2025-11-13T17:34:06-06:00 2024-12-31 204989621 VERDEJA & ALVAREZ LLP 255 ALHAMBRA CIR STE 630 CORAL GABLES FL 331347417 990 2024-01-01 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 2025-11-13 1 1 OCTAVIO R VERDEJA P00678119 3054463177 2025-11-13 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z WALTER CORTES 6355 NW 36 STREET SUITE 2201 MIAMI FL 33166 7589089 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 91 27 0 0 5893006 6362280 0 0 79604 148579 25290 906612 5997900 7417471 0 0 0 0 4797037 5736084 0 0 420881 1101460 1099662 5898497 6835746 99403 581725 7768827 6708313 2817085 1174846 4951742 5533467 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 335919 ADVOCACY IN 2024, AI JUSTICE CONTINUED TO LITIGATE SEVERAL IMPORTANT IMPACT CASES. IN THE CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGE TO SECTION 10 OF FLORIDA'S INFAMOUS SB 1718 (FWAF V. DESANTIS) PLAINTIFFS MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION WAS GRANTED IN MAY 2024. AI JUSTICE CONTINUED TO LITIGATE TWO FAMILY SEPARATION CASES (RYMR V. USA AND SEBM V. USA) PRIMARILY UNDER THE FEDERAL TORTS CLAIMS ACT (FTCA). AI JUSTICE WAS ABLE TO SECURE SUCCESSFUL SETTLEMENTS FOR OUR CLIENTS IN BOTH CASES. AN ADDITIONAL FTCA MATTER, CHALLENGING THE MISTREATMENT OF OUR CLIENT BY ICE AND CBP CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD (HINESTROZA V. USA). IN AUGUST 2024, THE D.C. CIRCUIT COURT UPHELD A RULE ALLOWING THE LAWFULLY-ADMITTED SPOUSES OF H-1B VISA HOLDERS TO OBTAIN AUTHORIZATION TO WORK WHILE AWAITING LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENCY. AI JUSTICE PARTNERED WITH BOIES SCHILLER FLEXNER TO REPRESENT IMMIGRATION VOICE, AS AN INTERVENOR IN SAVEJOBS V. USA, IN ADVOCATING FOR THIS RULE. FINALLY THE TEAM JOINED THE BROWN V. RAMSAY, A LAW SUIT FILED ON BEHALF OF A NATURAL-BORN U.S. CITIZEN WHO WAS UNLAWFULLY DETAINED BY THE MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF BASED ON AN ERRONEOUS ICE DETAINER, TRANSFERRED TO ICE CUSTODY, AND ALMOST DEPORTED TO JAMAICA BECAUSE OF THE SHERIFF'S IMPROPER COLLABORATION WITH ICE. 5336908 DIRECT SERVICESIN 2024, AMERICANS FOR IMMIGRANT JUSTICE (AI JUSTICE) CONTINUED TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY'S MOST VULNERABLE IMMIGRANTS. WE SERVED 8,371 IMMIGRANTS FROM 82 COUNTRIES, FILING OVER 800 APPLICATIONS BEFORE USCIS AND REPRESENT OVER 400 INDIVIDUALS BEFORE THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR IMMIGRATION REVIEW. OVER 600 SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, CRIME, AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING RECEIVED SERVICES AND WE REPRESENTED 248 CHILD SURVIVORS OF ABUSE, ABANDONMENT, OR NEGLECT, INCLUDING 124 CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE. WE ALSO PROVIDED ORIENTATION AND ADVICE TO OVER 1,300 ASYLUM SEEKERS. WE PROVIDED OVER 200 KNOW YOUR RIGHTS PRESENTATIONS REACHING OVER 1600 INDIVIDUALS. ADDITIONALLY, WE RECEIVED SUPPORT FROM 22 PRO BONO PARTNERS ON 42 CASES. 5672827 1 1 0 1 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 17 0 1 91 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 THE HONORABLE CHRIS MCALILEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ILARIA PEZZATINI CFP DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WALTER CORTES CFO 40.00 X 153793 0 4183 ROSSANA NAVARRO STENSBY PROGRAM DIRECTOR 40.00 X 113765 0 0 ARTHUR HERNANDEZ DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR 40.00 X 119835 0 4183 YOLANDA VASQUEZ DIRECTOR OF ADMIN AND HR 40.00 X 108692 0 5833 CYNTHIA C SUPRIN PROGRAM DIRECTOR 40.00 X 116441 0 4183 612526 0 18382 5 0 1 0 FLORIDA BLUE PO BOX 660299 DALLAS TX 75266 HEALTH CARE PREMIUMS 351550 INVIZIO LLC 111 NE 1ST ST STE 904 MIAMI FL 33132 MANAGED IT SERVICES 163896 PRIDESTAFF 8400 NW 36ST SUITE 450 DORAL FL 33166 TEMPORARARY STAFFING SERVICE 133895 MET II HOTEL LLC JW MARRIOTT MARQUIS 9090 S DADELAND BLVD SUITE 210 MIAMI FL 33156 ANNUAL EVENT VENUE 111770 LAS MERCEDES HOLDINGS LLC 6355 NW 36TH STREET SUITE 1100 VIRGINIA GARDENS FL 33166 RENT 109679 5 58476 6303804 6362280 148579 148579 219524 171618 47906 47906 EMPLOYEE RETENTION CRE 857544 857544 OTHER INCOME 1162 1162 858706 7417471 858706 0 196485 153793 83048 70745 4800309 4129680 389843 280786 48582 41312 4517 2753 364432 309895 33882 20655 368968 313753 34303 20912 7338 7338 456611 317009 86688 52914 157392 124930 21496 10966 109679 94924 8676 6079 63745 52873 9044 1828 24530 24530 15739 13149 1481 1109 TELEPHONE 66628 54804 8682 3142 CLIENT SERVICES 56491 47968 5633 2890 DUES AND LICENSES 52211 33498 6687 12026 TRAINING 38084 28982 6839 2263 51214 19664 28992 2558 6835746 5672827 742038 420881 3591125 887030 2925861 4776768 1095477 813448 52401 48257 540775 499173 16397 41602 87566 141208 7768827 6708313 337071 1034949 2428340 10000 51674 129897 2817085 1174846 X 4442382 5094729 509360 438738 4951742 5533467 7768827 6708313 581725 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4549185 4424459 5333343 5893006 6362280 26562273 4549185 4424459 5333343 5893006 6362280 26562273 26562273 18597 4536 11491 79604 148579 262807 644765 815019 1885 3958 858706 2324333 29149413 550222 0.91120 0.94250 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 3587 3587 6832159 6835746 491787 122947 0 0 491787 491787 737681 3587 3587 122947 122947 184421 124040 129562 -5522 65011 58992 6019 351724 310619 41105 41602 CASE SETTLEMENTS HELD IN TRUST 8468 RIGHT OF USE LIABILITY 121429 129897 X 7417471 0 7417471 0 7417471 6835746 0 6835746 0 6835746 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADOPTED THE PROVISIONS OF ASC NO 740, "ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES" ("ASC NO 740"). 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