U.S. Moving to ease deportation policy. TheMiamiHerald.com- FIAC cited.August 27th, 2010 |"South Florida immigration attorneys and activists said the move is the first solid evidence of more tolerance by ICE toward some foreign nationals facing removal to their homelands.""Click here to read more | ICE Guidance Memo 
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Ordenan suspender casos de deportación. ElNuevoHerald.com- FIAC cited.August 26th, 2010 |"El jefe de la Policía de Inmigración y Aduanas (ICE) ha ordenado anular las deportaciones contra extranjeros con solicitudes de residencia pendientes o aprobadas por parte de familiares que son ciudadanos o residentes legales."Click here to read more
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For undocumented students, fear of deportation still looms. TheMiamiHerald.com- FIAC and clients cited.August 12th, 2010 |"When Gaby Pacheco and three other South Florida youths walked from Miami to Washington earlier this year in an immigration protest, their message was simple: President Obama, stop deporting foreign undocumented students until Congress approves legislation making them eligible for green cards."Click here to read more
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News Release: NO to Arizona in Florida: Comprehensive Immigration Reform the Only SolutionAugust 11th, 2010 |"Florida cannot afford a law that will undermine public safety and the state economy while providing no solution to our broken immigration system."Click here to read more
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Florida attorney general proposes immigration legislation.- FIAC cited CNN.comAugust 11th, 2010 |"Immigrant-rich Florida cannot afford a law that will create more confusion, legal challenges and expense for all Floridians," Cheryl Little, Executive Director FIAC.Click here to read more
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Secure Communities is anything but that.August 10th, 2010 |Under ICE’s Secure Communities, 79 percent of immigrants deported were non-criminals or picked up for minor offenses—not the dangerous criminals allegedly targeted.Click here to read more
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The Miami Herald: A new break for immigrants?- FIAC cited.August 2nd, 2010 |"Cheryl Little, executive director of Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center, which has assisted many Haitians to obtain TPS, said options listed in the USCIS memo outlines the best options without immigration reform."Click here to read article
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Judge Blocks Provisions of Arizona LawJuly 28th, 2010 |"Instead of spending resources on divisive local laws, Arizona and other states would do better to work with the Obama administration and Congress to reform our broken immigration system," said Cheryl Little, Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center Executive Director.FIAC's News Release
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Associated Press: Reports on the plight of mentally ill detainees, including a FIAC client.July 26th, 2010 |"People with mental disabilities often cannot understand why they are being detained or what is happening in court. They may not speak coherently in their defense or recall important parts of their history,
especially when not receiving proper treatment," said FIAC staff attorney Allison Kent.
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Orlando Sentinel: Florida joins states supporting Arizona immigration law. -FIAC citedJuly 15th, 2010 |"Susana Barciela, policy director with the Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center in Miami, said Florida municipalities already have cooperation agreements with U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement that allow them to detain immigrants."
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TPS: The Long and Winding Road. Article and Podcast from Under the Sun. -FIAC featuredJuly 13th, 2010 |"The government predicted that up to 200,000 Haitians living in the United States could be eligible, but only 55,000 Haititans had applied as of July 12. Why? fees, fraud, and most importantly, fear, according to Cheryl Little of the
Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center.
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Feds extend program for Haitians by 6 months. -FIAC featured on CNN.comJuly 13th, 2010 |"We and lots of other advocates had been asking for this," said Susanna Barciela, policy director at the Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center.
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Commentary: ICE targeting the wrong immigrants, deporting people for minor offenses. -FIAC featured on The Palm Beach PostJuly 12th, 2010 |"Immigration is a hot topic that provokes a lot of disagreement, even among friends. Nonetheless, a few principles are fundamental: We are a nation of law and of immigrants." Executive Director, Cheryl Little.
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Florida lawmakers take note as U.S. challenges Arizona Law they planned to imitate - FIAC featuredJuly 6th, 2010 |"Hopefully the DOJ (Department of Justice) lawsuit will send a powerful message that immigration laws are a federal responsibility." Executive Director, Cheryl Little.
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DOJ Lawsuit Rightly Asserts Federal Immigration PowerJuly 5th, 2010 |The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has stepped up to the plate by filing a lawsuit today challenging
Arizona's immigration law as unconstitutional.
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Don't make Arizona's mistake - The Miami Herald features FIACJuly 3rd, 2010 |Susana Barciela, FIAC's Policy Director Op-Ed is featured on The Miami Herald
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The Supreme Court's decision in Carachuri-Rosendo v. HolderCurbs the grounds for deporting legal immigrants with minor offenses. FIAC asks the government to create a process for affected immigrants.
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FIAC comments on alarming ICE program expansion in Florida- FIAC quoted.Click below to see our comments quoted on The Miami Herald and The Sun-Sentinel newspapers.
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Criminalization of Immigrants, Not Just in Arizona - at FloridaThinks.comCheryl Little Op-Ed on www.floridathinks.com
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Following immigration rules- and getting stuck. MSNBC.com features FIAC"The immigration system is as insanely complicated and nonsensical as it gets." Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center
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CNN.com OPINION BY CHERYL LITTLE - Executive Director FIAC"Immigration reform needed for U.S. economy and for Haiti quake relief"
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Noncriminal, undocumented aliens aren't being left alone, activists complain. Miami Herald - FIAC quoted."Unfortunately, ICE has a history of playing fast and loose with statistics." said Cheryl Little, Executive Director FIAC
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Dream Press Conference Video - Washington D.C.FIAC and the Trail of Dreams. Click the link below to access our YouTube Channel and watch our video.
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Florida Association for Women Lawyers Journal - FIAC's Lawyers featuredA publication of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers (FAWL).
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