/tags/americans-for-immigrant-justice Americans for Immigrant Justice en-US WLRN Fri, 01 May 2020 23:26:39 GMT /news/2020-05-01/u-s-judge-orders-feds-to-release-at-risk-migrant-detainees-in-south-florida Last month immigration rights groups sued the federal government to release migrants in South Florida detention centers because of the risks of infection… Fri, 01 May 2020 23:26:39 GMT /news/2020-05-01/u-s-judge-orders-feds-to-release-at-risk-migrant-detainees-in-south-florida Tim Padgett /show/latin-america-report/2020-04-07/undocumented-migrants-if-were-essential-workers-during-covid-19-why-detain-us The federal government has designated farm workers as "essential" to the U.S. food supply chain during the COVID-19 crisis. Ironically, about two-thirds… Tue, 07 Apr 2020 12:27:35 GMT /show/latin-america-report/2020-04-07/undocumented-migrants-if-were-essential-workers-during-covid-19-why-detain-us Tim Padgett /news/2020-03-18/covid-19-prompts-some-immigration-facility-closures-but-fewer-in-south-florida To help stop transmission of the coronavirus, many federal immigration facilities have closed as of Tuesday night. But many are staying open in South… Wed, 18 Mar 2020 21:25:19 GMT /news/2020-03-18/covid-19-prompts-some-immigration-facility-closures-but-fewer-in-south-florida Tim Padgett /news/2019-08-08/south-florida-attorneys-bring-help-for-migrant-kids-that-have-to-face-u-s-courts-on-their-own South Florida facilities for unaccompanied minors who crossed the U.S. border have loomed large in the debate over the treatment of the youngest… Thu, 08 Aug 2019 16:27:42 GMT /news/2019-08-08/south-florida-attorneys-bring-help-for-migrant-kids-that-have-to-face-u-s-courts-on-their-own /show/latin-america-report/2019-03-18/new-report-claims-needless-ongoing-trauma-from-trumps-family-separation-policy One of the more disturbing sounds to hit the media airwaves last summer was a recording obtained by ProPublica of Central American children crying at an… Mon, 18 Mar 2019 23:51:02 GMT /show/latin-america-report/2019-03-18/new-report-claims-needless-ongoing-trauma-from-trumps-family-separation-policy Tim Padgett /news/2019-02-08/aij-to-honor-the-human-rights-legacy-of-migrant-champion-father-frank For more than 50 years, Father Frank O’Laughlin has helped protect and promote the most vulnerable immigrants and refugees in South Florida. The Roman… Fri, 08 Feb 2019 14:08:54 GMT /news/2019-02-08/aij-to-honor-the-human-rights-legacy-of-migrant-champion-father-frank Tim Padgett /show/latin-america-report/2017-03-28/south-florida-lawyers-fear-trump-administration-squeezing-asylum-seekers Typically, when people are in the court system they want their cases heard as quickly as possible. But asylum requests are different.Building an asylum… Tue, 28 Mar 2017 12:31:07 GMT /show/latin-america-report/2017-03-28/south-florida-lawyers-fear-trump-administration-squeezing-asylum-seekers Tim Padgett /news/2017-02-11/gold-star-father-khizr-khan-in-miami-travel-ban-made-u-s-less-safe Khizr Khan is the immigrant Gold Star father who denounced presidential candidate Donald Trump at the Democratic National Convention. Before receiving an… Sat, 11 Feb 2017 14:02:35 GMT /news/2017-02-11/gold-star-father-khizr-khan-in-miami-travel-ban-made-u-s-less-safe Tim Padgett