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Newsletter | Summer 2013 Vol. 17, Issue No. 3 National Immigrant Integration Conference November 17-19 | Hilton Downtown Miami AI Justice is excited to be a member of the Host Committee for the 2013 National Immigrant Integration Conference, sponsored by the Florida Immigrant Coalition, the Knight Foundation, and the National Partnership for New Americans. LUCHA webinars Lucha Supervising Attorney Michelle …
Newsletter | Summer 2013 Vol. 17, Issue No. 3 Kristina, AI Justice Client for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA): “I first heard about AI Justice during one of the worst moments in my young life. I had nobody else to turn to and was desperate for help. Through a friend I heard about AI Justice, and in less than …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
