2021-08-25T13:45:37-05:00 2020-12-31 204989621 VERDEJA DE ARMAS & TRUJILLO LLP 255 ALHAMBRA CIR STE 560 CORAL GABLES FL 331347417 990 2020-01-01 650610872 AMERICANS FOR IMMIGRANT JUSTICE INC F/K/A FLA IMMIGRANT ADVOCACY CENTER AMER 3055731106 6355 NW 36 STREET NO 2201 MIAMI FL 33166 CHERYL LITTLE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3055731106 2021-08-25 1 CHERYL LITTLE XXX-XX-XXXX OCTAVIO R VERDEJA P00678119 3054463177 2021-08-25 2 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z CHERYL LITTLE 6355 NW 36 STREET SUITE 2201 MIAMI FL 33166 5562534 0 X WWW.AIJUSTICE.ORG X 1995 FL TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS OF IMMIGRANTS OF ALL NATIONALITIES AT THE LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL LEVELS. 19 19 64 85 0 0 6332278 4549185 0 0 37184 18597 164398 869465 6533860 5437247 0 0 0 0 4163024 3819011 0 0 208874 1463479 1113592 5626503 4932603 907357 504644 4254867 4670877 247340 158706 4007527 4512171 X TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS OF IMMIGRANTS OF ALL NATIONALITIES AT THE LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL LEVELS. 0 0 387646 ADVOCACYAI JUSTICE'S LITIGATION PROGRAM JOINED A TEAM OF NATIONAL AND LOCAL CO-COUNSEL IN BRINGING A FEDERAL CLASS ACTION ON BEHALF OF ICE DETAINEES IN THE THREE DETENTION CENTERS IN SOUTH FLORIDA TO OBTAIN THE RELEASE OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS IN PARTICULAR DANGER FROM CONTRACTING COVID-19 AND TO IMPROVE THE DIRE CONDITIONS OF DETENTION FOR ALL DURING THE PANDEMIC. THE PROGRAM ALSO FILED TWO FEDERAL LAWSUITS ON BEHALF OF ONE CHILD AND ONE FAMILY WHO WERE SEPARATED AT THE BORDER IN 2017 DURING THE EARLY DAYS OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S FAMILY SEPARATION POLICY. A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE GLADES COUNTY DETENTION CENTER THAT HAD BEEN BROUGHT IN 2019 TO REDRESS THE DENIAL OF RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCE BY SOMALI MUSLIM DETAINEES WAS PURSUED TO CONCLUSION WITH A MONETARY SETTLEMENT FOR THE DETAINEES.LITIGATION ALSO REPRESENTS A COLOMBIAN ASYLEE WHO FLED TORTURE IN HIS HOME COUNTRY AND WAS DETAINED BY CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION IN TEXAS FOR OVER 50 DAYS IN INHUMANE, UNCONSTITUTIONAL CONDITIONS INCLUDING NO ACCESS TO A SHOWER OR TOOTHBRUSH.VARIOUS DETAINEES WHO WERE BEING UNCONSTITUTIONALLY DETAINED FOR OVER 180 DAYS AFTER THEIR ORDER OF REMOVAL WERE IDENTIFIED AND PETITIONS FOR THEIR RELEASE WERE FILED IN FEDERAL COURT BY LITIGATION PROGRAM ATTORNEYS. IN THIS MANNER, WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF THREE DETAINEES WHO HAD BEEN UNLAWFULLY DETAINED BY ICE.IN OCTOBER OF 2020, AI JUSTICE RELEASED THE GROUNDBREAKING REPORT: "DO MY RIGHTS MATTER? THE MISTREATMENT OF UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN IN CBP CUSTODY" 3859488 DIRECT SERVICESIN 2020, AMERICANS FOR IMMIGRANT JUSTICE (AI JUSTICE) CONTINUED TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY'S MOST VULNERABLE IMMIGRANTS DESPITE THE CHALLENGES CAUSED BY THE PANDEMIC. THE CHILDREN'S LEGAL PROGRAM SERVED 1,857 MINORS, THE FAMILY DEFENSE PROGRAM SERVED 1,189 INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY, THE DETENTION PROGRAM SERVED 494 DETAINED INDIVIDUALS, THE LUCHA PROGRAM SERVED 885 SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND/OR SEXUAL ASSAULT AND THE LITIGATION PROGRAM REPRESENTED 14 INDIVIDUALS. ADDITIONALLY, THE FAMILY DEFENSE PROGRAM PROVIDED KNOW YOUR RIGHTS PRESENTATIONS (KYRS) FOR 500 INDIVIDUALS AND SCREENING CLINICS FOR 280. THE DETENTION PROGRAM REACHED 57 PEOPLE WITH KYRS. 4247134 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 1 64 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 FL X CHERYL LITTLE 3055731106 6355 NW 36 STREET SUITE 2201 MIAMI FL 33166 PAULINA HOLGUIN ASKINS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID BARBEITO CPA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TANYA DAWKINS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANA FERNANDEZ BURAGLIA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIMBERLY GREEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CONNIE HICKS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID LAWRENCE JR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANET R MCALILEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER UPTON ESQ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 REV PRISCILLA FELISKY WHITEHEAD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ILARIA PEZZATINI CFP DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 IAN M ROSS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARKENZY LAPOINTE ESQ SECRETARY 1.00 X 0 0 0 KHALID M MIRZA AT LARGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSE SEPULVEDA ESQ TREASURER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHERYL LITTLE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 183124 0 11409 CRISTINA DOMINGUEZ ESQ PAST PRESIDENT 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHARON KEGERREIS AT LARGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARL E GOLDFARB ESQ VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHANA O ROUSSEAUX ESQ PRESIDENT 1.00 X 0 0 0 WALTER CORTES CFO 40.00 X 116007 0 468 MICHELLE ORTIZ ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 112162 0 8687 411293 0 20564 3 0 1 0 FLORIDA BLUE PO BOX 660299 DALLAS TX 75266 HEALTH CARE PREMIUMS 238882 SUNNY ISLE LLC 6355 NW 36TH STREET SUITE 2200 VIRGINIA GARDENS FL 33166 RENT 212657 2 531278 4017907 4549185 18597 18597 349987 125287 224700 224700 PPP LOAN FORGIVEN 620000 620000 OTHER INCOME 24765 24765 644765 5437247 644765 0 243297 299131 245768 53363 2950763 2633963 219303 97497 54963 48704 4663 1596 276176 244720 23171 8285 237978 210873 19966 7139 458947 369869 22220 66858 110890 75335 17229 18326 272657 248157 19502 4998 18113 17607 251 255 7386 3236 4150 78602 78602 10772 9600 823 349 CLIENT SERVICES 47237 44904 2112 221 TELEPHONE 46665 38536 6209 1920 DUES AND LICENSES 25523 21787 2981 755 EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND MA 22519 21298 546 675 14281 12777 1504 4932603 4247134 476595 208874 1338961 726200 1782452 3208093 833409 524175 456727 332855 193729 123872 30957 44212 75359 44325 4254867 4670877 124072 50238 52300 0 70968 108468 247340 158706 X 3827480 4153338 180047 358833 4007527 4512171 4254867 4670877 504644 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3927975 4691472 5068129 6332278 4549185 24569039 3927975 4691472 5068129 6332278 4549185 24569039 24569039 1243 2441 15213 37184 18597 74678 1901 48468 1423 991 644765 697548 25341265 0.96950 0.99520 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 118567 52688 65879 273149 249395 23754 65011 30772 34239 123872 REFUNDABLE ADVANCES 100000 CASE SETTLEMENTS HELD IN TRUST 8468 108468 X 5437247 0 5437247 0 5437247 4932603 0 4932603 0 4932603 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 12/31/20, 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 2017. ANNUAL DINNER 349987 349987 79432 1659 44196 349987 349987 79432 1659 44196 125287 224700 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CHERYL LITTLE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 183124 0 0 0 0 0 11409 0 0 0 194533 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A MEMBERS ARE ELECTED ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B POLICY DECISIONS ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 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. 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