Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS OF IMMIGRANTS OF ALL NATIONALITIES AT THE LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL LEVELS.
ADVOCACYTOGETHER WITH THE SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER, AI JUSTICE RELEASED A REPORT ENTITLED "A PRISON BY ANY OTHER NAME," DETAILING THE LACK OF MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE, DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, AND THE UNNECESSARY USE OF SOLITARY CONFINEMENT AS A FORM OF PUNISHMENT IN IMMIGRATION DETENTION CENTERS IN SOUTH FLORIDA AND ADVOCATING FOR REFORM. ADDITIONALLY, THE LITIGATION PROGRAM FILED A COMPLAINT REGARDING LACK OF ACCESS TO COUNSEL FOR IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT DETAINEES AT GLADES COUNTY JAIL.AI JUSTICE'S LUCHA PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED FOR CHANGES IN POLICIES THAT AFFECT IMMIGRANT VICTIMS OF CRIME WITH BOTH THE BROWARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT. LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS THE ABILITY TO ASSIST IMMIGRANT VICTIMS WHO COOPERATE IN THE INVESTIGATION/PROSECUTION OF A CRIME WITH A CERTIFICATION THAT WOULD ALLOW THE VICTIM TO APPLY FOR LEGAL STATUS. BOTH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAD FOR YEARS EITHER REFUSED TO SIGN THE CERTIFICATIONS OR DONE SO RARELY. AFTER EXTENSIVE ADVOCACY AND A NEWS STORY PUBLISHED BY REVEAL, BOTH DEPARTMENTS CHANGED THEIR POLICIES AND BEGUN ISSUING CERTIFICATIONS WHERE APPROPRIATE.
DIRECT SERVICESIN 2019, AMERICANS FOR IMMIGRANT JUSTICE (AI JUSTICE) CONTINUED TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY'S MOST VULNERABLE IMMIGRANTS. THE CHILDREN'S LEGAL PROGRAM SERVED 10,048 MINORS, THE FAMILY DEFENSE PROGRAM SERVED 948 INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY, THE DETENTION PROGRAM SERVED 795 DETAINEES, THE LUCHA PROGRAM SERVED 312 SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND/OR SEXUAL ASSAULT AND THE LITIGATION PROGRAM REPRESENTED 39 INDIVIDUALS. ADDITIONALLY, THE FAMILY DEFENSE PROGRAM PROVIDED KNOW YOUR RIGHTS PRESENTATIONS (KYRS) FOR 1,083 INDIVIDUALS AND SCREENING CLINICS FOR 1,028. THE DETENTION PROGRAM REACHED 414 PEOPLE WITH KYRS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Cheryl Little | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $193,077 |
| Michelle Ortiz | DEPUTY DIRECTOR | 40 | $122,941 |
| Johana O Rousseaux Esq | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Carl E Goldfarb Esq | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Sharon Kegerreis | AT LARGE | 1 | $0 |
| Cristina Dominguez Esq | PAST PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Jose Sepulveda Esq | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Khalid M Mirza | AT LARGE | 1 | $0 |
| Markenzy Lapointe Esq | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Ian M Ross | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ilaria Pezzatini Cfp | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Rev Priscilla Felisky Whitehead | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Peter Upton Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Janet R Mcaliley | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| David Lawrence Jr | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Connie Hicks | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kimberly Green | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ana Fernandez Buraglia | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tanya Dawkins | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| David Barbeito Cpa | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Paulina Holguin Askins | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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