Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Reflections”
Newsletter | Fall 2014 Vol. 18, Issue No. 3 AI Justice is working closely with Catholic Charities Legal Services, AILA, CABA, FIU and UM to train attorneys willing to offer pro bono services to unaccompanied minors from Central America whose court cases have been “fast tracked.” Three trainings for attorneys in private practice were conducted in the past few months …
Last month, the Daily Business Review published a story about the “rocket dockets” which have been adopted here in Miami to push unaccompanied minors through the legal system. Four full-time judges and one part-time judge see up to 150 kids a day – as many as 60 cases per judge. So what does the “rocket docket” look like in action? On Tuesday …
Newsletter | Spring 2014 Vol. 18, Issue No. 2 Children’s Success Story: Alfonso Five year old Alfonso was found screaming, alone in his apartment after his mother had been deported. His father was incarcerated and with no other family that could be located, he was placed in foster care in Miami Dade County. His foster mother, Tamara, decided to legally …
Newsletter | Spring 2014 Vol. 18, Issue No. 2 Each summer, AI Justice is excited to welcome an energetic, inspired group of law students who want to contribute their time and effort to our organization and our clients. They work alongside our attorneys and paralegals in each of our legal programs. This year, we have 8 law clerks from UM …
Newsletter | Spring 2014 Vol. 18, Issue No. 2 Thanks to the generous support of our funders, our attorneys are able to share their expertise with our community: · AI Justice Children’s Program, along with FIU College of Law’s Immigrant Children’s Justice Clinic and UM’s Children and Youth Law Clinic, trained nearly 30 attorneys on representing children eligible for special …
Newsletter | Spring 2014 Vol. 18, Issue No. 2 AI Justice hosted the National Film Premier of DREAM – An American Story, which chronicles the struggles of DREAMers – young, undocumented people brought to this country as children. The film features Juan Gomez, a DREAMer who grew up in Miami, and the panel discussion following the film highlighted this local and …
Newsletter | Winter 2014 Vol. 18, Issue No. 1 The YPAIJ’s 2nd Annual Dinner Kick Off Party created a lot of buzz! Guests enjoyed the festive atmosphere at Fado Irish Pub and the opportunity to network with over 60 young professionals who work in fields from law to athletics. The lucky winners of the drawing …
Newsletter | Winter 2014 Vol. 18, Issue No. 1 AI Justice, along with American Immigration Lawyers Association-Miami Chapter, and The Dade County Bar Association, hosted a holiday party with food, music, fun, and gifts for close to 160 children ranging in age from 4 to 18. Volunteers and generous donors treated these children in local immigration shelters to their favorite …
Newsletter | Winter 2014 Vol. 18, Issue No. 1 Carson Osberg joined AI Justice’s Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking Program, where she represents survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking. A Public Interest/Public Service (PIPS) Scholar at the American University Washington College of Law, she focused on immigration law and workers’ rights and participated in WCL’s Immigrant Justice …
Newsletter | Winter 2014 Vol. 18, Issue No. 1 In the fall, The Batchelor Foundation presented AI Justice’s Children’s Legal Program with a generous $30,000.00 grant and a challenge – raise $40,000.00 and they would donate an additional $40,000.00 to match. Thanks to our committed supporters, AI Justice met the challenge! The following Donors generously kicked off the campaign and …
