 2020 Americans for Immigrant Justice (AI Justice) filed one of the first Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) cases seeking justice for a family separated at the border during the U.S. Government’s pilot program for family separation. In November 2017, “Andres” and his three-year old son “Juan” crossed the U.S.-Mexico border fleeing Honduras, following death …
Civil Rights Advocates Demand Miami ICE Facility Stop Feeding Pork to Detained Muslims
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 19, 2020 Contact: Eric Naing, [email protected] or Ariela Moscowitz, [email protected] Civil Rights Advocates Demand Miami ICE Facility Stop Feeding Pork to Detained Muslims ICE Chaplain’s Dismissive Response to Immigration Detainees’ Complaints: “It is what it is.” WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Muslim Advocates, Americans for Immigrant Justice and the law firm King & Spalding LLP sent a …
Americans for Immigrant Justice Calls for the Immediate Release of All Detained Immigrants from Broward Transitional Center
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 26, 2020 Contact: Ariela Moscowitz [email protected] / 305-573-1106 x 1100 MIAMI – Over 700 immigrants currently detained at Broward Transitional Center (BTC) have lifted their voices to bring attention to the dire state of hygiene and health care in the detention center. Americans for Immigrant Justice (AI Justice) joins the detained immigrants in their calls for justice, and urges Immigration and Customs Enforcement …
COVID-19: Vulnerable Immigrants Sitting Ducks
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 17, 2020 Contact: Ariela Moscowitz [email protected] / 305-573-1106 x 1100 MIAMI – Despite the urgent need for this administration to immediately implement procedures for the prevention and management of COVID-19 at all Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities and other locations where individuals must report to ICE or United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), little to no …
Americans for Immigrant Justice to Honor Dr. Eduardo Padrón and Jose Antonio Vargas at its 24th Annual Awards Dinner
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 28, 2020 Contact: Ariela Moscowitz [email protected] / 305-573-1106 x 1100 MIAMI – Since 1996, Americans for Immigrant Justice (AI Justice) has fought to protect and promote the rights of immigrants in South Florida and beyond. On February 7, 2020, community leaders from across industries, sectors and partisan lines will gather to celebrate AI Justice advocates’ 24 years of …