2024-11-12T10:55:20-06:00 2023-12-31 204989621 VERDEJA & ALVAREZ LLP 255 ALHAMBRA CIR STE 630 CORAL GABLES FL 331347417 990 2023-01-01 650610872 AMERICANS FOR IMMIGRANT JUSTICE INC F/K/A FLA IMMIGRANT ADVOCACY CENTER AMER 3055731106 6355 NW 36 STREET 2201 MIAMI FL 33166 WALTER CORTES CFO 3055731106 2024-11-12 1 1 OCTAVIO R VERDEJA P00678119 3054463177 2024-11-07 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z WALTER CORTES 6355 NW 36 STREET SUITE 2201 MIAMI FL 33166 6003781 0 X WWW.AIJUSTICE.ORG X 1995 FL TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS OF IMMIGRANTS AT THE LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL LEVELS. 15 15 75 22 0 0 5333343 5893006 0 0 11491 79604 127763 25290 5472597 5997900 0 0 0 0 4155777 4797037 0 0 402374 1137733 1101460 5293510 5898497 179087 99403 5396865 7768827 544526 2817085 4852339 4951742 X TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS OF IMMIGRANTS THROUGH A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF FREE DIRECT SERVICES, IMPACT LITIGATION, POLICY REFORM, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION AT LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL LEVELS. 0 0 271152 ADVOCACYA FEDERAL JUDGE BLOCKED #SB168, AN ANTI-IMMIGRATION BILL AIMED AT BANNING SANCTUARY CITIES IN FLORIDA. PORTIONS OF THE LAW WERE DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND DISCRIMINATORY. AI JUSTICE SERVED AS A PLAINTIFF ORGANIZATION IN THE LITIGATION.AS PART OF A WORKING GROUP, AI JUSTICE AND PARTNERS PREPARED COMPLAINTS TO THE DHS OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES (CRCL) REGARDING THE CONDITIONS AT BAKER COUNTY DETENTION CENTER, DUE TO DOCUMENTED INSTANCES OF PHYSICAL ASSAULT, RACIST HARASSMENT, AND ONGOING RETALIATION FOR PUBLIC REPORTING. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH VARIOUS OTHER LEGAL SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS, AI JUSTICE BROUGHT A LAWSUIT AGAINST IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT (ICE) FOR UNLAWFULLY PREVENTING ATTORNEYS FROM COMMUNICATING WITH IMMIGRANTS DETAINED IN FOUR DETENTION FACILITIES IN FLORIDA, LOUISIANA, TEXAS, AND ARIZONA. THE COMPLAINT DETAILS NUMEROUS OBSTACLES ATTORNEYS FACE IN ATTEMPTING TO COMMUNICATE WITH DETAINED PEOPLE AT THE KROME SERVICE PROCESSING CENTER IN MIAMI, FLORIDA, INCLUDING NO ACCESS TO PRIVATE, CONFIDENTIAL ATTORNEY CALLS, NUMEROUS LIMITATIONS ON IN-PERSON LEGAL VISITS, AND BARRIERS TO ARRANGING INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ALL OF WHICH NEGATIVELY IMPACT LEGAL REPRESENTATION. IN MAY OF 2023 AI JUSTICE PUBLISHED "IMMIGRATION STATE OF PLAY POST-TITLE 42" AN INFORMATIONAL REPORT HIGHLIGHTING THE ADMINISTRATION'S EFFORTS TO DETER IMMIGRANTS FROM ENTERING THE UNITED STATES WITHOUT DOCUMENTATION, ENFORCE IMMIGRATION LAW, AND ENGAGE IN DIPLOMACY AIMED AT ADDRESSING MIGRATION IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF TITLE 42. AI JUSTICE HAS TRACKED THE IMPLEMENTATION OF FERM SINCE IT WAS ANNOUNCED IN MAY 2023. WE QUICKLY STOOD UP A LEGAL ORIENTATION HOTLINE AND BEGAN ACCEPTING CASES FOR PREP AND REP. WE CONDUCTED NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF INDIVIDUAL CLIENT ADVOCACY REGARDING ENROLLMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, RARE LANGUAGES, MEDICAL ISSUES, ETC. WE ALSO BEGAN A LISTSERV FOR PRACTITIONERS REPRESENTING FERM FAMILIES AND BEGAN TO HOST BI-WEEKLY (AND THEN MONTHLY) FERM WORKING GROUP CALLS TO IDENTIFY ADVOCACY ISSUES IN RELATION TO FERM AND SHARE RESOURCES/BEST PRACTICES, ETC. IN JULY, AI JUSTICE HOSTED A WEBINAR ENTITLED "WHAT IS THE FERM PROCESS, AND WE CONTINUED TO SEEK TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND LEGAL COMMUNITY ABOUT THE PROGRAM. IN SEPTEMBER 2023, WE PUBLISHED A REPORT ENTITLED: THE FAMILY EXPEDITED REMOVAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (FERM): A THREE-MONTH ASSESSMENT | HIGHLIGHTING THE NEED FOR A MORE FAMILY-CENTERED APPROACH, AND FOLLOWED IT UP WITH A WEBINAR IN OCTOBER 2023. WE ALSO HELD A SERIES OF THREE TRAININGS FOR BI STAFF REGARDING THE IMPORTANCE OF LEGAL ORIENTATION AND THE SERVICES AI JUSTICE PROVIDED ON OUR FAMILIAS SEGURAS HOTLINE. WE MET WITH HIGH LEVEL AGENCY OFFICIALS AS PART OF A LARGER GROUP OF IMMIGRATION ADVOCATES DISCUSSING VARIOUS POLICY CHANGES ENACTED IN MAY 2023, AND CONTINUED TO RAISE ISSUES WITH THE FERM PROGRAM. IN SEPTEMBER, AI JUSTICE STAFF MET INDIVIDUAL WITH A HIGH LEGAL DHS ADVISOR AND ICE OFFICIAL TO PREVIEW OUR FERM REPORT AND DISCUSS KEY POLICY PROPOSALS. WE PROVIDED INPUT TO AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL AND AMERICAN IMMIGRATION LAWYERS ASSOCIATION REGARDING THEIR FOIA REQUEST. WE SIGNED ONTO LETTER WITH 45 OTHER ORGANIZATIONS REQUESTING TRANSPARENCY RE: FERM SENT TO MAYORKAS IN SEPTEMBER 2023. IN NOVEMBER 2023, WE BEGAN ENGAGING IN THE IMMIGRATION APPROPRIATIONS COLLABORATIVE, WHICH WENT ON TO PRODUCE APPROPRIATION BILL LANGUAGE PROPOSALS REGARDING FERM IN THREE ASPECTS: (1) DATA COLLECTION AND PUBLICATION REGARDING FAMILY EXPEDITED REMOVAL MANAGEMENT; (2) FAMILY AND CHILD-FRIENDLY PRACTICE BEFORE THE ASYLUM OFFICE; AND (3) INCREASED FUNDING FOR LEGAL ACCESS PROGRAMS.IN THE FALL OF 2023, AI JUSTICE WORKED WITH A COALITION OF ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING THE HAITIAN BRIDGE ALLIANCE, FLORENCE IMMIGRANT & REFUGEE RIGHTS PROJECT (FIRRP), U.S. COMMITTEE FOR REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, RAICES, AND HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST TO RESPOND TO A REQUEST FOR COMMENTS REGARDING SHORT-TERM ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES TO THE U.N. WORKING GROUP ON ENFORCED AND INVOLUNTARY DISAPPEARANCES (UNWGEID) AND THE U.N. COMMITTEE ON ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES (CED). IN THIS SUBMISSION FROM AUGUST 2023, WE RAISED THE ISSUE OF THE LACK OF A SYSTEM TO IDENTIFY MIGRANTS DETAINED IN CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION (CBP) CUSTODY. IN OCTOBER 2023, WE PRESENTED OUR SUBMISSION TO THE UNWGEID AND CED AT AN ONLINE MEETING. FOLLOWING THIS, AND AT THE REQUEST OF THE UNWGEID, OUR COALITION OF ORGANIZATION SUBSEQUENTLY SUBMITTED GENERAL ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES REGARDING ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES OF MIGRANTS, INCLUDING IN CBP CUSTODY, TO THE UNWGEID IN DECEMBER 2023. 4529986 DIRECT SERVICESIN 2023, AMERICANS FOR IMMIGRANT JUSTICE (AI JUSTICE) CONTINUED TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY'S MOST VULNERABLE IMMIGRANTS. WE SERVED 10,056 IMMIGRANTS FROM 83 COUNTRIES, INCLUDING 5,976 CLIENTS THAT WERE REPRESENTED BY OUR ATTORNEYS. OVER 600 SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, CRIME, AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING RECEIVED SERVICES AND WE REPRESENTED 259 CHILD SURVIVORS OF ABUSE, ABANDONMENT, OR NEGLECT, INCLUDING 103 CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE. 4801138 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 1 75 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 FL X X WALTER CORTES 3055731106 6355 NW 36 STREET SUITE 2201 MIAMI FL 33166 IAN M ROSS PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ANA FERNANDEZ BURAGLIA VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KHALID M MIRZA SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOSE SEPULVEDA ESQ TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHANNA OLIVER ROUSSEAUX ESQ IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRANCISCO O SANCHEZ AT LARGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARL E GOLDFARB ESQ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH ANDERSON PHD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLINE HERTER ESQ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIMBERLY GREEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAULINA HOLGUIN ASKINS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER UPTON ESQ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERNESTO A LUCIANO ESQ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHARON KEGERREIS ESQ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ILARIA PEZZATINI CFP DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHALYN FLUHART EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 198080 0 4183 WALTER CORTES CFO 40.00 X 134293 0 4183 JENNIFER ANZARDO DEPUTY DIRECTOR 40.00 X 112019 0 8170 ARTHUR HERNANDEZ DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR 40.00 X 105579 0 4183 CYNTHIA C SUPRIN PROGRAM DIRECTOR 40.00 X 104714 0 4183 654685 0 24902 5 0 1 0 FLORIDA BLUE PO BOX 660299 DALLAS TX 75266 HEALTH CARE PREMIUMS 293639 LAS MERCEDES HOLDINGS LLC 6355 NW 36TH STREET SUITE 1100 VIRGINIA GARDENS FL 33166 RENT 247387 INVIZIO LLC 111 NE 1ST ST STE 904 MIAMI FL 33132 MANAGED IT SERVICES 113274 3 52292 5840714 5893006 79604 79604 27213 5881 21332 21332 OTHER INCOME 3958 3958 3958 5997900 3958 0 100936 332373 270598 61775 4115965 3399929 403319 312717 46637 38482 4876 3279 271505 224031 28387 19087 30557 25214 3195 2148 409943 303466 79896 26581 129709 99872 19715 10122 247387 227299 12172 7916 53604 47179 5628 797 48196 48196 21672 15899 5773 TELEPHONE 56768 47025 6012 3731 DUES AND LICENSES 52723 38294 6393 8036 CLIENT SERVICES 35347 30926 4031 390 MISCELLANEOUS 15562 9017 288 6257 30549 23907 5329 1313 5898497 4801138 694985 402374 2415042 3591125 2206753 2925861 672508 1095477 52401 491040 474643 58237 16397 44325 87566 5396865 7768827 47005 337071 489053 2428340 8468 51674 544526 2817085 X 4661852 4442382 190487 509360 4852339 4951742 5396865 7768827 99403 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 6332278 4549185 4424459 5333343 5893006 26532271 6332278 4549185 4424459 5333343 5893006 26532271 26532271 37184 18597 4536 11491 79604 151412 991 644765 815019 1885 3958 1466618 28150301 330698 0.94250 0.94310 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 118567 118567 0 307462 300226 7236 65011 55850 9161 16397 CASE SETTLEMENTS HELD IN TRUST 8468 RIGHT OF USE LIABILITY 43206 51674 X 5997900 0 5997900 0 5997900 5898497 0 5898497 0 5898497 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADOPTED THE PROVISIONS OF ASC NO 740, "ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES" ("ASC NO 740"). ASC 740 REQUIRED THAT THE IMPACT OF TAX POSITIONS TO BE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IF THEY ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT OF BEING SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES IS MADE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. AT 12/31/23, THERE WERE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION FILES TAX RETURNS WITH US FEDERAL AND OTHER TAX AUTHORITIES FOR WHICH STATUE LIMITATIONS MAY GO BACK TO THE YEAR ENDED 2020. ANNUAL DINNER 27213 27213 2550 2371 960 27213 27213 2550 2371 960 5881 21332 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SHALYN FLUHART EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 198080 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4183 0 202263 0 0 0 HAMILTON PLANNING CONSULTANTS INC FORMER BOARD MEMBER FINANCIAL CONSULTING 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS - COMPOSED OF THE FOUR ELECTED OFFICERS (PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY AND TREASURER) AND AT LEAST ONE OTHER MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT (IN 2021 THERE WERE TWO SUCH "AT-LARGE" MEMBERS CHOSEN FROM THE BOARD ROSTER) - IS GENERALLY UNDERSTOOD TO HAVE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD IN SITUATIONS REQUIRING A RAPID RESPONSE OR APPROVAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A MEMBERS ARE ELECTED ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A STATEMENT INDICATING THAT THEY ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BASED ON INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM FORM 990'S OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, A SURVEY OF COMPENSATION COMPARABLES OF OTHER EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS FROM LEGAL SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS IN THE STATE AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD. COMPENSATION FOR ALL EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING KEY EMPLOYEES IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE AT OUR OFFICES FOR THE PUBLIC. FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE GUIDESTAR WEBSITE (WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG).