Newsletter | Summer 2013 Vol. 17, Issue No. 3 A total of 18 law and undergraduate students from all over the United States came together this summer to work at AI Justice. The interns worked in every aspect of AI Justice’s programs. DETENTION Detention interns are a vital part of the team’s effort to prevent broken families, eliminate lengthy …
AI JUSTICE SUCCEEDS IN UNEARTHING EVIDENCE ON BAKER COUNTY JAIL
Newsletter | Summer 2013 Vol. 17, Issue No. 3 AI Justice, a member of Detention Watch Network, is part of a coordinated national effort – aptly titled “Expose and Close” – to expose conditions at the ten worst detention centers in the nation and work toward closing them. Florida’s Baker County Jail, which houses Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) detainees, …
LETTER FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Newsletter | Summer 2013 Vol. 17, Issue No. 3 Dear AI Justice Friends and Supporters, As summer closes, the immigration reform community is gearing up for the House of Representatives to take up the Comprehensive Immigration Reform debate. On June 27, 2013, the U. S. Senate passed the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013 (S.744). AI …
DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT FOR AWARD-WINNING CHILDREN’S PROGRAM
You can double the impact of your support for the Children’s Legal Program now thanks to a generous $40,000 challenge grant issued by The Batchelor Foundation. Donate now and the foundation will match your contribution. Remember to choose “Children’s Legal Program” in the drop-down menu. The Batchelor Foundation also provided a $30,000 grant to the program, and we are extremely grateful …
ON THE ROAD TO COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM
Newsletter | Spring 2013 Vol. 17, Issue No. 2 In April, eight Senators introduced the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013. The 854-page bill is a comprehensive overhaul of much of our nation’s immigration system. It includes a path to citizenship for millions of currently undocumented immigrants and many other provisions supported by AI Justice. As …
CLIENT SPOTLIGHT
Newsletter | Spring 2013 Vol. 17, Issue No. 2 AI Justice Wins Asylum in Case of First Impression AI Justice successfully argued that asylum should be granted to the brother of a victim of a sex trafficking ring. After the sister courageously reported the trafficking to the authorities, resulting in the traffickers’ convictions, other members of the ring began to …
New Board Member – Cristina Dominguez
Newsletter | Spring 2013 Vol. 17, Issue No. 2 Cristina Dominguez We welcome Cristina Dominguez back to the Board of Directors. An ardent AI Justice supporter for over seven years, Ms. Dominguez had previously stepped down from the Board to work as an attorney in our Children’s Legal Project. “I am honored to be invited to join the Board again. …
NEW REPORTS SHINE LIGHT ON DETENTION VIOLATIONS
Newsletter | Spring 2013 Vol. 17, Issue No. 2 Broward Transitional Center, Courtesy Sun Sentinel AI Justice released two reports exposing abuse and injustice in the detention system. The latest report, Broward Transitional Center: A “Model” For Civil Detention, examines systemic abuses of immigrant detainees at this detention center. Though the center has been heralded by the U.S. government as a …
AI JUSTICE TACKLES ABUSE AND INJUSTICE ON THE TEXAS BORDER
Newsletter | Spring 2013 Vol. 17, Issue No. 2 In March, AI Justice filed Federal Tort Claims actions on behalf of four immigrants who were subjected to inhumane and unlawful treatment by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). AI Justice is seeking damages for cruel and inhumane treatment and is demanding that CBP immediately investigate these unlawful practices and bring …
EVENTS
Newsletter | Spring 2013 Vol. 17, Issue No. 2 The Dare to Dream Dinner Was A Huge Success! Americans for Immigrant Justice’s 17th Annual Awards Dinner – Dare to Dream – was a huge success! Over 450 of South Florida’s leaders in the business, legal, and civic communities attended the affair, which included an inspiring Keynote Address by the Honorable …